THE REPORTER SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION OF G-QUADRUPLEXES IN THE PROMOTER REGION OF THE HUMAN TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE GENE
- Autores: Iakushkina I.V.1, Kubareva E.A.1, Nikiforova L.A.2, Arutyunyan A.M.1, Zvereva M.I.2, Monakhova M.V.1
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Edição: Volume 90, Nº 11 (2025)
- Páginas: 1765–1780
- Seção: Articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0320-9725/article/view/362452
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S3034529425110145
- ID: 362452
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Iu. Iakushkina
Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University119992 Moscow, Russia
E. Kubareva
Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University119992 Moscow, Russia
L. Nikiforova
Lomonosov Moscow State University119991 Moscow, Russia
A. Arutyunyan
Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University119992 Moscow, Russia
M. Zvereva
Lomonosov Moscow State University119991 Moscow, Russia
M. Monakhova
Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Email: monakhovamv@gmail.com
119992 Moscow, Russia
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