A mixture model-based discriminate analysis for identifying ordered transcription factor binding site pairs in gene promoters directly regulated by estrogen receptor-alpha

MOTIVATION To detect and select patterns of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) which distinguish genes directly regulated by estrogen receptor-alpha (ERalpha), we developed an innovative mixture model-based discriminate analysis for identifying ordered TFBS pairs. RESULTS Biologically, our proposed new algorithm clearly suggests that TFBSs are not randomly distributed within ERalpha target promoters (P-value < 0.001). The up-regulated targets significantly (P-value < 0.01) possess TFBS pairs, (DBP, MYC), (DBP, MYC/MAX heterodimer), (DBP, USF2) and (DBP, MYOGENIN); and down-regulated ERalpha target genes significantly (P-value < 0.01) possess TFBS pairs, such as (DBP, c-ETS1-68), (DBP, USF2) and (DBP, MYOGENIN). Statistically, our proposed mixture model-based discriminate analysis can simultaneously perform TFBS pattern recognition, TFBS pattern selection, and target class prediction; such integrative power cannot be achieved by current methods. AVAILABILITY The software is available on request from the authors. CONTACT lali@iupui.edu SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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