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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Protecting exons from deleterious R-loops: a potential advantage of having introns
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Biology Direct, April 2007
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-2-11 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deng-Ke Niu |
| Abstract |
Accumulating evidence indicates that the nascent RNA can invade and pair with one strand of DNA, forming an R-loop structure that threatens the stability of the genome. In addition, the cost and benefit of introns are still in debate. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 49 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Russia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 35% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 31% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Unknown | 3 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 27 | 55% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Engineering | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 4 | 8% |