Mutational bias and translational selection shaping the codon usage pattern of tissue-specific genes in rice.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048295

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Mutational bias and translational selection shaping the codon usage pattern of tissue-specific genes in rice.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2012

Liu Qingpo

Abstract excerpt

The regulatory mechanisms of determining which genes specifically expressed in which tissues are still not fully elucidated, especially in plants. Using internal correspondence analysis, I first establish that tissue-specific genes exhibit significantly different synonymous codon usage in rice, a...

Topics

Base Composition
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Plant
Codon
Expressed Sequence Tags
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Genes, Plant
Mutation
Oryza
Protein Biosynthesis
Selection, Genetic

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