The complete genome of hyperthermophile Methanopyrus kandleri AV19 and monophyly of archaeal methanogens

AI Slesarev, KV Mezhevaya… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
We have determined the complete 1,694,969-nt sequence of the GC-rich genome of
Methanopyrus kandleri by using a whole direct genome sequencing approach. This …

Accelerated Evolution of the ASPM Gene Controlling Brain Size Begins Prior to Human Brain Expansion

N Kouprina, A Pavlicek, GH Mochida, G Solomon… - PLoS …, 2004 - journals.plos.org
Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global
reduction in cerebral cortical volume. The microcephalic brain has a volume comparable to …

Novel phosphoramidite building blocks in synthesis and applications toward modified oligonucleotides

N Venkatesan, SJ Kim, BH Kim - Current medicinal chemistry, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
In recent years modified oligonucleotides (oligos) have become an area of increased
research activity. These synthetic biopolymers have long been used as molecular probes to …

Evolution of the tumor suppressor BRCA1 locus in primates: implications for cancer predisposition

A Pavlicek, VN Noskov, N Kouprina… - Human Molecular …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Germ-line mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose affected individuals to breast and
ovarian cancer syndromes. In an attempt to systematically analyze a broader spectrum of …

Plasticity of the gene functions for DNA replication in the T4-like phages

VM Petrov, JM Nolan, C Bertrand, D Levy… - Journal of Molecular …, 2006 - Elsevier
We have completely sequenced and annotated the genomes of several relatives of the
bacteriophage T4, including three coliphages (RB43, RB49 and RB69), three Aeromonas …

Closing the gaps on human chromosome 19 revealed genes with a high density of repetitive tandemly arrayed elements

SH Leem, N Kouprina, J Grimwood, JH Kim… - Genome …, 2004 - genome.cshlp.org
The reported human genome sequence includes about 400 gaps of unknown sequence that
were not found in the bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) and cosmid libraries used for …

Segments missing from the draft human genome sequence can be isolated by transformation‐associated recombination cloning in yeast

N Kouprina, SH Leem, G Solomon, A Ly… - EMBO …, 2003 - embopress.org
The reported draft human genome sequence includes many contigs that are separated by
gaps of unknown sequence. These gaps may be due to chromosomal regions that are not …

Nucleosides and oligonucleotides containing 2'-reactive groups: synthesis and applications

TS Zatsepin, EA Romanova, SO Tat'yana - Russian chemical reviews, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
ZAZE_ENP 701..733 Page 1 Abstract. The known methods for the synthesis of 2H-functionalised
nucleosides, oligonucleotides and their conjugates are systematised. The applications of 2H-modified …

Finishing “working draft” BAC projects by directed sequencing with ThermoFidelase and Fimers

A Malykh, O Malykh, N Polushin, S Kozyavkin… - … : Volume 1 Library …, 2004 - Springer
A typical “working draft” bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) project consists of approx
2000 shotgun reads obtained from a library of M13 or plasmid subclones that provide 2–5X …

Biotin-labeled oligonucleotides with extraordinarily long tethering arms

AM Morocho, V Karamyshev, O Shcherbinina… - Oligonucleotide …, 2005 - Springer
We describe synthesis of four novel biotin phosphoramidites with tethering arms ranging
from 20 to 74 atoms in length. One of these phosphoramidites is a uridine derivative with a …