Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9890019 | The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The genes for CKLFSF1 (chemokine-like factor super family member 1) and CKLFSF2 (chemokine-like factor super family member 2) are very closely linked, within 312Â bp of each other. Here, we present evidence that the last intron/exon region of the CKLFSF1 gene contains a novel eukaryotic promoter capable of directing the expression of the downstream gene, CKLFSF2. We identified two segments of the upstream region of the CKLFSF2 gene, 2146Â bp (â2134/+12, relative to ATG +1) and 1483Â bp (â2134/â652), that were capable of efficiently driving expression of a linked reporter gene upon transient transfection into several kinds of cell lines. The 1483Â bp segment exhibited more than a two-fold increase in luciferase activity relative to the 2146Â bp segment. By analyzing 5â²-deletion mutants of the 1483Â bp segment, we identified a 195Â bp segment (â846/â625) located in the last intron/exon region of the CKLFSF1 gene that was critical for promoter activity. DNA decoy experiments revealed that a 122Â bp (â846/â725) fragment markedly inhibited CKLFSF2 mRNA transcription. Furthermore, we found that the putative promoter region of the CKLFSF2 gene is separated from the transcription start site by about 500Â bp. Accumulating reports suggest that introns have many functions, including the modulation of regulation and structure. This work provides evidence that a eukaryotic gene promoter sequence from one gene located in an intron/exon of another.
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Authors
Mingxu Xu, Songhua Yang, Yishan Gao, Shuang Shi, Dalong Ma,