真核转录抑制因子调控机制的研究进展

转录调控是分子生物学领域的研究热点,其中转录抑制因子通过与特异蛋白因子或染色体部位结合来阻碍基因的活化,对转录进行负调控。按照作用距离或抑制作用的直接与间接性来划分其调控机制,是过去比较主流的分类标准。但人们逐渐发现,许多转录抑制因子很难用这种标准进行确切的分类,于是又提出了一种新的、更加科学的分类方法：按照抑制作用是通过与基本转录复合物直接结合来发挥作用,通过转录激活因子间的相互作用来实现,还是通过改变染色体结构来完成,将转录抑制因子分为三类。     

Functional analysis of the transcriptional control regions of the copia transposable element

The introduction of copia-based vectors in Drosophila hydei cells results in their high-level transient expression and the subsequent establishment of stably transformed cell lines containing multiple copies of vector integrated into host genomic DNA. Using transformation frequency and transient expression analysis as assays of promoter strength, we have defined the regions of copia essential for expression. We find that the essential sequences reside within the long terminal repeat, but 3' to the site of initiation of copia RNA. Deletion of the consensus enhancer-like sequences from copia appears to have no effect on vector expression.