2015
Noise in gene expression is coupled to growth rate
Keren L, van Dijk D, Weingarten-Gabbay S, Davidi D, Jona G, Weinberger A, Milo R, Segal E. Noise in gene expression is coupled to growth rate. Genome Research 2015, 25: 1893-1902. PMID: 26355006, PMCID: PMC4665010, DOI: 10.1101/gr.191635.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression noiseExpression noiseGene expressionGlobal changeLower growth rateDifferent growth ratesDifferent cell cycle stagesAverage gene expressionNutrient-poor conditionsEnvironmental conditionsCell cycle stageOverall high variabilityGrowth rateMost promotersCell cycle heterogeneityCellular regulationPromoter featuresDisplay elevated levelsExpression variabilityBiological functionsExpression distributionPhenotypic implicationsAsynchronous populationIdentical cellsExpression values
2014
Probing the effect of promoters on noise in gene expression using thousands of designed sequences
Sharon E, van Dijk D, Kalma Y, Keren L, Manor O, Yakhini Z, Segal E. Probing the effect of promoters on noise in gene expression using thousands of designed sequences. Genome Research 2014, 24: 1698-1706. PMID: 25030889, PMCID: PMC4199362, DOI: 10.1101/gr.168773.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression noiseGene expressionMean expression levelTranscription factorsPromoter sequencesExpression levelsGene expression noisePromoter DNA sequencesMore transcription factorsNucleosome-disfavoring sequencesHigher expression noiseDifferent promoter sequencesNonspecific DNA bindingOne-dimensional slidingCellular functionsHigh-throughput methodNative promoterDNA sequencesDNA bindingSynthetic promotersPromoterIdentical cellsTarget siteSequence