Computational studies of gene regulatory networks: In numero molecular biology

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 268-279

  Hasty, Jeff ^a   McMillen, David ^a   Isaacs, Farren ^a   Collins, James J ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 0035319006     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35066056     Document Type: Review

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