Genetic dissection of transcriptional regulation in budding yeast.
To begin to understand the genetic architecture of natural variation in gene expression, we carried out genetic linkage analysis of genomewide expression patterns in a cross between a laboratory strain and a wild strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Over 1500 genes were differentially expressed between the parent strains. Expression levels of 570 genes were linked to one or more different loci, with most expression levels showing complex inheritance patterns. The loci detected by linkage fell largely into two categories: cis-acting modulators of single genes and trans-acting modulators of many genes. We found eight such trans-acting loci, each affecting the expression of a group of 7 to 94 genes of related function.
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Rachel B
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D4-100, Seattle, WA 98109, USA and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Yvert
Gaël
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Clinton
Rebecca
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Kruglyak
Leonid
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D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers; D016681:Genome, Fungal; D005838:Genotype; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D005819:Genetic Markers; C058452:HAP1 protein, S cerevisiae; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors