Promoter sequences required for function of the human gamma globin gene in erythroid cells

The human gamma‐ and beta‐globin genes are expressed during the fetal and adult developmental periods, respectively. Differences in the sequences of their promoters may be relevant to their developmental regulation. The gamma globin gene promoter was found to be stronger than that of the beta gene....

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Published in:The EMBO journal 1986-01, Vol.5 (1), p.121-126
Main Authors: Anagnou, N.P., Karlsson, S., Moulton, A.D., Keller, G., Nienhuis, A.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Base Sequence
Biological and medical sciences
Chromatin. Chromosome
DNA Restriction Enzymes
Enhancer Elements, Genetic
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genes
Genetic Vectors
Globins - genetics
HeLa Cells - metabolism
Humans
Mice
Molecular and cellular biology
Molecular genetics
Promoter Regions, Genetic
RNA, Messenger - genetics
Species Specificity
Transcription, Genetic
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Summary:The human gamma‐ and beta‐globin genes are expressed during the fetal and adult developmental periods, respectively. Differences in the sequences of their promoters may be relevant to their developmental regulation. The gamma globin gene promoter was found to be stronger than that of the beta gene. In HeLa cells co‐transfected with plasmids containing the two genes, transcripts arising from the gamma promoter accumulated to a level 3‐fold higher than those initiated from the beta‐promoter. We have recently shown that deletion of the most distal of the conserved elements of the promoter (CACCC) reduces function to 25% of the wild‐type, whereas the removal of the proximal of the two duplicated (CCAAT) elements increases promoter function 2‐ to 4‐fold in HeLa cells during transient gene expression. Both the wild‐type promoter and the truncation and linker‐scanning mutants from which one of the two duplicated ‘CCAAT’ elements had been removed, exhibited regulated expression when stably integrated into chromosomes of mouse erythroleukemia (MEL) cells. Thus, duplication of the ‘CCAAT’ element, the feature by which the gamma promoter differs most strikingly from the beta, is not essential for function in erythroid cells.
ISSN:0261-4189
1460-2075
DOI:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04185.x