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ArticleMolecular systems biology2016

A gene-centered C. elegans protein-DNA interaction network provides a framework for functional predictions.

Juan I Fuxman Bass, Carles Pons, Lucie Kozlowski, John S Reece-Hoyes, Shaleen Shrestha, Amy D Holdorf, Akihiro Mori, Chad L Myers, Albertha Jm Walhout

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Article in Molecular systems biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juan I Fuxman BassProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Carles PonsDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Lucie KozlowskiProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
John S Reece-HoyesProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Shaleen ShresthaProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Amy D HoldorfProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Akihiro MoriProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Chad L MyersDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Albertha Jm WalhoutProgram in Systems Biology and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA marian.walhout@umassmed.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-3608
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Identifying transcription factor binding sites in the C. elegans genomeR01GM082971 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI WALHOUT, A. J. MARIAN · 2008 to 2016
$5.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM082971NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factors (TFs) play a central role in controlling spatiotemporal gene expression and the response to environmental cues. A comprehensive understanding of gene regulation requires integrating physical protein-DNA interactions (PDIs) with TF regulatory activity, expression patterns, and phenotypic data. Although great progress has been made in mapping PDIs using chromatin immunoprecipitation, these studies have only characterized ~10% of TFs in any metazoan species. The nematode C. elegans has been widely used to study gene regulation due to its compact genome with short regulatory sequences. Here, we delineated the largest gene-centered metazoan PDI network to date by examining interactions between 90% of C. elegans TFs and 15% of gene promoters. We used this network as a backbone to predict TF binding sites for 77 TFs, two-thirds of which are novel, as well as integrate gene expression, protein-protein interaction, and phenotypic data to predict regulatory and biological functions for multiple genes and TFs.

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AnimalsBinding SitesCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGene Expression RegulationProtein BindingProtein Interaction MapsRNA, MessengerRNA, ProtozoanTranscription FactorsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ProtozoanTranscription FactorsC. elegansgene regulationprotein–DNA interaction networktranscription factorsyeast one‐hybrid assays

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