The diffusive influx and carrier efflux have a strong effect on the bistability of the lac operon in Escherichia coli

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-28

  Noel, Jason T ^a   Pilyugin, Sergei S ^b   Narang, Atul ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Induction; Lactose operon; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE;

BACTERIUM; COEXISTENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYSTERESIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; LAC OPERON; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHYLGALACTOSIDES; MODELS, GENETIC; THIOGALACTOSIDES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 56949101052     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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