Communications Biology (Jan 2021)
Genome-wide analysis of DNA G-quadruplex motifs across 37 species provides insights into G4 evolution
- Feng Wu,
- Kangkang Niu,
- Yong Cui,
- Cencen Li,
- Mo Lyu,
- Yandong Ren,
- Yanfei Chen,
- Huimin Deng,
- Lihua Huang,
- Sichun Zheng,
- Lin Liu,
- Jian Wang,
- Qisheng Song,
- Hui Xiang,
- Qili Feng
Affiliations
- Feng Wu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Kangkang Niu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Yong Cui
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Cencen Li
- College of Life Sciences, Xinyang Normal University
- Mo Lyu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Yandong Ren
- Center for Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Yanfei Chen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Huimin Deng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Lihua Huang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Sichun Zheng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Lin Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Jian Wang
- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland
- Qisheng Song
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri
- Hui Xiang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- Qili Feng
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental Biology and Applied Technology, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01643-4
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Wu, Niu, Cui et al characterize G4 motifs across 37 species by bioinformatics, revealing that G4 complexity increases with evolution and as well as an antagonistic relationship between the potential G4s and DNA methylation sites.
