title: Genomic organization and characterization of the promoter region of the round-spotted pufferfish (Tetraodon fluviatilis) JAK1 kinase gene.
abstract: Seventeen kilobases of genomic DNA containing the promoter and the coding region of the round-spotted pufferfish JAK1 gene was isolated and completely sequenced. This gene consists of 25 exons and 24 introns spanning about 13.5 kb, compared to > 30kb in carp JAK1 gene. Primer extension analysis revealed one transcription initiation site which was 376 bp upstream of the translation initiation site. The sequence of the 2.9 kb region upstream of the transcription initiation site contains numerous potential binding sites for transcription factors including HNF-5, GCF, Sp1, CRE, AP2, GATA, GAGA, E2A, p53, and NF-IL6. When this region was placed upstream of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) reporter gene and transfected into a carp CF cell line, it could drive the synthesis of CAT enzyme three times more efficiently than could the common carp JAK1 promoter.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Leu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002347:Carps; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D053613:Janus Kinase 1; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D053613:Janus Kinase 1