Deciphering gene expression regulatory networks

In the past year, great strides have been made in our understanding of the regulatory networks that control gene expression in the model eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The development and use of a number of genomic tools, including genome-wide location and expression analysis, has fueled this progress. In addition, a variety of computational algorithms have been devised to mine genomic sequence for conserved regulatory motifs in co-regulated genes. The recent description of the genetic network controlling the cell cycle illustrates the tremendous potential of these approaches for deciphering gene expression regulatory networks in eukaryotic cells.