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Sci. STKE, 22 June 2004
Vol. 2004, Issue 238, p. tw222
[DOI: 10.1126/stke.2382004TW222]

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TRANSCRIPTION Optimized Noise in Gene Expression

Phenotypic variability may contribute to the evolution of a species. Raser and O'Shea now measure variability in gene expression, sometimes known as noise, in yeast. Noise was gene-specific and controlled by the balance between promoter activation and transcription. Two types of noise were examined: intrinsic noise, which occurs during gene expression, and extrinsic noise, which can be caused by cell heterogeneity or signal transduction events.

J. M. Raser, E. K. O'Shea, Control of stochasticity in eukaryotic gene expression. Science 304, 1811-1814 (2004). [Abstract] [Full Text]

Citation: Optimized Noise in Gene Expression. Sci. STKE 2004, tw222 (2004).

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