Hehl Reinhard, Bülow Lorenz
Institut für Genetik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Spielmannstr. 7, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany,
Methods Mol Biol. 2014;1158:139-56. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0700-7_9.
The AthaMap database provides a map of verified and predicted transcription factor (TF) and small RNA-binding sites for the A. thaliana genome. The database can be used for bioinformatic predictions of putative regulatory sites. Several online web tools are available that address specific questions. Starting with the identification of transcription factor-binding sites (TFBS) in any gene of interest, colocalizing TFBS can be identified as well as common TFBS in a set of user-provided genes. Furthermore, genes can be identified that are potentially targeted by specific transcription factors or small inhibitory RNAs. This chapter provides detailed information on how each AthaMap web tool can be used online. Examples on how this database is used to address questions in circadian and diurnal regulation are given. Furthermore, complementary databases and databases that go beyond questions addressed with AthaMap are discussed.
AthaMap数据库提供了一份经过验证和预测的拟南芥基因组转录因子(TF)及小RNA结合位点图谱。该数据库可用于对假定调控位点进行生物信息学预测。有几个在线网络工具可用于解决特定问题。从识别任何感兴趣基因中的转录因子结合位点(TFBS)开始,不仅可以识别共定位的TFBS,还能识别一组用户提供基因中的常见TFBS。此外,还可以识别可能被特定转录因子或小干扰RNA靶向的基因。本章详细介绍了如何在线使用每个AthaMap网络工具。给出了关于该数据库如何用于解决昼夜节律和日调节相关问题的示例。此外,还讨论了互补数据库以及超出AthaMap所解决问题范围的数据库。