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Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene.

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Yuan, C; Yang, M-C; Zins, EJ; Boehlke, CS; Huang, AJW
Published in: Mol Vis
May 18, 2004

PURPOSE: To isolate and characterize the promoter of the human betaIGH3 gene. METHODS: Primer extension and CapSite Hunting methods were used to determine the transcription start sites (TSS) of the human betaIGH3 gene. Putative transcription factor-binding sites and potential promoter regions were identified by online tools. Two clones containing 3 Kb and 1 Kb of the 5'-flanking region of the betaIGH3 gene were isolated and their respective promoter activities were characterized. Various fusion constructs of betaIGH3 promoter-luciferase reporter were made to transfect A549 cells. The responses of these fragments to TGF-beta1 were also measured after being treated with TGF-beta1 at different concentrations. Several human and nonhuman cell lines were also transfected with the 1 Kb betaIGH3 promoter-reporter construct to compare the activity of the betaIGH3 promoter in these cells. RESULTS: The transcription start site of human betaIGH3 mRNA was determined to be 65 bp upstream of the ATG start codon. Both the 3 Kb (-3011 to -1) and 1 Kb (-1000 to -1) fragments displayed strong and comparable promoter activity in transfected cells. Truncation analyses in A549 cells identified the nucleotide region from -336 to -1 as having high promoter activity (minimal promoter). The results also indicated that the nucleotide fragment from -1000 to -646 contained negative regulatory elements. Twenty ng/ml TGF-beta1 upregulated the activity of the 1 Kb construct, but did not upregulate the activity of the -336 to -1 construct, suggesting that TGF-beta1 responsive elements existed in the region from -1000 to -336. The 1 Kb construct universally demonstrated promoter activity in all cell lines tested. CONCLUSIONS: We identified the betaIGH3 gene promoter with a distinct regulatory pattern in the 1 Kb region upstream of the ATG start codon. Further elucidation of the functions of this promoter region may facilitate understanding of betaIGH3 and its related corneal dystrophies.

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Mol Vis

EISSN

1090-0535

Publication Date

May 18, 2004

Volume

10

Start / End Page

351 / 360

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Transfection
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Transcription Initiation Site
  • Transcription Factors
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
 

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Yuan, C., Yang, M.-C., Zins, E. J., Boehlke, C. S., & Huang, A. J. W. (2004). Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene. Mol Vis, 10, 351–360.
Yuan, Ching, Mei-Chuan Yang, Emily J. Zins, Christopher S. Boehlke, and Andrew J. W. Huang. “Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene.Mol Vis 10 (May 18, 2004): 351–60.
Yuan C, Yang M-C, Zins EJ, Boehlke CS, Huang AJW. Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene. Mol Vis. 2004 May 18;10:351–60.
Yuan, Ching, et al. “Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene.Mol Vis, vol. 10, May 2004, pp. 351–60.
Yuan C, Yang M-C, Zins EJ, Boehlke CS, Huang AJW. Identification of the promoter region of the human betaIGH3 gene. Mol Vis. 2004 May 18;10:351–360.

Published In

Mol Vis

EISSN

1090-0535

Publication Date

May 18, 2004

Volume

10

Start / End Page

351 / 360

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Transforming Growth Factor beta1
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • Transfection
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Transcription Initiation Site
  • Transcription Factors
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry