ROLE OF FEEDBACK INHIBITION IN STABILIZING THE CLASSICAL OPERON
ROLE OF FEEDBACK INHIBITION IN STABILIZING THE CLASSICAL OPERON
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-5193(82)90098-4
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
MARR, AG
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作者:
BLISS, RD;PAINTER, PR;MARR, AG
The Goodwin equations for a repressible operon are modified to describe a time lag between genetic regulation and appearance of functional enzyme, consumption of endproduct in protein synthesis and feedback inhibition of enzyme activity. The stability of the modified equations is determined by a method outlined in the appendix which treats a class of negative feedback systems with time delays. Parameters estimated from experimental data on the Try operon of Escherichia coli show that the operon becomes unstable as normal feedback inhibition is lost. Numerical solution of the modified equations shows that an example with a partial loss of feedback inhibiton can have a period of oscillation less than the cell generation time, and the numerical solutions are shown to be in qualitative agreement with experiments showing oscillations in Try operon expression.