The contribution of cis-regulatory elements to head-to-head gene pairs' co-expression pattern

Sci China C Life Sci. 2009 Jan;52(1):74-9. doi: 10.1007/s11427-009-0004-9. Epub 2009 Jan 19.

Abstract

Transcription regulation is one of the most critical pipelines in biological process, in which cis-elements play the role as gene expression regulators. We attempt to deduce the principles underlying the co-expression of "head-to-head" gene pairs by analyzing activities or behaviors of the shared cis-elements. A network component analysis was performed to estimate the impact of cis-elements on gene promoters and their activities under different conditions. Our discoveries reveal how biological system uses those regulatory elements to control the expression pattern of "head-to-head" gene pairs and the whole transcription regulation system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Gene Expression Regulation / genetics*
  • Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional / genetics*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics