Modeling Translation in Protein Synthesis with TASEP: A Tutorial and Recent Developments

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-428

  Zia, R K P ^a   Dong, J J ^a,b   Schmittmann, B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonequilibrium statistical physics; Protein synthesis; TASEP

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960980919     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-011-0183-1     Document Type: Article

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