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- Title
A comparative analysis of stably expressed genes across diverse angiosperms exposes flexibility in underlying promoter architecture.
- Authors
Yang, Eric J. Y.; Maranas, Cassandra J.; Nemhauser, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
Promoters regulate both the amplitude and pattern of gene expression--key factors needed for optimization of many synthetic biology applications. Previous work in Arabidopsis found that promoters that contain a TATA-box element tend to be expressed only under specific conditions or in particular tissues, while promoters that lack any known promoter elements, thus designated as Coreless, tend to be expressed more uniformly. To test whether this trend represents a conserved promoter design rule, we identified stably expressed genes across multiple angiosperm species using publicly available RNA-seq data. Comparisons between core promoter architectures and gene expression stability revealed differences in core promoter usage in monocots and eudicots. Furthermore, when tracing the evolution of a given promoter across species, we found that core promoter type was not a strong predictor of expression pattern. Our analysis suggests that core promoter types are correlative rather than causative in promoter expression patterns and highlights the challenges in finding or building constitutive promoters that will work across diverse plant species.
- Subjects
GENE expression; PLANT genetics; GENES; PLANT species; COMPARATIVE studies; SYNTHETIC biology
- Publication
G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
2160-1836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/g3journal/jkad206