Structural polymorphism within a regulatory element of the human KRAS promoter: Formation of G4-DNA recognized by nuclear proteins

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3765-3780

  Cogoi, Susanna ^a   Paramasivam, Manikandan ^a   Spolaore, Barbara ^b   Xodo, Luigi E ^a  

^a Section of Oncology and Molecular Pathology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

K RAS PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN A1;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; G-QUADRUPLEXES; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; PORPHYRINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RAS PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 46349107530     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn120     Document Type: Article

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