The DNA sequence of several higher eukaryotes is now complete, and we know
the expression patterns of thousands of genes under a variety of conditions
. This gives us the opportunity to identify and analyze the parts of a geno
me believed to be responsible for most transcription control-the promoters.
This article gives a short overview of the state-of-the-art techniques for
computational promoter localization and analysis, and comments on the most
recent advances in the field.