Meng-Chao Yao

Short inverted repeats initiate gene amplification through the formation of a large DNA palindrome in mammalian cells

Hisashi Tanaka, Stephen J. Tapscott, Barbara J. Trask et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 121 citations · Full text

Gene Amplification, Genetics, Genomic Mechanism +18

Widespread and nonrandom distribution of DNA palindromes in cancer cells provides a structural platform for subsequent gene amplification

Hisashi Tanaka, Donald A. Bergstrom, Meng-Chao Yao et al. · Nature Genetics · 2005 · 103 citations

Chromatin, Genome Instability, Dna Sequencing +12

Intrastrand Annealing Leads to the Formation of a Large DNA Palindrome and Determines the Boundaries of Genomic Amplification in Human Cancer

Hisashi Tanaka, Yi Cao, Donald A. Bergstrom et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 2007 · 60 citations · Full text

Gene Amplification, Genetics, Dna Analysis +18

Sequence microheterogeneity is generated at junctions of programmed DNA deletions in<i>Tetrahymena thermophila</i>

Charles F. Austerberry, Richard O. Snyder, Meng-Chao Yao · Nucleic Acids Research · 1989 · 58 citations · Full text

Identification of novel chromatin-associated proteins involved in programmed genome rearrangements in<i>Tetrahymena</i>

Meng-Chao Yao, Ching-Ho Yao, Lia M. Halasz et al. · Journal of Cell Science · 2007 · 54 citations · Full text

Genetics, Molecular Biology, Novel Chromatin-associated Proteins +22