GC level and expression of human coding sequences

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 367, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 542-545

  Arhondakis, Stilianos ^a   Clay, Oliver ^a   Bernardi, Giorgio ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Expression; GC level; Vector plasmids

Indexed keywords

PLASMID VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CODON; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; DATABASES, GENETIC; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38649087343     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.12.155     Document Type: Article

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