Reaction coordinates for the flipping of genetic switches

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3413-3423

  Morelli, Marco J ^a   Tǎnase Nicola, Sorin ^a   Allen, Rosalind J ^b   Wolde, Pieter Rein Ten ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIMERIZATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OPERATOR GENE; REGULATOR GENE;

DIMERIZATION; DNA; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, SWITCH; KINETICS; MODELS, GENETIC; OPERATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 43649100468     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.116699     Document Type: Article

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