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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-11
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Master differentiation transcription factors (MDFs) play decisive roles in cell lineage commitment. Paired box 5 (Pax5) is one of MDFs essential for differentiation of pre-B cells into mature B cells. Here, we analyzed the 5'-genomic structure and transcription of the chicken Pax5 (cPax5) gene in the chicken mature B cell line, DT40. We showed that the cPax5 gene has two first exons: exon 1A contains long AG repeats, while exon 1B has high GC contents. The exons 1A and 1B had one and three major transcription start sites, respectively. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed that comparable amounts of mRNA are transcribed from the exons 1A and 1B. Interestingly, the transcription start site of the cPax5 exon 1A was chicken-specific. In addition, the cPax5 promoter upstream of the exon 1A had no homology with the human and mouse Pax5 promoters. Thus, the mechanisms regulating transcription of the Pax5 exon 1A might not be conserved among species. Furthermore, we determined the physical structure of the exons 1A, 1B, and 2 in the genome of DT40 cells. Our results will be useful for elucidating mechanisms that control cPax5 transcription and B cell lineage commitment, which is conserved or not conserved among different species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1879-0038
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
477
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
24-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21241785-5' Flanking Region, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-B-Cell-Specific Activator Protein, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Chickens, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Transcription Initiation Site, pubmed-meshheading:21241785-Zebrafish Proteins
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Species-specific 5'-genomic structure and multiple transcription start sites in the chicken Pax5 gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Combined Program on Microbiology and Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871 Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't