A model for the Neurospora circadian clock

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2369-2383

  François, Paul ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; MONOMER; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHITE COLLAR 1 PROTEIN; WHITE COLLAR 2 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIMERIZATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRQ GENE; GENE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WHITE COLLAR COMPLEX GENE;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 22144490453     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.053975     Document Type: Article

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