The use of oscillatory signals in the study of genetic networks.

ABSTRACT: The structure of a genetic network is uncovered by studying its response to external stimuli (input signals). We present a theory of propagation of an input signal through a linear stochastic genetic network. We found that there are important advantages in using oscillatory signals over step or impulse signals and that the system may enter into a pure fluctuation resonance for a specific input frequency.

SUBMITTER: Lipan O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1129090 | biostudies-literature | 2005 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature