2010
Comparing genomes to computer operating systems in terms of the topology and evolution of their regulatory control networks
Yan KK, Fang G, Bhardwaj N, Alexander RP, Gerstein M. Comparing genomes to computer operating systems in terms of the topology and evolution of their regulatory control networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 9186-9191. PMID: 20439753, PMCID: PMC2889091, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914771107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsEscherichia coliEvolution, MolecularGene Regulatory NetworksGenome, BacterialMetaphorSoftware DesignConceptsTranscriptional regulatory networksRegulatory networksCellular design principlesCall graphEvolutionary ratesGlobal regulatorOperating systemRandom mutationsSoftware systemsLiving organismBiological evolutionRapid evolutionSubsequent selectionFunctional modulesComputer operating systemsRegulatorNetwork hubsBiological systemsDesign principlesControl networkGeneric componentsHierarchical layoutGenomeEvolutionTerms of topology
2006
Genomic analysis of the hierarchical structure of regulatory networks
Yu H, Gerstein M. Genomic analysis of the hierarchical structure of regulatory networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 14724-14731. PMID: 17003135, PMCID: PMC1595419, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508637103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsMaster transcription factorRegulatory networksRegulatory hierarchyProtein-protein interaction networkMost transcription factorsExpression of thousandsExpression level changesGenomic analysisProtein interactionsInteraction networksTarget genesDirect targetGenesEukaryotesProkaryotesCellsFundamental questionsBiologyTargetExpression