Systematic functional characterization of cis-regulatory motifs in human core promoters.
Genome Res
; 18(3): 477-88, 2008 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-18256240
ABSTRACT
A large number of cis-regulatory motifs involved in transcriptional control have been identified, but the regulatory context and biological processes in which many of them function are unknown. Here, we computationally identify the sets of human core promoters targeted by motifs, and systematically characterize their function by using a robust gene-set-based approach and diverse sources of biological data. We find that the target sets of most motifs contain both genes with similar function and genes that are coregulated in vivo, thereby suggesting both the biological process regulated by the motifs and the conditions in which this regulation may occur. Our analysis also identifies many motifs whose target sets are predicted to be regulated by a common microRNA, suggesting a connection between transcriptional and post-transcriptional control processes. Finally, we predict novel roles for uncharacterized motifs in the regulation of specific biological processes and certain types of human cancer, and experimentally validate four such predictions, suggesting regulatory roles for four uncharacterized motifs in cell cycle progression. Our analysis thus provides a concrete framework for uncovering the biological function of cis-regulatory motifs genome wide.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Regiones Promotoras Genéticas
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Análisis de Secuencia de ADN
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Genome Res
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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GENETICA
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos