Figure 5From: Notch signaling, the segmentation clock, and the patterning of vertebrate somitesAutoregulation of Hes/her genes. On activation, the her1/7 gene produces an inhibitory transcriptional regulator that acts to suppress transcription of the her1/7 gene itself, but only after a delay for transcription (Tm) and translation (Tp). This can give rise to oscillations,Back to article page