Calculated LacY protein molecules per cell in the fully induced state

Range ~2500 Molecules/cell
Organism Bacteria Escherichia coli
Reference Roberts E, Magis A, Ortiz JO, Baumeister W, Luthey-Schulten Z. Noise contributions in an inducible genetic switch: a whole-cell simulation study. PLoS Comput Biol. 2011 Mar7(3):e1002010. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002010. p.10 right column top paragraphPubMed ID21423716
Comments "This rate for transcription initiation resulted in a steady state concentration of ~2500 LacY molecules per cell in the fully induced state, within a factor of two of the ~1000–1200 reported in the literature [22,26].
Entered by Uri M
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