Computational analysis of base composition pattern and promoter elements in the putative promoter regions in relation to expression profiles of 682 human genes on chromosome 22

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 270-281

  Liu, Guang Bin ^a   Jiang, Ya Fang ^b   Yan, Hong ^c   Zhao, Kong Nan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Base composition pattern; CpG island; Downstream promoter elements; Gene expression profiles; Promoter region; Putative initiator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CPG ISLAND; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BASE COMPOSITION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENES; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TATA BOX;

EID: 33847235371     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: 10292365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170600886136     Document Type: Article

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