Abstract
Biotic and abiotic factors badly affect the productivity and growth of plants and found
the major yield-limiting factor in agriculture. In recent years, various cis-regulatory
elements have been identified that can function as molecular switches to regulate the
expression of stress-related genes. They comprise of insulators, silencers, promoters
and enhancers. These elements mediate not only functional diversity, but also modulate
plant physiology at all developmental stages. Thus, identifying and characterizing cis
elements that are intricated in plant stress response is essential for the development of
plants tolerance to stress. This review article presents characteristic properties of cisacting regulatory elements. Two aspects of cis-elements are targeted; one is properties
and examples of condition-specific cis-elements while the other is techniques used for
their identification. This review will be helpful in elucidating recent advancements in
cis-elements studies.
Usman Ijaz, Tehreem Pervaiz, Temoor Ahmed, Riffat Seemab, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Noman, Majid Nadeem, Farrukh Azeem. (2020) Plant Cis-regulatory elements: methods of identification and applications, Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 8, Issue 2.
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