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8422987

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
The somatic sexual phenotype of Drosophila is regulated by the sexual differentiation pathway. Male (DSXM) and female (DSXF) proteins encoded by doublesex (dsx), a gene at the end of this pathway, bind to three sites within a 127-bp enhancer that directs sex- and tissue-specific transcription of Yolk protein genes. We describe mutagenesis of these binding sites and the resulting effects on DSXM and DSXF binding in vitro and on gene regulation in wild-type and dsx mutant flies. The results demonstrate that DSXM represses and DSXF activates transcription from the two strongest binding sites. Thus, the pathway regulates sex-specific transcription through the male and female dsx proteins that act directly on the target gene, but with opposite effects.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0890-9369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Sex-specific transcriptional regulation by the male and female doublesex proteins of Drosophila.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham Massachusetts 02254-9110.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.