title: [Computational identification of transcriptional regulatory elements in Arabidopsis TCH4 promoter].
abstract: Arabidopsis TCH4 gene plays an important role in the biological processes related to plant secondary growth, resistance to pathogen, and adaptation to environmental stresses. It is up-regulated by various hormonal, environmental, and mechanical stimuli. Here, we identified 9 transcriptional regulatory elements from TCH4 promoter by bioinformatics approach. In which, 4 elements have been reported previously, and 5 elements are newly identified in this study. All of the identified elements contain the sequences of known cis-elements. Especially, their distribution along some co-expressed gene promoters and the orthologous promoters is typically clustered and syntenic. Based on our predictions and the information of known cis-elements, a model representing the transcriptional regulation mechanism was proposed for TCH4 gene in response to hormonal, mechanical, and environmental stimuli.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. zhang_chq2002@sohu.com
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D016695:Glycosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D050436:Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D016695:Glycosyltransferases; C110295:TCH4 protein, Arabidopsis