Structure, evolution and dynamics of transcriptional regulatory networks

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1155-1178

  Babu, M Madan ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome sequence; Network dynamics; Network evolution; Network structure; Transcriptional regulatory network

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANISM; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; STIMULUS; TRANSPOSON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77957277053     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0381155     Document Type: Review

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