Point-cycle bistability and stochasticity in a regulatory circuit for Bacillus subtilis competence

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-147

  Xi, Hongguang ^a   Duan, Lixia ^a,b   Turcotte, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Competence; Genetic circuit; Nonlinear dynamics; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPETENCE; GENETIC CIRCUITS; REGULATORY CIRCUITS; STABLE FIXED POINTS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; STOCHASTICITY; UNSTABLE LIMIT CYCLES;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

GENES;

BIFURCATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; COMS GENE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPETENCE; GENETIC CIRCUIT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STOCHASTICITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HOMEOSTASIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84881236131     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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