promoter sequences

A length of DNA at the start of a gene to which molecules called transcription factors bind in order to control the activity of the gene either by blocking or increasing the production of messenger RNA.

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Next, the human, monkey, horse, cattle, and mouse promoter sequences were aligned to search for conserved transcription factor binding elements.

The effect of heat stress on frame switch splicing of X-box binding protein 1 gene in horse

Validation of novel promoter sequences derived from two endogenous ubiquitin genes in transgenic Aedes aegypti .

Expression of foreign proteins by antimicrobial peptide gene promoters in mosquitoes

Bioinformatics analysis of the promoter sequences and potential transcription factor binding sites within the 5' regulatory region of CcSox5, CcSox6 and CcSox13 were performed using the online program MatInspector (http://www.genomatix.de/matinspector.html).

Identification, Molecular Characterization and Expression Pattern Analysis of SoxD Subgroup Genes in Yellow River Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Burrows, "A role for the fifth G-track in G-quadruplex forming oncogene promoter sequences during oxidative stress: Do these "spare tires" have an evolved function?" ACS Central Science, vol.

Effects of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Epigenetic Modification on the Stability and Molecular Recognition of VEGF i-Motif and G-Quadruplex Structures

Hence, identifying promoter sequences of camel HSPA6 will allow us to better understand the gene regulation and may provide information for developing additional thermo-sensing vectors.

ISOLATION, SEQUENCING AND IN SILICO CHARACTERIZATION OF PROMOTER REGION OF HSPA6 GENE FROM ARABIAN CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIES)

Analysis of the fowlpoxviras gene encoding the 4b core polypeptide and demonstration that it possesses efficient promoter sequences. Virology.

Identification of clade E avipoxvirus, Mozambique, 2016

Many intact promoter sequences are found throughout the genome, however, and CpG methylation of LINE-1 is used by many as a surrogate marker of whole genome methylation levels (37).

The Human Long Interspersed Element-1 Retrotransposon: An Emerging Biomarker of Neoplasia

Subsequent studies revealed that Salmonella's diphasic agglutination stage was due to promoter sequences inversion containing DNA sequences that control expression of flagellar biosynthesis genes.

An overview on phase variation, mechanisms and roles in bacterial adaptation

Thijs et al., "PlantCARE, a database of plant cis-acting regulatory elements and a portal to tools for in silico analysis of promoter sequences," Nucleic Acids Research, vol.

Genomic Survey, Characterization, and Expression Profile Analysis of the SBP Genes in Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.)

The analysis of independent transgenic lines using histochemical GUS staining method indicated that the CbCOR15a promoter sequences from -305 to -149, CbCOR15b promoter sequences from -207 to -128 is as necessary for gene expression of low temperature regulated.

Promoter Analysis of Cold-responsive (COR) Gene from Capsella bursa-pastoris and Expression Character in Response to Low Temperature

ClustalW the most common software for multiple sequence alignment is used for aligning promoter sequences and BaseML from the Paml package used for ancestral sequence reconstruction [47].

DNA AND BIOINFORMATICS: A REVIEW OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND APPLICATIONS

Interestingly, the promoter sequences of the A- and B-blocks are conserved in bacterial tRNA genes, and bacterial tRNA genes can serve as templates for eukaryotic RNAP III [11].

Evolution of the B-block binding subunit of TFIIIC that binds to the internal promoter for RNA polymerase III