title: Molecular cloning and functional analysis of the rat mu opioid receptor gene promoter.
abstract: The rat mu opioid receptor gene promoter was cloned and characterized. It has a few features in common with the mouse gene, e.g. the lack of a classical TATA box and the fact that several transcriptional start sites are used. The overall homology between the two species is greater than 85%. Functional analysis of the promoter was performed using transient expression of rat mu opioid receptor-reporter gene constructs in the mu opioid receptor expressing cell line SH SY5Y and in non mu opioid receptor expressing cell lines. A promoter region was defined which confers both high basal and TPA and forskolin stimulated reporter gene expression in SH SY5Y cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015698:Genomic Library; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051381:Rats; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016385:TATA Box; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase