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Background   Cryptosporidium parvum  is a unicellular eukaryote in the phylum Apicomplexa. It is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes diarrhea and is a significant AIDS-related pathogen.  Cryptosporidium parvum  is not amenable to long-term laboratory cultivation or classical molecular genetic analysis. The parasite exhibits a complex life cycle, a broad host range, and fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation remain unknown. We have used data from the recently sequenced genome of this organism to uncover clues about gene regulation in  C. parvum . We have applied two pattern finding algorithms MEME and AlignACE to identify conserved, over-represented motifs in the 5' upstream regions of genes in  C. parvum . To support our findings, we have established comparative real-time -PCR expression profiles for the groups of genes examined computationally.    Results  We find that groups of genes that share a function or belong to a common pathway share upstream motifs. Different motifs are conserved upstream of different groups of genes. Comparative real-time PCR studies show co-expression of genes within each group (in sub-sets) during the life cycle of the parasite, suggesting co-regulation of these genes may be driven by the use of conserved upstream motifs.    Conclusion  This is one of the first attempts to characterize  cis -regulatory elements in the absence of any previously characterized elements and with very limited expression data (seven genes only). Using  de novo  pattern finding algorithms, we have identified specific DNA motifs that are conserved upstream of genes belonging to the same metabolic pathway or gene family. We have demonstrated the co-expression of these genes (often in subsets) using comparative real-time-PCR experiments thus establishing evidence for these conserved motifs as putative  cis -regulatory elements. Given the lack of prior information concerning expression patterns and organization of promoters in  C. parvum  we present one of the first investigations of gene regulation in this important human pathogen.

Identification of putative cis-regulatory elements in Cryptosporidium parvum by de novo pattern finding