Computational study of the mechanism of Bcl-2 apoptotic switch

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 391, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 6212-6225

  Tokár, Tomáš ^a   Uličn, Jozef ^a  

^a P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family of proteins; Programmed cell death; Robustness analysis of biological switch; Ultrasensitivity of biological regulatory network

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; PROTEINS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

BCL-2 FAMILY; BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY NETWORKS; BIOLOGICAL SWITCHES; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; MOLECULAR INTERACTION MODELS; PROGRAMMED CELL DEATHS; STEADY-STATE RESPONSE; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865717837     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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