title: Genomic organization of the rat nuclear factor I-A gene.
abstract: The nuclear factor 1 (NF1) protein family functions as a cellular transcription factor as well as an adenovirus DNA replication factor. This family consists of four subtypes, NFI-A, NFI-B, NFI-C, and NFI-X, each encoded by a different gene. Each subtype possesses different isoforms generated by alternative splicing. To date, only a porcine NFI-C gene has been cloned, and the gene structures of the other NF1 proteins have not yet been identified. We recently isolated four kinds of NFI-A cDNA clones from the rat liver. To gain additional insight into the structure of NFI-A, we isolated the rat NFI-A gene. This gene is composed of 11 exons spanning over 70 kb. All of the exon/intron boundaries are consistent with the GT/AG rule, and consensus sequences surrounding the splice boundaries are also found. The 5'-flanking region lacks a canonical TATA box, but contains several GC-box and AP2 binding sites. A 5'-rapid amplification of cDNA end analysis indicated that the transcription of the NFI-A gene is initiated at multiple sites. We also found conservation in the genomic structure between the rat NFI-A and the porcine NFI-C, suggesting that duplication of an ancestral gene occurred rather recently to produce the NFI-A and NFI-C genes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Environmental Biochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D051381:Rats; D016385:TATA Box; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1
chemical_list: D022762:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D051839:NFI Transcription Factors; C497592:NFIA protein, human; C497647:NFIC protein, human; C497649:Nfic protein, rat; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D051840:Y-Box-Binding Protein 1; C070856:YBX1 protein, human