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Title: | Genome-wide discovery of G-quadruplex forming sequences and their functional relevance in plants |
Authors: | Garg, Rohini Aggarwal, Jyoti Thakkar, Bijal |
Keywords: | Abiotic Secondary metabolism Plant molecular biology |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Citation: | Scientific Reports, 6: 28211 |
Abstract: | DNA, in addition to the canonical B-form, can acquire a variety of alternate structures, such as G-quadruplexes. These structures have been implicated in several cellular processes in animals. In this study, we identified different types of G-quadruplex forming sequences (GQSes) in 15 sequenced plants and analyzed their distribution in various genomic features, including gene body, coding, intergenic and promoter regions. G2-type GQSes were most abundant in all the plant species analyzed. A strong association of G3-type GQSes with intergenic, promoter and intronic regions was found. However, G2-type GQSes were enriched in genic, CDS, exonic and untranslated regions. Further, we identified GQSes present in the conserved genes among monocots and dicots. The genes involved in development, cell growth and size, transmembrane transporter, and regulation of gene expression were found to be significantly enriched. In the promoter region, we detected strong co-occurrence of Telobox, ERF, MYB, RAV1B and E2F motifs with GQSes. Further, we validated the structure formation of several plant GQSes, demonstrated their effect on stalling in-vitro replication and revealed their interaction with plant nuclear proteins. Our data provide insights into the prevalence of GQSes in plants, establish their association with different genomic features and functional relevance. |
Description: | Accepted date: 18 May 2016 |
URI: | http://172.16.0.77:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/663 |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
Appears in Collections: | Institutional Publications |
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