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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-19
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
We have cloned the gene encoding the rat serotonin-2 (5-HT2) receptor. The transcription unit is divided into three exons by two introns. The major 5-HT2 transcript is 5.62 kb in length and contains 1173 bases of 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) 1413 bases of open reading frame, and 3033 bases of 3'-UTR. Primer extension demonstrates one strong transcription initiation site 1173 nt from the start codon. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analysis indicates the presence of at least one additional minor site of transcription initiation 1355 nt from the start codon. There are ATA boxes 28 nt 5' to both the major and minor sites of transcription initiation. Functional promoter mapping was carried out in a transient transfection assay. This analysis reveals that there are negative attenuating elements between 2.5 and 2.3 kb from the initiation site and positive elements between 1100 and 200 nt from transcription initiation. Minimal promoter sequences are contained within 200 nt of the major site of transcription initiation. These findings suggest that the expression of the 5-HT2 receptor gene is regulated by a combination of positive and negative elements operating through the minimal promoter.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1044-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
291-300
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8087427-3T3 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Receptors, Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:8087427-Transfection
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and functional promoter mapping of the rat serotonin-2 receptor gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Nancy Pritzker Laboratory of Developmental and Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, California 94305-5485.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.