Modeling stochastic gene expression under repression

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-431

  Innocentini, G C P ^a   Hornos, J E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Expression; Fluctuations; Stochasticity; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34548095952     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-007-0090-x     Document Type: Article

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