Analysis of transcriptional synergy between upstream regions and introns in ribosomal protein genes of yeast

Computational Biology and Chemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-114

  Hu, Jun ^a,b   Li, Huimin ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Introns; Ribosomal protein genes; Transcriptional regulation; Upstream regions; Yeast

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EUKARYOTIC GENES; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; ORIENTATION PREFERENCES; PROMOTER SEQUENCES; REGULATORY MOTIFS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN GENES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE YEAST; TRANSCRIPTIONAL FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; UPSTREAM REGION;

BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; GENES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; YEAST;

TRANSCRIPTION;

RIBOSOME PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77953287837     PISSN: 14769271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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