title: Identification of 5' regulatory elements of the PDGF-A chain gene, and interaction with single-stranded DNA binding protein.
abstract: The expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is controlled in a very complicated manner. To clarify the mechanism of regulation of the PDGF-A chain gene, deletion analysis of the 5'-flanking region was performed. We identified a positive regulatory element 25 base pairs (bp) upstream of TATAA, a negative element 135 bp upstream, a positive element 223 bp upstream and a negative element further upstream. These regulatory sites of the PDGF-A chain gene may be involved in tissue specificity, developmental regulation, and transformation. In addition, our analysis suggested the presence of a strand non-specific single-stranded DNA binding nuclear protein in the positive regulatory element 25 bp upstream of TATAA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takimoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; C075278:platelet-derived growth factor A