title: Finding regulatory sequences.
abstract: DNA regulatory sequences control gene expression by forming DNA-protein complex with specific DNA binding protein. A major task of studies of gene regulation is to identify DNA regulatory sequences in genome-wide. Especially with the rapid pace of genome project, the function of DNA regulatory sequences becomes one of the focuses in functional genome era. Several approaches for screening and characterizing DNA regulatory sequences emerged one by one, from initial low-throughput methods to high-throughput strategies. Even though at present bioinformatics tools facilitate the process of screening regulatory fragments, the most reliable results will come from experimental test. This article highlights some experimental methods for the identification of regulatory sequences. A brief review of the history and procedures for selection methods are provided. Tendency as well as limitation and extension of these methods are also presented.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, 100005, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Ling-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: De-Pei
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chih-Chuan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000379:methods; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000379:methods; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA