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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-1-2
pubmed:abstractText
The murine membrane cofactor protein (CD46) gene is expressed exclusively in testis, in contrast to human CD46, which is expressed ubiquitously. To elucidate the mechanism of differential CD46 gene expression among species, we cloned entire murine CD46 genomic DNA and possible regulatory regions were placed in the flanking region of the luciferase reporter gene. The reporter gene assay revealed a silencing activity not in the promoter, but in the 3'-flanking region of the gene and the silencer-like element was identified within a 0.2-kb region between 0.6 and 0.8 kb downstream of the stop codon. This silencer-like element was highly similar to that of the pig MHC class-I gene. The introduction of a mutation into this putative silencer element of murine CD46 resulted in an abrogation of the silencing effect. Electrophoretic mobility-shift assay indicated the presence of the binding molecule(s) for this silencer sequence in murine cell lines and tissues. A size difference of the protein-silencer-element complex was observed depending upon the solubilizers used for preparation of the nuclear extracts. A mutated silencer sequence failed to interact with the binding molecules. The level of the binding factor was lower in the testicular germ cells compared with other organs. Thus the silencer element and its binding factor may play a role in transcriptional regulation of murine CD46 gene expression. These results imply that the effects of the CD46 silencer element encompass the innate immune and reproductive systems, and in mice may determine the testicular germ-cell-dominant expression of CD46.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0264-6021
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
351 Pt 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Luciferases, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Genes, Regulator, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Codon, Terminator, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Genes, MHC Class I, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11023821-Antigens, CD
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