Additional file 7. Cis-acting regulatory DNA elements related to pathogen-induced expression. The 5’ flanking region sequence (~1 Kb) of each Gmpgip gene was analysed by using PLACE (http://www.dna.affrc.go.jp/PLACE/).

Cis element / Sequence / Cis-element positionsa
Gmpgip1 / Gmpgip2 / Gmpgip3 / Gmpgip4 / Gmpgip5 / Gmpgip7
ASF1MOTIFCAMV1 / TGACG / - 961a / - 177a
BIHD1OS2 / TGTCA / - 121b
- 234b
- 650b / - 242a
- 185b
- 384b / - 421a
- 226b / - 856a / - 478a
- 426a
- 89b
WRKY71OS3 / TGAC / -733a
- 676a
- 124a
-115a
- 549b
- 829b / - 614a
- 100a
- 284b / - 962a
- 759a
- 556a
- 142a
- 102a
- 368b
- 469b / - 149a
- 100a
- 284b / -934a,
-132a / -776a
- 612a
- 110a
- 102a
- 58b
- 300b
- 697b
WBOXATNPR13 / TTGAC / - 115a / - 962a
- 856a
- 102a
- 368b / - 934a / -612a
-102a
-300b
WBOXNTERF34 / TGACY / - 758a
- 857a
- 142a
- 102a
- 367b / - 933a
- 132a / - 613a
- 109a
- 102a
- 57b
GT1GMSCAM45 / GAAAAA / -354b / - 26b
- 839b
- 802b
- 534b / - 818a
- 579a / - 722a
- 28b

1‘TGACG’ motif involved in transcriptional activation of several genes by auxin and/or salicylic acid (Redman et al. 2002, Plant Cell Report, 21, 180-185)

2‘TGTCA’motif involved in disease resistance responses as reported by Luo et al. (2005, Plant biology, 7, 459-468)

3 Minimal W-box elements, involved in pathogen response as reported by Ciolkowski et al., (2008, Plant Molecular Biology, 68, 81-92)

4W-box element involved in activation of genes by wounding (Nishiuchi et al. 2004, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279, 5355-5361)

5 "GT-1 motif" involved in induction genes by plant pathogen response (Park et al. 2004, Plant Physiology, 135, 2150-2161)

aPosition of the cis element with respect to the translation start (5’ end/3’ end).

bSequence on the complementary strand.