G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Sep 2021)

RNA polymerase mapping in plants identifies intergenic regulatory elements enriched in causal variants

  • Roberto Lozano,
  • Gregory T Booth,
  • Bilan Yonis Omar,
  • Bo Li,
  • Edward S Buckler,
  • John T Lis,
  • Dunia Pino del Carpio,
  • Jean-Luc Jannink

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab273
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 11

Abstract

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AbstractControl of gene expression is fundamental at every level of cell function. Promoter-proximal pausing and divergent transcription at promoters and enhancers, which are prominent features in animals, have only been studied in a handful of research experiments in plants. PRO-Seq analysis in cassava (Manihot esculenta