Table 1 Results of a strong correlation between BjMTP gene expression and its promoter CREs under various HM treatments.

From: Molecular characterization and expression patterns of MTP genes under heavy metal stress in mustard (Brassica juncea L.)

Cis-acting element

Different metal treatmenta

Corb

p_value

Root

 ACE

Fe-12

0.662

0.037

Fe-24

0.728

0.017

Fe-48

0.863

0.001

Sb-12

0.745

0.013

Sb-24

0.743

0.014

Sb-48

0.941

0.000

Mn-48

0.832

0.003

Cd-24

0.804

0.005

Pb-48

0.759

0.011

Zn-48

0.681

0.030

 ARE

Fe-48

− 0.641

0.046

 AuxRR-core

Pb-24

− 0.866

0.001

 CCAAT-box

Fe-24

0.781

0.008

Fe-12

0.747

0.013

Fe-48

0.742

0.014

Sb-12

0.765

0.010

Sb-24

0.758

0.011

Pb-12

0.690

0.027

Pb-24

− 0.722

0.018

Pb-48

0.975

0.000

Mn-48

0.710

0.021

 GCN4_motif

Cd-24

0.657

0.039

Sb-48

0.824

0.003

Mn-12

− 0.641

0.046

 LTR

Zn-12

0.738

0.015

Cd-48

0.705

0.023

 TC-rich repeats

Zn-48

0.757

0.011

Mn-48

0.697

0.025

Pb-12

0.662

0.037

Sb-12

0.656

0.039

Sb-24

0.658

0.039

Cd-48

0.655

0.040

Fe-24

0.649

0.042

Fe-48

0.638

0.047

Leaf

 Box 4

Fe-48

0.692

0.027

Cd-48

0.788

0.007

Sb-48

0.742

0.014

 LTR

Zn-48

0.671

0.034

 ABRE

Zn-48

− 0.636

0.048

 AuxRR-core

Pb-24

− 0.866

0.001

 ARE

Zn-48

− 0.741

0.014

 CCAAT-box

Pb-24

− 0.722

0.018

 P-box

Sb-24

− 0.702

0.024

  1. aDifferent HM treatments and their corresponding exposure times.
  2. bCor: Correlation coefficient; a |Cor| > 0.6 and p_value < 0.05 indicates a strong correlation, where Cor values > or < 0 denote a positive or negative correlation, respectively.
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