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ReviewGenes2023

Plant Promoters: Their Identification, Characterization, and Role in Gene Regulation.

Liliana Villao-Uzho, Tatiana Chávez-Navarrete, Ricardo Pacheco-Coello, Eduardo Sánchez-Timm, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez

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Review in Genes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
8.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Genome evolution through polyploidy: Enhancing plant stress resilience in agriculture.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. The gene-like promoter and transcription of LTR retrotransposons.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. Genome-Wide Characterisation of the AP2/ERF Family inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Overexpression ofFrontiers in plant science · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Liliana Villao-UzhoBiotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Gustavo Galindo Campus Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-2677-1415
Tatiana Chávez-NavarreteBiotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Gustavo Galindo Campus Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0001-8394-1735
Ricardo Pacheco-CoelloBiotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Gustavo Galindo Campus Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.
Eduardo Sánchez-TimmBiotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Gustavo Galindo Campus Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.
Efrén Santos-OrdóñezBiotechnological Research Center of Ecuador, ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Gustavo Galindo Campus Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil 090902, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-0749-6024
Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the strategies to overcome diseases or abiotic stress in crops is the use of improved varieties. Genetic improvement could be accomplished through different methods, including conventional breeding, induced mutation, genetic transformation, or gene editing. The gene function and regulated expression through promoters are necessary for transgenic crops to improve specific traits. The variety of promoter sequences has increased in the generation of genetically modified crops because they could lead to the expression of the gene responsible for the improved trait in a specific manner. Therefore, the characterization of the promoter activity is necessary for the generation of biotechnological crops. That is why several analyses have focused on identifying and isolating promoters using techniques such as reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), genetic libraries, cloning, and sequencing. Promoter analysis involves the plant genetic transformation method, a potent tool for determining the promoter activity and function of genes in plants, contributing to understanding gene regulation and plant development. Furthermore, the study of promoters that play a fundamental role in gene regulation is highly relevant. The study of regulation and development in transgenic organisms has made it possible to understand the benefits of directing gene expression in a temporal, spatial, and even controlled manner, confirming the great diversity of promoters discovered and developed. Therefore, promoters are a crucial tool in biotechnological processes to ensure the correct expression of a gene. This review highlights various types of promoters and their functionality in the generation of genetically modified crops.

Indexed as

Crops, AgriculturalGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant BreedingPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, Geneticgene expressiongenetic engineeringgeneticspromoterstranscription

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PMID37372407
PMCPMC10298551
OpenAlexW4379534702

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