In silico analysis of the 5′ region of the Vitamin D receptor gene: Functional implications of evolutionary conservation

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 103, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 352-356

  Halsall, J A ^a   Osborne, J E ^b   Hutchinson, P E ^b   Pringle, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Evolutionary conservation; Promoter regions; Vitamin D receptor

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; EXON; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENOME; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL;

RATTUS;

EID: 33947278277     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.12.046     Document Type: Article

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