Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9885573 | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We have cloned the gene encoding the diapause hormone and the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide in Helicoverpa armigera (Har-DH-PBAN). The Har-DH-PBAN gene contains six exons and five introns that fall in the same positions as in the Bombyx mori DH-PBAN gene (Bom-DH-PBAN). The transcription initiation site lays 29 bp upstream of the translation initiation site. Southern blot analysis suggests that a single copy of this gene is present per haploid genome. A structural comparison of DH-PBAN promoters between H. armigera and B. mori show similarities in the TATA box and in a potential binding site for a POU family transcription factor, POU-M2. However, testing of these DNA regions for factor binding in vitro and transcription assays in cell culture highlight significant differences in their regulation particularly in reference to the POU-M2 sites. Our results uncover common and different regulatory mechanisms at work in the control of DH-PBAN gene expression in H. armigera and B. mori.
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Authors
Tian-Yi Zhang, Jiu-Song Sun, Wen-Yu Liu, Le Kang, Jin-Liang Shen, Wei-Hua Xu,