At least 1400 base pairs of 5'-flanking DNA is required for the correct expression of the HO gene in yeast.
Homothallic yeast cells undergo a specific pattern of mating-type switching initiated by an endonuclease encoded by the HO gene. HO transcription is affected by cell type (a, alpha, and a/alpha), by cell age (mother or daughter), and by the cell cycle. This paper investigates the sequences involved in HO transcription by replacing genomic DNA with copies mutated in vitro. A region between -1000 and 1400 (called URS1) is necessary for transcription in addition to a "TATA"-like region at -90. The 900 bp of DNA separating URS1 from the "TATA" box is not necessary for transcription nor for a/alpha repression and some measure of mother/daughter control, but it is necessary for correct cell cycle control.
D001483:Base Sequence; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D049770:Genes, Mating Type, Fungal; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
D004271:DNA, Fungal; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D004706:Endodeoxyribonucleases