Analysis of G-Quadruplex-Forming Sequences in Drought Stress-Responsive Genes, and Synthesis Genes of Phenolic Compounds in Arabidopsis thaliana.

ABSTRACT: Sequences of nucleic acids with the potential to form four-stranded G-quadruplex structures are intensively studied mainly in the context of human diseases, pathogens, or extremophile organisms; nonetheless, the knowledge about their occurrence and putative role in plants is still limited. This work is focused on G-quadruplex-forming sites in two gene sets of interest: drought stress-responsive genes, and genes related to the production/biosynthesis of phenolic compounds in the model plant organism Arabidopsis thaliana. In addition, 20 housekeeping genes were analyzed as well, where the constitutive gene expression was expected (with no need for precise regulation depending on internal or external factors). The results have shown that none of the tested gene sets differed significan

SUBMITTER: Pecinka P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9865073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature