Bidirectional promoters generate pervasive transcription in yeast
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Xu, Z., Wei, W., Gagneur, J., Perocchi, F., Clauder-Münster, S., Camblong, J., Guffanti, E., Stutz, F., Huber, W., & Steinmetz, L. M. (2009). Bidirectional promoters generate pervasive transcription in yeast. Nature, 457(7232), 1033–1037.

Authors 10
  1. Zhenyu Xu (first)
  2. Wu Wei (additional)
  3. Julien Gagneur (additional)
  4. Fabiana Perocchi (additional)
  5. Sandra Clauder-Münster (additional)
  6. Jurgi Camblong (additional)
  7. Elisa Guffanti (additional)
  8. Françoise Stutz (additional)
  9. Wolfgang Huber (additional)
  10. Lars M. Steinmetz (additional)
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@article{Xu_2009, title={Bidirectional promoters generate pervasive transcription in yeast}, volume={457}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07728}, DOI={10.1038/nature07728}, number={7232}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Xu, Zhenyu and Wei, Wu and Gagneur, Julien and Perocchi, Fabiana and Clauder-Münster, Sandra and Camblong, Jurgi and Guffanti, Elisa and Stutz, Françoise and Huber, Wolfgang and Steinmetz, Lars M.}, year={2009}, month=jan, pages={1033–1037} }