Conserved Noncoding Sequences Highlight Shared Components of Regulatory Networks in Dicotyledonous Plants[W][OA]

This study identifies regions of noncoding DNA in dicot plants that are likely to facilitate complex regulation of genes by binding multiple transcription factors. Regulatory mechanisms that the model organism Arabidopsis is likely to share with crop plants provide a focus for research that has real-world applications. Conserved noncoding sequences (CNSs) in DNA are reliable pointers to regulatory elements controlling gene expression. Using a comparative genomics approach with four dicotyledonous plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana, papaya [Carica papaya], poplar [Populus trichocarpa], and grape [Vitis vinifera]), we detected hundreds of CNSs upstream of Arabidopsis genes. Distinct positioning, length, and enrichment for transcription factor binding sites suggest these CNSs play a functional role in transcriptional regulation. The enrichment of transcription factors within the set of genes associated with CNS is consistent with the hypothesis that together they form part of a conserved transcriptional network whose function is to regulate other transcription factors and control development. We identified a set of promoters where regulatory mechanisms are likely to be shared between the model organism Arabidopsis and other dicots, providing areas of focus for further research.

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