title: Molecular characterization of the genomic regions of the Drosophila alpha-type subunit proteasome genes PROS-Dm28.1 and PROS-Dm35.
abstract: The proteasome (multicatalytic proteinase) consists of a large number of non-identical protein subunits which are encoded by the evolutionarily conserved PROS gene family. Using the PROS-Dm35 and PROS-Dm28.1 cDNAs as probes, we have isolated the corresponding genomic DNA clones of Drosophila melanogaster. In situ hybridization shows that the members of the PROS gene family are not organized in a single gene cluster and that, in contrast to the PROS-Dm35 gene, the PROS-Dm28.1 gene is localized on the X chromosome. Analysis of the genomic organization of the PROS-Dm28.1 and PROS-Dm35 genes reveals that both genes are interrupted by two small introns whereby the relative positions of the introns within the two coding regions are not conserved. Neither gene possesses a distinct transcriptional start site as shown by nuclease S1 analysis. Since the promoter regions also do not contain a TATA box, PROS genes appear to be typical house-keeping genes. A putative heat-shock element in the promoter region of the PROS-Dm35 gene was shown to be inactive on stress induction when fused to a reporter gene and tested in transient transfections assays. In addition, promoter deletion analysis demonstrates that the promoter region between positions -605 and -330 contains sequence elements important for PROS-Dm35 gene activity and that deletions beyond position -150 result in an almost complete inhibition of transcription.
authors.affiliation: ZMBH Universität Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frentzel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Troxell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haass
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pesold-Hurt
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Glätzer
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kloetzel
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics*; D005810:Multigene Family; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011061:Poly A / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D012313:RNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex