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Plant Promoters: An Approach of Structure and Function

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With current advances in genomics, several technological processes have been generated, resulting in improvement in different segments of molecular research involving prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. A widely used contribution is the identification of new genes and their functions, which has led to the elucidation of several issues concerning cell regulation and interactions. For this, increase in the knowledge generated from the identification of promoters becomes considerably relevant, especially considering that to generate new technological processes, such as genetically modified organisms, the availability of promoters that regulate the expression of new genes is still limited. Considering that this issue is essential for biotechnologists, this paper presents an updated review of promoters, from their structure to expression, and focuses on the knowledge already available in eukaryotic systems. Information on current promoters and methodologies available for studying their expression are also reported.

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    Milena Silva Porto & Vandré Guevara Lyra Batista

  2. Departamento de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Morganna Pollynne Nóbrega Pinheiro

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    Roseane Cavalcanti dos Santos & Liziane Maria de Lima

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Porto, M.S., Pinheiro, M.P.N., Batista, V.G.L. et al. Plant Promoters: An Approach of Structure and Function. Mol Biotechnol 56, 38–49 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-013-9713-1

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