Effect of DNA looping on the induction kinetics of the lac operon

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 695-712

  Narang, Atul ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial gene regulation; DNA looping; Induction; Lac operon; Mathematical model; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

DIMER; LACTOSE; TETRAMER;

DNA; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACID; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BINDING SITE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE INDUCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; KINETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STOICHIOMETRY; WILD TYPE;

DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, SWITCH; LAC OPERON; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34447527220     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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