title: Skew in CG content near the transcription start site in Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: We have discovered a novel statistical feature of Arabidopsis thaliana genome that remarkably correlates with a position of transcription start site--CG skew peak. We hypothesize that the phenomenon can be explained by the higher mutability of unprotected cytosines.
authors.affiliation: Ceres, Inc, 3007 Malibu Canyon Road, Malibu, CA 90265, USA.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatarinova
authors.forename: Vyacheslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brover
authors.forename: Maxim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Troukhan
authors.forename: Nickolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alexandrov
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D003596:Cytosine; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018745:Genome, Plant; D006147:Guanine; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*; D024363:Transcription Initiation Site; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D006147:Guanine; D003596:Cytosine