Stochastic modeling of gene positive autoregulation networks involving signal molecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 3137-3145

  Fang, Xin ^a   Bentley, William E ^a   Zafiriou, Evanghelos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; SDIA PROTEIN, E COLI; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; STATISTICS;

DIMERIZATION; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; MODELS, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 55949126736     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.127175     Document Type: Article

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