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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
Transcription of the rat tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene is controlled by enhancer sequences in its 5' flanking region; these enhancers include the AP1, dyad, and cAMP response element (CRE) motifs. We show that a novel basal promoter element (-17 GCCTGCCTGGCGA -5) positioned between the TATA box and +1 works in conjunction with the upstream AP1-dyad and CRE enhancers but cannot support transcription by itself. A mutation of this element, termed partial dyad, reduces basal expression of a reporter gene in TH-positive cell lines and TH-negative lines but has no effect on cAMP- or KCl-induced expression. A double mutant at positions -17 and -11 of the partial dyad reduces transcriptional activation by 80%. Conversely, insertion of this element into a heterologous promoter restores basal expression to levels mediated by the native TH promoter. The partial dyad is a novel activational element that is required for full expression of the TH gene and may assist in the function of the AP1, dyad, and CRE motifs and also other enhancers further upstream. Hence, the rat TH gene is unusual in that its enhancers will not function with a heterologous promoter but require a specific TH promoter sequence for full activation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0270-6474
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4076-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-PC12 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-TATA Box, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Transcription Factor AP-1, pubmed-meshheading:9151724-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel basal promoter element is required for expression of the rat tyrosine hydroxylase gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.