The significance of alternative transcripts for Caenorhabditis elegans transcription factor genes, based on expression pattern analysis.

Background: Sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins, with their paramount importance in the regulation of expression of the genetic material, are encoded by approximately 5% of the genes in an animal's genome. But it is unclear to what extent alternative transcripts from these genes may further increase the complexity of the transcription factor complement.

Results: Of the 938 potential C.

Expression pattern analysis of regulatory transcription factors in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Expression pattern data are fundamental to understanding transcriptional regulatory networks and the biological significance of such networks. For Caenorhabditis elegans, expression pattern analysis of transcription factor genes, with cellular resolution, typically involves generation of transcription factor gene/reporter gene fusions. This is followed by the creation of C.