Memory and modularity in cell-fate decision making

Nature

Volumn 503, Issue 7477, 2013, Pages 481-486

  Norman, Thomas M ^a   Lord, Nathan D ^a   Paulsson, Johan ^a   Losick, Richard ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CYTOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; MEMORY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; SIGNAL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MEMORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL DETECTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PHENOTYPE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84888645996     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12804     Document Type: Article

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