Modelling Transcriptional Interference and DNA Looping in Gene Regulation

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 369, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1200-1213

  Dodd, Ian B ^a,b   Shearwin, Keith E ^b   Sneppen, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA looping; recruitment; repressor; RNA polymerase; transcriptional interference

Indexed keywords

DNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BINDING KINETICS; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC MODEL; IN VIVO STUDY; LYSOGENIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ENTEROBACTERIA PHAGE 186;

EID: 34248641123     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.041     Document Type: Article

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