The diffusive influx and carrier efflux have a strong effect on the bistability of the lac operon in Escherichia coli

J. T. Noel, S. S. Pilyugin, Atul Narang

In the presence of gratuitous inducers, the lac operon of Escherichia coli exhibits bistability. Most models in the literature assume that the inducer enters the cell via the carri…