Cis-regulatory Module in Gene Regulatory Network
The function of a gene regulatory network depends on the architecture of the nodes, whose function is dependent on the multiple cis-regulatory modules. The layout of cis-regulatory modules can provide enough information to generate spatial and temporal patterns of gene expression. During development each domain, where each domain represents a different spatial regions of the embryo, of gene expression will be under the control of different cis-regulatory module(s). The design of regulatory modules help in producing feedback, feed forward, and cross-regulatory loops.
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