| Literature DB >> 8725221 |
M Wierdl1, C N Greene, A Datta, S Jinks-Robertson, T D Petes.
Abstract
Simple repetitive DNA sequences in the eukaryotic genome frequently alter in length. In wild-type strains, we find that transcription through a repetitive poly GT tract destabilizes the tract four- to ninefold. In mismatch repair-deficient yeast strains, simple repeats are very unstable. High levels of transcription in such strains destabilize repetitive tracts an additional two- to threefold.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8725221 PMCID: PMC1207331
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genetics ISSN: 0016-6731 Impact factor: 4.562