In silico identification of genes regulated by abscisic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. [Elektronische Ressource] / by Judith Lucía Gómez-Porras

University of Potsdam Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Golm, Germany In silico Identification of Genes Regulated by Abscisic Acid in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Dissertation A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Potsdam for the degree of ‘doctor rerum naturalium’ (Dr. rer. nat.) by Judith Lucía Gómez-Porras Potsdam, October 2005 A mi jefecito, quién me enseño las cosas realmente importantes que hay que saber en mi carrera. Lo demás, está en los libros.TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS................................................................................................IV LIST OF COMMON AND SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF PLANTS ............................................................................ V 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................. 1 1.1 CONCEPTS IN GENE REGULATION 1 1.1.1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS........................................................................................................... 3 1.1.2 REPRESENTATION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BINDING SITES .................................................. 5 1.1.3 IDENTIFICATION OF KNOWN CIS-ELEMENTS IN DNA SEQUENCES .............................................. 7 1.2 ABA SIGNALLING IN PLANT DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH ........................