Genome-wide prediction and verification for target genes of MYB transcription factor in maize
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2018.03.09
Key Words: genome  maize  MYB transcription factor  support vector machine  target gene
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ZHANG Xiao-fang Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
YU Hao-qiang Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
LUO Xi Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
ZHANG Yu-fu Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
LI Wan-chen Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
FU Feng-ling Maize Research Institute of Sichuan Agricultural University / Key Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Southwest, Ministry of Agriculture, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, Sichuan 
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Abstract:
      The MYB transcription factor are involved in the regulation of plant growth, and stress response. To predict the MYB target genes and their promoters within the whole genome of maize., the HexDIFF algorithm was combined with support vector machines to construct a classification model based on the verified core sequences of MYB recognition sites and their flanking sequences.The results showed that a total of 435 MYB binding sites were obtained and 424 genes downstream of them were identified as MYB target genes, involving in various growth and development processes.To verify the prediction results,the electrophoretic mobility shift assay was performed to detect the combination between maize MYB-IF25 protein and 30 predicted binding sites. As a result,27 binding sites could interact with MYB-IF25 protein. GUS transient expression showed that the promoters of predicted MYB stress\|related target genes could initiate the GUS gene expression, indicating that these promoters possessed driving activity. The above results prove that the predicion method has high reliablity and can provide a reference for predicting the target gene of transcription factor.