title: A constitutive promoter directs expression of the nerve growth factor receptor gene.
abstract: Expression of nerve growth factor receptor is normally restricted to cells derived from the neural crest in a developmentally regulated manner. We analyzed promoter sequences for the human nerve growth factor receptor gene and found that the receptor promoter resembles others which are associated with constitutively expressed genes that have housekeeping and growth-related functions. Unlike these other genes, the initiation of transcription occurred at one major site rather than at multiple sites. The constitutive nature of the nerve growth factor receptor promoter may account for the ability of this gene to be transcribed in a diverse number of heterologous cells after gene transfer. The intron-exon structure of the receptor gene indicated that structural features are precisely divided into discrete domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D007739:L Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes