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ReviewMolecular biotechnology2018

Synthetic Promoters: Designing the cis Regulatory Modules for Controlled Gene Expression.

Jameel Aysha, Muhammad Noman, Fawei Wang, Weican Liu, Yonggang Zhou, Haiyan Li, Xiaowei Li

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Review in Molecular biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jameel AyshaCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China.
Muhammad NomanCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China.
Fawei WangCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China.
Weican LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China.
Yonggang ZhouCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China.
Haiyan LiCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China. hyli99@163.com.
Xiaowei LiCollege of Life Sciences, Engineering Research Center of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, 130118, People's Republic of China. xiaoweili1206@163.com.
Jilin Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Designing the expression cassettes with desired properties remains the most important consideration of gene engineering technology. One of the challenges for predictive gene expression is the modeling of synthetic gene switches to regulate one or more target genes which would directly respond to specific chemical, environmental, and physiological stimuli. Assessment of natural promoter, high-throughput sequencing, and modern biotech inventory aided in deciphering the structure of cis elements and molding the native cis elements into desired synthetic promoter. Synthetic promoters which are molded by rearrangement of cis motifs can greatly benefit plant biotechnology applications. This review gives a glimpse of the manual in vivo gene regulation through synthetic promoters. It summarizes the integrative design strategy of synthetic promoters and enumerates five approaches for constructing synthetic promoters. Insights into the pattern of cis regulatory elements in the pursuit of desirable "gene switches" to date has also been reevaluated. Joint strategies of bioinformatics modeling and randomized biochemical synthesis are addressed in an effort to construct synthetic promoters for intricate gene regulation.

Indexed as

AnimalsComputational BiologyGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, SyntheticGenetic EngineeringPlantsPromoter Regions, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidBioinformaticscis motifsGene regulationIn silico approachesSynthetic promoter

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PMID29855997
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