title: Identification of potential regulatory elements in the far-upstream region of the Arabidopsis thaliana plastocyanin promoter.
abstract: The far-upstream region of the Arabidopsis thaliana plastocyanin (Pc) promoter acts positively on transcription. This -1580 to -710 region (relative to the translation start site) has enhancer-like properties since it is also functional when situated downstream of the gene. Using tobacco nuclear extracts, this region was tested for protein-binding sites. Two short binding sequences were identified. The AT-rich sequence separating these binding sites shows extensive homology to the sequences separating the paired GT-1-binding sites of the pea rbcS-3A promoter. The requirements for complex formation strongly suggest that a GT-1-like protein binds to the two identified boxes in the Pc promoter. Sequence comparisons revealed that both boxes fit within the moderate consensus sequence needed for GT-1-binding. This GT-1-like DNA-binding activity is present in light-grown as well as in dark-adapted plants. Therefore, the possible role for GT-1 in light regulation of transcription does not depend upon its de novo synthesis. In some of the gel mobility shift assays, an additional DNA-protein complex was formed. The formation of this complex was only observed if the heteropolymer poly(dAdT).poly(dAdT) was used as a non-specific competitor and was dependent on the CpG density of the probe used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, University of Utrecht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fisscher
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weisbeek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smeekens
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D003624:Darkness; D008027:Light; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010970:Plastocyanin / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D010970:Plastocyanin