Ribosomal DNA copy number is coupled with gene expression variation and mitochondrial abundance in humans

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Gibbons, John G ^a   Branco, Alan T ^a   Yu, Shoukai ^a   Lemos, Bernardo ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CTCF;

CELL ORGANELLE; CHROMOSOME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; DIPLOIDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MITOCHONDRIA ABUNDANCE; MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN GENOME; METABOLISM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

CELL NUCLEOLUS; DNA COPY NUMBER VARIATIONS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 84923378112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5850     Document Type: Article

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