Conserved noncoding transcription and core promoter regulatory code in early Drosophila development

Batut, P. J., Gingeras, T. R. (December 2017) Conserved noncoding transcription and core promoter regulatory code in early Drosophila development. Elife, 6. ISSN 2050-084x

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URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29260710
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.29005

Abstract

Multicellular development is driven by regulatory programs that orchestrate the transcription of protein-coding and noncoding genes. To decipher this genomic regulatory code, and to investigate the developmental relevance of noncoding transcription, we compared genome-wide promoter activity throughout embryogenesis in 5 Drosophila species. Core promoters, generally not thought to play a significant regulatory role, in fact impart restrictions on the developmental timing of gene expression on a global scale. We propose a hierarchical regulatory model in which core promoters define broad windows of opportunity for expression, by defining a range of transcription factors from which they can receive regulatory inputs. This two-tiered mechanism globally orchestrates developmental gene expression, including extremely widespread noncoding transcription. The sequence and expression specificity of noncoding RNA promoters are evolutionarily conserved, implying biological relevance. Overall, this work introduces a hierarchical model for developmental gene regulation, and reveals a major role for noncoding transcription in animal development.

Item Type: Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords: chromosomes genes
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
organism description > animal > insect > Drosophila
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > chromosome
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > chromosomes, structure and function > chromosome
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Communities: CSHL labs > Gingeras lab
School of Biological Sciences > Publications
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 20 December 2017
Date Deposited: 10 Jan 2018 17:28
Last Modified: 06 May 2021 13:50
PMCID: PMC5754203
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/35806

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