Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing maps from multiple human tissues reveal novel CpG islands associated with tissue-specific regulation

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-82

  Mendizabal, Isabel ^a,b   Yi, Soojin V ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACER DNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA; CHROMATIN; HYDROGEN SULFITE; SULFITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEX CHROMOSOME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSPOSON; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHROMATIN; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

CHROMATIN; CPG ISLANDS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SULFITES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84962176237     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv449     Document Type: Article

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