Deciphering eukaryotic gene-regulatory logic with 100 million random promoters

CG de Boer, ED Vaishnav, R Sadeh, EL Abeyta… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
How transcription factors (TFs) interpret cis-regulatory DNA sequence to control gene
expression remains unclear, largely because past studies using native and engineered …

Inferring gene regulatory logic from high-throughput measurements of thousands of systematically designed promoters

E Sharon, Y Kalma, A Sharp, T Raveh-Sadka… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Despite extensive research, our understanding of the rules according to which cis-regulatory
sequences are converted into gene expression is limited. We devised a method for …

Unraveling determinants of transcription factor binding outside the core binding site

M Levo, E Zalckvar, E Sharon, ACD Machado… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
Binding of transcription factors (TFs) to regulatory sequences is a pivotal step in the control
of gene expression. Despite many advances in the characterization of sequence motifs …

[HTML][HTML] Sequence determinants of human gene regulatory elements

B Sahu, T Hartonen, P Pihlajamaa, B Wei, K Dave… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
DNA can determine where and when genes are expressed, but the full set of sequence
determinants that control gene expression is unknown. Here, we measured the …

Manipulating nucleosome disfavoring sequences allows fine-tune regulation of gene expression in yeast

T Raveh-Sadka, M Levo, U Shabi, B Shany, L Keren… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Understanding how precise control of gene expression is specified within regulatory DNA
sequences is a key challenge with far-reaching implications. Many studies have focused on …

High-resolution DNA-binding specificity analysis of yeast transcription factors

C Zhu, KJRP Byers, RP McCord, Z Shi… - Genome …, 2009 - genome.cshlp.org
Transcription factors (TFs) regulate the expression of genes through sequence-specific
interactions with DNA-binding sites. However, despite recent progress in identifying in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] A synthetic biology framework for programming eukaryotic transcription functions

AS Khalil, TK Lu, CJ Bashor, CL Ramirez, NC Pyenson… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Eukaryotic transcription factors (TFs) perform complex and combinatorial functions within
transcriptional networks. Here, we present a synthetic framework for systematically …

[HTML][HTML] Curated collection of yeast transcription factor DNA binding specificity data reveals novel structural and gene regulatory insights

R Gordân, KF Murphy, RP McCord, C Zhu, A Vedenko… - Genome biology, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Transcription factors (TFs) play a central role in regulating gene
expression by interacting with cis-regulatory DNA elements associated with their target …

TATA is a modular component of synthetic promoters

I Mogno, F Vallania, RD Mitra, BA Cohen - Genome research, 2010 - genome.cshlp.org
The expression of most genes is regulated by multiple transcription factors. The interactions
between transcription factors produce complex patterns of gene expression that are not …

Promoter architecture dictates cell-to-cell variability in gene expression

DL Jones, RC Brewster, R Phillips - Science, 2014 - science.org
Variability in gene expression among genetically identical cells has emerged as a central
preoccupation in the study of gene regulation; however, a divide exists between the …