Emergent bistability by a growth-modulating positive feedback circuit

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 842-848

  Tan, Cheemeng ^a   Marguet, Philippe ^b   You, Lingchong ^a,c  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOST CELL; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 70350324632     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.218     Document Type: Article

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