Noise and kinetics of LuxR positive feedback loops

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 667-673

  Sayut, Daniel J ^a   Kambam, Pavan Kumar Reddy ^a   Sun, Lianhong ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

LuxR; Positive feedback; Quorum sensing; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; KINETICS; MUTANT; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TIME FACTORS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34848923335     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.09.057     Document Type: Article

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