title: Functional identification of the promoter for the gene encoding the alpha subunit of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II.
abstract: To examine the expression of the alpha subunit of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, various 5' flanking genomic sequences were inserted into a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter plasmid and CAT enzyme activities were analyzed in transfected NB2a neuroblastoma cells and mRNA transcription was analyzed by nuclease protection assays. A core promoter was identified which contained an essential TATA element located 162 nt 5' to the transcription start site. Sequences 3' to the transcription start site, as well as 5' to the TATA element, increased levels of CAT activity in transfected cells. The alpha-subunit gene promoter displayed higher CAT activities, relative to a simian virus 40 promoter, in transfected neuronal cell lines than in nonneuronal cell lines. Results also suggested that sequence surrounding the natural alpha-gene transcription initiation site may be important for targeting transcription initiation 162 nt downstream of its TATA element.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas, Houston 77225.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Massé
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D002460:Cell Line; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D005796:Genes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000235:genetics; D016385:TATA Box
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases