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A single molecule view of gene expression

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Larson, Daniel R., Singer, Robert H., Zenklusen, Daniel·2009·Trends in Cell Biology

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Analyzing the expression of single genes in single cells appears minimalistic in comparison to gene expression studies based on more global approaches. However, stimulated by advances in imaging technologies, single cell studies have become an essential tool in understanding the rules that govern gene expression. This quantitative view of single cell gene expression is based on counting mRNAs in single cells, monitoring transcription in real time, and visualizing single proteins. Parallel advances in mathematical models based on stochastic, discrete descriptions of biochemical processes have provided critical insight into the underlying cellular mechanisms that control expression. The view that has emerged is rooted in a probabilistic understanding of cellular processes and quantitatively explains both the mean and the variation observed in gene expression patterns among single cells. Thus, the close coupling between imaging and mathematical theory has established single cell analysis as an essential branch of systems biology.

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Authors
Larson, D. R., Singer, R. H., & Zenklusen, D.
Venue
Trends in Cell Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-11
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
630-637
ISSN
0962-8924 (ISSN-L)
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W1976535231
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178
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journal article
Language
en
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