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Design principles for elementary gene circuits: Elements, methods, and examples
dc.contributor.authorSavageau, Michael A.en_US
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dc.date.issued2001-03en_US
dc.identifier.citationSavageau, Michael A. (2001). "Design principles for elementary gene circuits: Elements, methods, and examples." Chaos 11(1): 142-159. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/70891>en_US
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dc.description.abstractThe control of gene expression involves complex circuits that exhibit enormous variation in design. For years the most convenient explanation for these variations was historical accident. According to this view, evolution is a haphazard process in which many different designs are generated by chance; there are many ways to accomplish the same thing, and so no further meaning can be attached to such different but equivalent designs. In recent years a more satisfying explanation based on design principles has been found for at least certain aspects of gene circuitry. By design principle we mean a rule that characterizes some biological feature exhibited by a class of systems such that discovery of the rule allows one not only to understand known instances but also to predict new instances within the class. The central importance of gene regulation in modern molecular biology provides strong motivation to search for more of these underlying design principles. The search is in its infancy and there are undoubtedly many design principles that remain to be discovered. The focus of this three-part review will be the class of elementary gene circuits in bacteria. The first part reviews several elements of design that enter into the characterization of elementary gene circuits in prokaryotic organisms. Each of these elements exhibits a variety of realizations whose meaning is generally unclear. The second part reviews mathematical methods used to represent, analyze, and compare alternative designs. Emphasis is placed on particular methods that have been used successfully to identify design principles for elementary gene circuits. The third part reviews four design principles that make specific predictions regarding (1) two alternative modes of gene control, (2) three patterns of coupling gene expression in elementary circuits, (3) two types of switches in inducible gene circuits, and (4) the realizability of alternative gene circuits and their response to phased environmental cues. In each case, the predictions are supported by experimental evidence. These results are important for understanding the function, design, and evolution of elementary gene circuits. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.en_US
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dc.publisherThe American Institute of Physicsen_US
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dc.titleDesign principles for elementary gene circuits: Elements, methods, and examplesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPhysicsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, 5641 Medical Science Building II, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0620en_US
dc.identifier.pmid12779449en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1063/1.1349892en_US
dc.identifier.sourceChaosen_US
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