Gene-Ontology analysis reveals association of tissue-specific 5′ CpG-island genes with development and embryogenesis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 1969-1978

  Robinson, Peter N ^a   Böhme, Ulrike ^a   Lopez, Rodrigo ^b   Mundlos, Stefan ^a,c   Nürnberg, Peter ^a,d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^d MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GC RICH SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HYPOTHESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CPG ISLANDS; DATABASES, GENETIC; DNA METHYLATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MICE;

EID: 4544267694     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh207     Document Type: Article

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