The relationship of potential G-quadruplex sequences in cis-upstream regions of the human genome to SP1-binding elements

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2700-2704

  Todd, Alan K ^a   Neidle, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SP1; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; G-QUADRUPLEXES; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SP1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 43349085046     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn078     Document Type: Article

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