A theoretical steady state analysis indicates that induction of Escherichia coli glnALG operon can display all-or-none behavior

BioSystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Mutalik, Vivek K ^a   Venkatesh, K V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Enzyme cascade; Mathematical modeling; Nitrogen starvation; NtrB; NtrC; Switch like responses; Systems biology; Ultrasensitivity

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; STARVATION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; STEADY STATE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34447093223     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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