Vascular-specific expression of the bean GRP 1.8 gene is negatively regulated.

In French bean, the glycine-rich cell wall protein GRP 1.8 is specifically synthesized in the vascular tissue. To identify cis-acting sequences required for cell type-specific synthesis of GRP 1.8, expression patterns of fusion gene constructs were analyzed in transgenic tobacco. In these constructs, the uidA (beta-glucuronidase) gene was placed under control of 5' upstream deletions as well as internal deletions of the GRP 1.8 promoter. Four different cis-acting regulatory regions, SE1 and SE2 (stem elements), a negative regulatory element, and a root-specific element, were found to control the tissue-specific expression. Deletion of the negative regulatory element resulted in expression of the uidA gene in cell types other than vascular cells. The SE1 region was essential for expression in several cell types in the absence of further upstream regulatory sequences. Full-length promoters having insertions between the negative regulatory element and SE1 strongly expressed the gene in nonvascular cell types in stems and leaves. Thus, vascular-specific expression of the GRP 1.8 promoter is controlled by a complex set of positive and negative interactions between cis-acting regulatory regions. The disturbance of these interactions results in expression in additional cell types.     

人FAM33A基因启动子的克隆与鉴定

目的鉴定人FAM33A基因的启动子,为进一步研究其转录调控机制奠定基础。方法采用5’RACE技术（5’端cDNA快速扩增）鉴定FAM33A的转录起始位点。采用PCR定向克隆、酶切亚克隆等策略,构建FAM33A启动子荧光素酶报告基因。采用Lipofeetamine^TM2000转染H1299细胞,并通过Dual-Lu-ciferase@ Reporter Assay System进行荧光素酶报告基因活性检测。结果确定了FAM33A的转录起始位点,构建了覆盖FAM33A 5’端ATG附近约2kb区域的一系列FAM33A启动子荧光素酶报告基因。启动子活性分析表明,这些重组体均具有较高的启动子活性,同时含有典型的GC盒以及Sp1、E2F和GATA-1等潜在的转录因子结合位点。结论FAM33A启动子区域主要定位于转录起始位点附近约590bp的区域内。