1. Recent advances in single-cell studies of gene regulation
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Selimkhanov, Jangir, Hasty, Jeff, and Tsimring, Lev S
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GENETIC regulation , *CYTOLOGY , *RNA , *STOCHASTIC analysis , *GENE expression , *MICROFLUIDICS , *IMAGING systems , *CELLS - Abstract
A mechanistic understanding of gene regulatory network dynamics requires quantitative single-cell data of multiple network components in response to well-defined perturbations. Recent advances in the development of fluorescent biomarkers for proteins, detection of RNA and interactions, microfluidic technology, and high-resolution imaging have set the stage for a host of new studies that elucidate the important roles of stochasticity and cell–cell variability in response to external perturbations. In this review, we briefly describe methods for high-resolution visualization and the control of gene expression, along with application of these novel methods to recent studies involving gene networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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