title: GCR1-dependent transcriptional activation of yeast retrotransposon Ty2-917.
abstract: Transcription of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty2-917 retrotransposon depends on regulatory elements both upstream and downstream of the transcription initiation site. An upstream activation sequence (UAS) and a downstream enhancer stimulate transcription synergistically. Here we show that activation by both of these sites depends on the GCR1 product, a transcription factor which also regulates the genes encoding yeast glycolytic enzymes. Eliminating GCR1 causes a 100-fold decrease in transcription of Ty2-917. Activation by the isolated Ty2-917 UAS also strongly depends on GCR1. Unexpectedly, GCR1-dependent activation by the Ty2-917 enhancer is strongly position-dependent. Activation by the enhancer in its normal position within the transcription unit depended strongly on GCR1, but eliminating GCR1 reduced activation only three-fold when the enhancer was moved upstream of the transcribed region. Gel mobility shift and DNaseI protection assays indicated that GCR1 binds specifically to multiple sites within the Ty2-917 UAS and enhancer regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Abant izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Türkel
authors.forename: X B
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Farabaugh
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D004742:Enhancer Elements, Genetic; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018626:Retroelements; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015533:Transcriptional Activation
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C076227:GCR1 protein, S cerevisiae; D018626:Retroelements; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D004247:DNA