Ensemble bayesian analysis of bistability in a synthetic transcriptional switch

ACS Synthetic Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 299-316

  Subsoontorn, Pakpoom ^a   Kim, Jongmin ^a   Winfree, Erik ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro; Reductionism; Synthetic biology; Systems biology; Transcriptional circuits

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE H; RIBONUCLEASE R; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BAYES THEOREM; BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRAND; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; DNA; GENES, SWITCH; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84868251212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21615063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sb300018h     Document Type: Article

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