Bistabilityand hysteresis in epigenetic regulation of the lactose operon. Since Delbrück, along series of ignored models

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 583-594

  Laurent, M ^a   Charvin, G ^a   Guespin Michel, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Bistability; Boolean logic; Dissipative structures; Hysteresis; lac operon; Logical circuits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; EPIGENETICS; HYSTERESIS; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMEOSTASIS; LAC OPERON; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 29144492140     PISSN: 01455680     EISSN: 1165158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1170/T667     Document Type: Article

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