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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-30
pubmed:abstractText
Adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) is a crucial component in the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis, as well as in the formation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pores. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of the ANT gene are poorly understood. In this study, we have identified three DNA replication-related elements (DRE; 5'-TATCGATA) in the 5'-flanking region of the Drosophila ANT (dANT) gene. Gel-mobility shift analyses revealed that all three of the DREs were recognized by the DRE-binding factor (DREF). The site-directed mutagenesis of these DRE sites induces a considerable reduction in the activity of the dANT gene promoter in vitro. Analyses with transgenic flies harboring a dANT-lacZ fusion gene bearing the wild-type or mutant DRE sites showed that the DRE sites were required for the expression of dANT in vivo. We determined that the over-expression or knockdown of DREF exerts a regulatory effect on the activity of the dANT promoter. In addition, we observed the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential in the eye imaginal discs in which DREF was over-expressed. These results show that DRE/DREF is a crucial regulator of dANT gene expression, and also suggest the possibility that cross-talk may occur between the DRE/DREF system and mitochondrial functioning.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1356-9597
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
569-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Drosophila, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Drosophila Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Eye, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Genes, Insect, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Mitochondrial ADP, ATP Translocases, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17535248-Transfection
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Transcriptional regulation of the Drosophila ANT gene by the DRE/DREF system.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Institute of Genetic Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't