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Rapid evolution of yeast centromeres in the absence of drive.

PDZ domain-mediated dimerization and homeodomain-directed specificity are required for high-affinity DNA binding by SATB1.

Functional dissection of siRNA sequence by systematic DNA substitution: modified siRNA with a DNA seed arm is a powerful tool for mammalian gene silencing with significantly reduced off-target effect.

Lsr2 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a DNA-bridging protein.

Preferred binding sites for the bifunctional intercalator TANDEM determined using DNA fragments that contain every symmetrical hexanucleotide sequence.

Selective one-electron oxidation of duplex DNA oligomers: reaction at thymines.

Chiral introduction of positive charges to PNA for double-duplex invasion to versatile sequences.

The longest (A+T) and (G+C) blocks in the human and other genomes.

Strand bias structure in mouse DNA gives a glimpse of how chromatin structure affects gene expression.

Topoisomerase IIbeta activates a subset of neuronal genes that are repressed in AT-rich genomic environment.

Immunity related genes in dipterans share common enrichment of AT-rich motifs in their 5' regulatory regions that are potentially involved in nucleosome formation.

Triad pattern algorithm for predicting strong promoter candidates in bacterial genomes.

Screening the Sargasso Sea metagenome for data to investigate genome evolution in Ostreococcus (Prasinophyceae, Chlorophyta).

Geographical variation in populations of Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) caucasicus (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Iran.

The mitochondrial genome of Ruspolia dubia (Orthoptera: Conocephalidae) contains a short A+T-rich region of 70 bp in length.

[Palindromic sequence-mediated de novo chromosome translocation in sperm samples derived from normal and oligospermic males]

Estimation of mutation induction rates in AT-rich sequences using a genome scanning approach after X irradiation of mouse spermatogonia.

Identification of functional domains in TdIF1 and its inhibitory mechanism for TdT activity.

An AT-rich sequence in human common fragile site FRA16D causes fork stalling and chromosome breakage in S. cerevisiae.

Sequence-based factors influencing the expression of heterologous genes in the yeast Pichia pastoris--A comparative view on 79 human genes.