Transcriptional wiring of cell wall-related genes in Arabidopsis

Mol Plant. 2009 Sep;2(5):1015-24. doi: 10.1093/mp/ssp055. Epub 2009 Jul 30.

Abstract

Transcriptional coordination, or co-expression, of genes may signify functional relatedness of the corresponding proteins. For example, several genes involved in secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis are co-expressed with genes engaged in the synthesis of xylan, which is a major component of the secondary cell wall. To extend these types of analyses, we investigated the co-expression relationships of all Carbohydrate-Active enZYmes (CAZy)-related genes for Arabidopsis thaliana. Thus, the intention was to transcriptionally link different cell wall-related processes to each other, and also to other biological functions. To facilitate easy manual inspection, we have displayed these interactions as networks and matrices, and created a web-based interface (http://aranet.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/corecarb) containing downloadable files for all the transcriptional associations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / genetics*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / classification
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics*
  • Cell Wall / genetics*
  • Computational Biology
  • Gene Regulatory Networks / genetics
  • Gene Regulatory Networks / physiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Transcription, Genetic / genetics

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins