Finding and characterizing mRNAs, their transcription start sites (TSS), and their associated promoters is a major focus in post-genome biology. Mammalian cells have at least 5-10 magnitudes more TSS than previously believed, and deeper sequencing is necessary to detect all active promoters in a given tissue. Here, we present a new method for high-throughput sequencing of 5' cDNA tags-DeepCAGE: merging the Cap Analysis of Gene Expression method with ultra-high-throughput sequence technology. We apply DeepCAGE to characterize 1.4 million sequenced TSS from mouse hippocampus and reveal a wealth of novel core promoters that are preferentially used in hippocampus: This is the most comprehensive promoter data set for any tissue to date. Using these data, we present evidence indicating a key role for the Arnt2 transcription factor in hippocampus gene regulation. DeepCAGE can also detect promoters used only in a small subset of cells within the complex tissue. © 2009 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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Valen, E., Pascarella, G., Chalk, A., Maeda, N., Kojima, M., Kawazu, C., … Carninci, P. (2009). Genome-wide detection and analysis of hippocampus core promoters using DeepCAGE. Genome Research, 19(2), 255–265. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.084541.108
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