Frequent gain and loss of intronic splicing regulatory elements during the evolution of vertebrates

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 659-674

  Voelker, Rodger B ^a   Erkelenz, Steffen ^b   Reynoso, Vinicio ^c   Schaal, Heiner ^b   Berglund, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c University of Texas Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; GC rich; hnRNP; Introns; Splicing; Splicing enhancer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84864013579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evs051     Document Type: Article

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