A modular positive feedback-based gene amplifier

Journal of Biological Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nistala, Goutam J ^a   Wu, Kang ^a   Rao, Christopher V ^a   Bhalerao, Kaustubh D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; SYNTHETIC DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETICS; HYSTERESIS; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85027952783     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17541611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-4-4     Document Type: Article

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