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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The creation, preservation, and degeneration of cis-regulatory elements controlling developmental gene expression are fundamental genome-level evolutionary processes about which little is known. Here, we identify critical differences in cis-regulatory elements controlling the expression of the sea urchin aboral ectoderm-specific spec genes. We found multiple copies of a repetitive sequence element termed RSR in genomes of species within the Strongylocentrotidae family, but RSRs were not detected in genomes of species outside Strongylocentrotidae. spec genes in Strongylocentrotus purpuratus are invariably associated with RSRs, and the spec2a RSR functioned as a transcriptional enhancer and displayed greater activity than did spec1 or spec2c RSRs. Single-base pair differences at two cis-regulatory elements within the spec2a RSR increased the binding affinities of four transcription factors, SpCCAAT-binding factor at one element and SpOtx, SpGoosecoid, and SpGATA-E at another. The cis-regulatory elements to which these four factors bound were recent evolutionary acquisitions that acted to either activate or repress transcription, depending on the cell type. These elements were found in the spec2a RSR ortholog in Strongylocentrotus pallidus but not in RSR orthologs of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis or Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus. Our results indicated that a dynamic pattern of cis-regulatory element evolution exists for spec genes despite their conserved aboral ectoderm expression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0012-1606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
273
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
436-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Ectoderm, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Enhancer Elements, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Evolution, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Polymorphism, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Sea Urchins, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15328024-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Creation of cis-regulatory elements during sea urchin evolution by co-option and optimization of a repetitive sequence adjacent to the spec2a gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't