A quantitative study of λ-phage SWITCH and its components

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2685-2693

  Lou, Chunbo ^a   Yang, Xiaojing ^a   Liu, Xili ^a   He, Bin ^a   Ouyang, Qi ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN CRO; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CHEMICAL REACTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SWITCHING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34147185608     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.097089     Document Type: Article

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