The human norepinephrine transporter(NET) gene was cloned and structurally analyzed. The far 5’ fragment containing exon 1 (a non-coding exon) and exon 2 was sequenced. The transcription start site of the gene in hum...The human norepinephrine transporter(NET) gene was cloned and structurally analyzed. The far 5’ fragment containing exon 1 (a non-coding exon) and exon 2 was sequenced. The transcription start site of the gene in human brain stem tissue was determined by primer extension analysis. It was found that the gene could be transcribed from multiple starting points. The 5’ flanking sequence contains a proximal G-C rich region, one possible GSG elemeflt and several SP1 sites. However it does not contain TATA box and CAAT box motifS. Gel shift analysis with nuclear extracts from different tissues of mouse shows that the G-C rich region may be involved in tissue specific expression of the gene.展开更多
The cDNA molecule encoding the mouse GABA transporter gene (GAT-1) was used as probe for selecting GAT-1 gene from mouse genomic library. A positive clone, harboring the whole open reading frame of the GAT-1 protein a...The cDNA molecule encoding the mouse GABA transporter gene (GAT-1) was used as probe for selecting GAT-1 gene from mouse genomic library. A positive clone, harboring the whole open reading frame of the GAT-1 protein and designated as MGABAT-G, was fished out from the library, the 5’ proximal region and nitron 1 were sequenced and analysed, and low homology was found in the above region between GAT-1 genes from mouse and human except some short conserved sequences. The DNA-protein interactions between DNA fragments containing the conserved sequences in the 5’ proximal region and nuclear proteins from different tissues of mouse were studied by means of gel-shift assay, and Southern-Western blot. The results indicate a possible positive-negative regulation mode controlling the expression of the mouse GAT-1 gene.展开更多
文摘The human norepinephrine transporter(NET) gene was cloned and structurally analyzed. The far 5’ fragment containing exon 1 (a non-coding exon) and exon 2 was sequenced. The transcription start site of the gene in human brain stem tissue was determined by primer extension analysis. It was found that the gene could be transcribed from multiple starting points. The 5’ flanking sequence contains a proximal G-C rich region, one possible GSG elemeflt and several SP1 sites. However it does not contain TATA box and CAAT box motifS. Gel shift analysis with nuclear extracts from different tissues of mouse shows that the G-C rich region may be involved in tissue specific expression of the gene.
文摘The cDNA molecule encoding the mouse GABA transporter gene (GAT-1) was used as probe for selecting GAT-1 gene from mouse genomic library. A positive clone, harboring the whole open reading frame of the GAT-1 protein and designated as MGABAT-G, was fished out from the library, the 5’ proximal region and nitron 1 were sequenced and analysed, and low homology was found in the above region between GAT-1 genes from mouse and human except some short conserved sequences. The DNA-protein interactions between DNA fragments containing the conserved sequences in the 5’ proximal region and nuclear proteins from different tissues of mouse were studied by means of gel-shift assay, and Southern-Western blot. The results indicate a possible positive-negative regulation mode controlling the expression of the mouse GAT-1 gene.