Structure, function and evolution of CpG island promoters

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1647-1658

  Antequera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CpG islands; DNA methylation; Evolution; Promoter; Replication origins; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042329754     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-003-3088-6     Document Type: Review

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