Feedback regulation in the lactose operon: A mathematical modeling study and comparison with experimental data

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2841-2851

  Yildirim, Necmettin ^a,c   Mackey, Michael C ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Bilgisayar Bilimleri Uygulama/A M ^*  (Canada)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; PERMEASE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; LACTOSE OPERON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; REPRESSOR GENE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; STEADY STATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038298805     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)70013-7     Document Type: Article

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