Protein sequestration generates a flexible ultrasensitive response in a genetic network

Molecular Systems Biology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Buchler, Nicolas E ^a   Cross, Frederick R ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

All or none; Inhibitor; Threshold; Titration; Transcription

Indexed keywords

HOMODIMER; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BASIC LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BUDDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC MODEL; HILL REACTION; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DOMINANT GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCES;

SACCHAROMYCETALES;

BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; SACCHAROMYCETALES; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 67149138163     PISSN: 17444292     EISSN: 17444292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/msb.2009.30     Document Type: Article

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