title: Sequencing of an upstream region of the human HLA-DRA gene containing X' and Y' boxes.
abstract: In this paper we report the characterization of a newly sequenced 5' upstream region of the human HLA-DRA gene. We performed (i) search for transcription factor motifs, (ii) analysis of CpG display and observed/expected frequency ratios, (iii) search for regions homologous to the 5' upstream sequences of the murine EA gene, (iv) DNase I footprinting experiments and (v) electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Our results demonstrate the existence, in the HLA-DRA gene, of Y' and X' boxes highly homologous to the Y and X boxes present in MHC class II genes, but oriented in the opposite direction. These Y' and X' boxes have been conserved during the molecular evolution of both human HLA-DRA and murine EA genes. DNase I footprinting and gel retardation experiments suggest that the X' and Y' boxes of the HLA-DRA upstream gene region are specifically recognized by nuclear proteins that also bind to the X and Y boxes of the HLA-DRA proximal promoter, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centro Interdipartimentale di Biotecnologie, Università di Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feriotto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mischiati
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rutigliano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gambari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059805:HLA-DR alpha-Chains; D015186:Hominidae / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059805:HLA-DR alpha-Chains; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I