Construction of genetic oscillators with interlocked feedback networks

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 454-463

  Wang, Ruiqi ^a,b   Chen, Luonan ^c   Aihara, Kazuyuki ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c OSAKA SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Construction of genetic oscillators; Discrete map; Interlocked feedback networks; Monotone modules; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENE;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MODELS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33747410211     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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