The role of dimerization in noise reduction of simple genetic networks

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 261-269

  Bundschuh, R ^a   Hayot, F ^a   Jayaprakash, C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA; MONOMER; PROTEIN;

GENETICS; NOISE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMERIZATION; GENETICS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NOISE REDUCTION; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0037217334     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2003.3164     Document Type: Article

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