Optimal tuning of bacterial sensing potential

Molecular Systems Biology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pai, Anand ^a   You, Lingchong ^a,b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell communication; Coordination; Gene regulation; Quorum sensing; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUORUM SENSING; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 68149149713     PISSN: 17444292     EISSN: 17444292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/msb.2009.43     Document Type: Article

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