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Dissecting the contributions of GC content and codon usage to gene expression in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Nov 2015
Barahimipour Rouhollah, Strenkert Daniela, Neupert Juliane, Schroda Michael, Merchant Sabeeha S, Bock Ralph
Abstract excerpt
The efficiency of gene expression in all organisms depends on the nucleotide composition of the coding region. GC content and codon usage are the two key sequence features known to influence gene expression, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not entirely clear. Here we have determined the relative contributions of GC content and codon usage to the efficiency of nuclear gene expression in the unicellular...
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