Orphan CpG islands identify numerous conserved promoters in the mammalian genome.
CpG islands (CGIs) are vertebrate genomic landmarks that encompass the promoters of most genes and often lack DNA methylation. Querying their apparent importance, the number of CGIs is reported to vary widely in different species and many do not co-localise with annotated promoters. We set out to qu...
Main Authors: | Robert S Illingworth, Ulrike Gruenewald-Schneider, Shaun Webb, Alastair R W Kerr, Keith D James, Daniel J Turner, Colin Smith, David J Harrison, Robert Andrews, Adrian P Bird |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2944787?pdf=render |
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