Development of genetic circuitry exhibiting toggle switch or oscillatory behavior in Escherichia coli

Cell

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 597-607

  Atkinson, Mariette R ^a   Savageau, Michael A ^a,b   Myers, Jesse T ^a   Ninfa, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLNA; PROTEIN LAC; PROTEIN LACI; PROTEIN LACY; PROTEIN NTR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA MODIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PARAMETERS; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038241770     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00346-5     Document Type: Article

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