Gene function correlates with potential for G4 DNA formation in the human genome

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3887-3896

  Eddy, Johanna ^a   Maizels, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE; DNA; QUADRUPLEX DNA;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE DATABASE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; CHEMISTRY; GENE; GENOME; PHYSIOLOGY;

CPG ISLANDS; DNA; EXONS; GENES; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; GENOME, HUMAN; GUANINE; HUMANS; INTRONS; PROTO-ONCOGENES;

EID: 33748519569     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl529     Document Type: Article

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