Evolution of gene network activity by tuning the strength of negative-feedback regulation

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Peng, Weilin ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Xue, Yuan ^a   Acar, Murat ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GALACTOSE;

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES PARADOXUS; SPECIES COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECTS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REGULATOR GENE; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SACCHAROMYCES;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES PARADOXUS;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GALACTOSE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, SWITCH; GENETIC FITNESS; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 84945450521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7226     Document Type: Article

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