title: Promoter-regulatory region of the major immediate early gene of human cytomegalovirus.
abstract: The DNA templates containing immediate early (IE) genes of human cytomegalovirus (CMV) were transcribed in vitro by using a HeLa cell extract. When IE region 1, 2, and 3 were used, transcription was detected qualitatively only from IE region 1. Transcription was detected with DNA representing IE region 2 when the IE region 1 promoter was not present. DNA sequence analysis of the upstream regulatory region of IE region 1 detected two distinct repeats of 19 and 18 nucleotides, both being repeated four times. A putative cruciform structure could form through the surrounding sequences with each 18-nucleotide repeat being located in the unpaired region. The potential secondary structure and the repeat sequences in the regulatory region of IE region 1 are presumably related to the high level of transcription of this IE gene.
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes; D005796:Genes; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009876:Operon; D010957:Plasmids; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004262:DNA Restriction Enzymes