Dynamical analysis on gene activity in the presence of repressors and an interfering promoter

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 4228-4240

  Nakanishi, Hiizu ^a,b   Mitarai, Namiko ^b   Sneppen, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; TIME;

DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 58149145142     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.132894     Document Type: Article

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