title: Plant promoters: an approach of structure and function.
abstract: With current advances in genomics, several technological processes have been generated, resulting in improvement in different segments of molecular research involving prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. A widely used contribution is the identification of new genes and their functions, which has led to the elucidation of several issues concerning cell regulation and interactions. For this, increase in the knowledge generated from the identification of promoters becomes considerably relevant, especially considering that to generate new technological processes, such as genetically modified organisms, the availability of promoters that regulate the expression of new genes is still limited. Considering that this issue is essential for biotechnologists, this paper presents an updated review of promoters, from their structure to expression, and focuses on the knowledge already available in eukaryotic systems. Information on current promoters and methodologies available for studying their expression are also reported.
authors.forename: Milena Silva
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Porto
authors.forename: Morganna Pollynne Nóbrega
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Vandré Guevara Lyra
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Roseane Cavalcanti
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Péricles de Albuquerque Melo
authors.initials: Pde A
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Liziane Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Lima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D018745:Genome, Plant; D023281:Genomics; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D016385:TATA Box