title: Identification of a DNA element in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe nmt1 (thi3) promoter involved in thiamine-regulated gene expression.
abstract: To define DNA elements involved in thiamine-regulated transcription of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe gene nmt1 (thi3), we analyzed several nmt1 promoter constructs. We detected a DNA element which is required for promoter activation in the absence of thiamine. It is located 54 to 62 bp upstream of the TATA box and matches the consensus sequence of the binding site for the mammalian transcription factor C/EBP (CAAT/enhancer binding protein). We show that the element specifically binds proteins.
authors.affiliation: Institute of General Microbiology, University of Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zurlinden
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Schweingruber
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015966:Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012568:Schizosaccharomyces / Q000235:genetics*; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D013831:Thiamine / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C093953:NMT1 protein, S pombe; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D013831:Thiamine