Subtle interplay of stochasticity and deterministic dynamics pervades an evolutionary plausible genetic circuit for Bacillus subtilis competence

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-163

  Xi, Hongguang ^a   Yang, Zhuoqin ^a,b   Turcotte, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMPETENCE; DYNAMICAL FEATURES; GENETIC CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; SYSTEM'S STABILITIES; TIME SCALE SEPARATION;

DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOTYPE; STOCHASTICITY;

2 ODE MODEL; 4 ODE MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COMK GENE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; GENE; GENETIC REGULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NOISE; PHENOTYPE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

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

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; MODELS, GENETIC; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84887015616     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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