In silico evolved lac operons exhibit bistability for artificial inducers, but not for lactose

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2833-2843

  Van Hoek, M J A ^a   Hogeweg, P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOSE OPERON; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; WILD TYPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33749517682     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.077420     Document Type: Article

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