Stochastic pulsing of gene expression enables the generation of spatial patterns in Bacillus subtilis biofilms
Stochastic pulsing of gene expression can generate phenotypic diversity in a genetically identical population of cells. Here, the authors show that stochastic pulsing in the expression of a sigma factor enables the formation of spatial patterns in a multicellular system, Bacillus subtilis bacterial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14431-9 |
| Summary: | Stochastic pulsing of gene expression can generate phenotypic diversity in a genetically identical population of cells. Here, the authors show that stochastic pulsing in the expression of a sigma factor enables the formation of spatial patterns in a multicellular system, Bacillus subtilis bacterial biofilms. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |