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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2013

Feedback loops and reciprocal regulation: recurring motifs in the systems biology of the cell cycle.

James E Ferrell

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  15. Network Statistics of the Whole-Brain Connectome ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

James E FerrellDepartment of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5174, USA. Electronic address: james.ferrell@stanford.edu.

Funding

THE ROLE OF MAP KINASE IN THE CELL CYCLER01GM046383 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON · PI FERRELL, JAMES E. · 1991 to 2018
$7.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM046383NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM046383
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study of eukaryotic cell cycle regulation over the last several decades has led to a remarkably detailed understanding of the complex regulatory system that drives this fundamental process. This allows us to now look for recurring motifs in the regulatory system. Among these are negative feedback loops, which underpin checkpoints and generate cell cycle oscillations; positive feedback loops, which promote oscillations and make cell cycle transitions switch-like and unidirectional; and reciprocal regulation, which can increase the control a key regulator exerts. These simple motifs are found at multiple points in the cell cycle (e.g. S-phase and M-phase control) and are conserved in diverse organisms. These findings argue for an underlying unity in the principles of cell cycle control.

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Feedback, PhysiologicalSystems BiologyCell CycleHumansModels, Biological

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PMID23927869
PMCPMC3836843

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