scholarly journals Rice protein-binding microarrays: a tool to detect cis-acting elements near promoter regions in rice

Planta ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 253 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joung Sug Kim ◽  
SongHwa Chae ◽  
Kyong Mi Jun ◽  
Gang-Seob Lee ◽  
Jong-Seong Jeon ◽  
...  

Abstract Main conclusion The present study showed that a rice (Oryza sativa)-specific protein-binding microarray (RPBM) can be applied to analyze DNA-binding motifs with a TF where binding is evaluated in extended natural promoter regions. The analysis may facilitate identifying TFs and their downstream genes and constructing gene networks through cis-elements. Abstract Transcription factors (TFs) regulate gene expression at the transcriptional level by binding a specific DNA sequence. Thus, predicting the DNA-binding motifs of TFs is one of the most important areas in the functional analysis of TFs in the postgenomic era. Although many methods have been developed to address this challenge, many TFs still have unknown DNA-binding motifs. In this study, we designed RPBM with 40-bp probes and 20-bp of overlap, yielding 49 probes spanning the 1-kb upstream region before the translation start site of each gene in the entire genome. To confirm the efficiency of RPBM technology, we selected two previously studied TFs, OsWOX13 and OsSMF1, and an uncharacterized TF, OsWRKY34. We identified the ATTGATTG and CCACGTCA DNA-binding sequences of OsWOX13 and OsSMF1, respectively. In total, 635 and 932 putative feature genes were identified for OsWOX13 and OsSMF1, respectively. We discovered the CGTTGACTTT DNA-binding sequence and 195 putative feature genes of OsWRKY34. RPBM could be applicable in the analysis of DNA-binding motifs for TFs where binding is evaluated in the promoter and 5′ upstream CDS regions. The analysis may facilitate identifying TFs and their downstream genes and constructing gene networks through cis-elements.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOUNG SUG KIM ◽  
SongHwa Chae ◽  
Kyong Mi Jun ◽  
Gang-Seob Lee ◽  
Jong-Seong Jeon ◽  
...  

Abstract BackgroundTranscription factors (TFs) regulate the expression of genes at the transcriptional level by binding a specific DNA sequence. Thus, predicting the DNA-binding motifs of TFs is one of the most important areas for the functional analysis of TFs in the postgenomic era. Although many methods have been developed for this challenge, there are still many TFs with unknown DNA-binding motifs.FindingsIn this paper, we designed an rice (Oryza sativa)-specific protein binding microarray (RPBM), and its probes are 40 bp long with 20 bp of overlap; there are 49 probes spanning the 1 kb promoter region before the translation start site of each gene. To confirm the efficiency of RPBM technology, we selected two TFs, OsWOX13 and OsSMF1. We identified the ATTGATTG DNA-binding sequence and 635 putative target genes of OsWOX13. OsSMF1 bound to GCTGACTCA and GGATGCC sequences and bound especially strongly to CCACGTCA. A total of 932 putative target genes were identified for OsSMF1.ConclusionsRPBM can be applicable in the analysis of DNA-binding motifs for TFs where binding is evaluated in extended natural promoter regions. The analysis can also be applicable to TFs that have single or multiple binding motifs. The technology might even be expanded for application to TFs that are heterodimers or form higher-order complexes.


Cell ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 1267-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders M. Näär ◽  
Jean-Marle Boutin ◽  
Steven M. Lipkin ◽  
Victor C. Yu ◽  
Jeffrey M. Holloway ◽  
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1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5593-5603
Author(s):  
Y S Yang ◽  
J H Hanke ◽  
L Carayannopoulos ◽  
C M Craft ◽  
J D Capra ◽  
...  

We have cloned the ubiquitous form of an octamer-binding, 60-kDa protein (NonO) that appears to be the mammalian equivalent of the Drosophila visual and courtship song behavior protein, no-on-transient A/dissonance (nonAdiss). A region unprecedently rich in aromatic amino acids containing two ribonuclear protein binding motifs is highly conserved between the two proteins. A ubiquitous form of NonO is present in all adult tissues, whereas lymphocytes and retina express unique forms of NonO mRNA. The ubiquitous form contains a potential helix-turn-helix motif followed by a highly charged region but differs from prototypic octamer-binding factors by lacking the POU DNA-binding domain. In addition to its conventional octamer duplex-binding, NonO binds single-stranded DNA and RNA at a site independent of the duplex site.


ChemInform ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (47) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Shigeki Sasaki ◽  
Takayuki Shibata ◽  
Hidemine Torigoe ◽  
Yosinori Shibata ◽  
Minoru Maeda

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (38) ◽  
pp. 16506-16511 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. de Vega ◽  
J. M. Lazaro ◽  
M. Mencia ◽  
L. Blanco ◽  
M. Salas

Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 1124-1131 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Morrissey ◽  
DC Tkachuk ◽  
A Milatovich ◽  
U Francke ◽  
M Link ◽  
...  

Translocations involving chromosome band 11q23 in acute leukemias have recently been shown to involve the HRX gene that codes for a protein with significant similarity to Drosophila trithorax. HRX gene alterations are consistently observed in t(4;11) (q21;q23)-carrying leukemias and cell lines by Southern blot analyses and are accompanied by HRX transcripts of anomalous size on Northern blots. HRX-homologous cDNAs were isolated from a library prepared from t(4;11)-carrying acute leukemia cells. cDNAs representative of transcription products from the derivative 11 chromosome were shown to contain HRX sequences fused to sequences derived from chromosome band 4q21. Fragments of the latter were used to clone and analyze cDNAs for wild-type 4q21 transcripts that predicted a 140-Kd basic protein (named FEL) that is rich in prolines, serines, and charged amino acids. FEL contains guanosine triphosphate-binding and nuclear localization consensus sequences and uses one of two possible 5' exons encoding the first 12 or 5 amino acids. After t(4;11) translocations, 913 C-terminal amino acids of FEL are fused in frame to the N-terminal portion of HRX containing its minor groove DNA binding motifs. These features are similar to predicted t(11;19) fusion proteins, suggesting that HRX consistently contributes a novel DNA-binding motif to at least two different chimeric proteins in acute leukemias.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin T. Waters ◽  
Stephen S. Gisselbrecht ◽  
Yuliya A. Sytnikova ◽  
Tiziana M. Cafarelli ◽  
David E. Hill ◽  
...  

AbstractUnderstanding the contributions of transcription factor DNA binding sites to transcriptional enhancers is a significant challenge. We developed Quantitative enhancer-FACS-Seq for highly parallel quantification of enhancer activities from a genomically integrated reporter in Drosophila melanogaster embryos. We investigate the contributions of the DNA binding motifs of four poorly characterized TFs to the activities of twelve embryonic mesodermal enhancers. We measure quantitative changes in enhancer activity and discover a range of epistatic interactions among the motifs, both synergistic and alleviating. We find that understanding the regulatory consequences of TF binding motifs requires that they be investigated in combination across enhancer contexts.


Author(s):  
Michel Planat ◽  
Marcelo M. Amaral ◽  
Fang Fang ◽  
David Chester ◽  
Raymond Aschheim ◽  
...  

Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that recognize specific DNA fragments in order to decode the genome and ensure its optimal functioning. TFs work at the local and global scales by specifying cell type, cell growth and death, cell migration, organization and timely tasks. We investigate the structure of DNA-binding motifs with the theory of finitely generated groups. The DNA ‘word’ in the binding domain -the motif- may be seen as the generator of a finitely generated group Fdna on four letters, the bases A, T, G and C. It is shown that, most of the time, the DNA-binding motifs have subgroup structure close to free groups of rank three or less, a property that we call ‘syntactical freedom’. Such a property is associated to the aperiodicity of the motif when it is seen as a substitution sequence. Examples are provided for the major families of TFs such as leucine zipper factors, zinc finger factors, homeo-domain factors, etc. We also discuss the exceptions to the existence of such a DNA syntactical rule and their functional role. This includes the TATA box in the promoter region of some genes, the single nucleotide markers (SNP) and the motifs of some genes of ubiquitous role in transcription and regulation.


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