title: Promoter region of the Drosophila melanogaster norpA gene.
abstract: We have sequenced the 5'-flanking region of the Drosophila melanogaster norpA gene and characterized its promoter. The potential promoter region, which was deduced from the determination of the transcription start point (tsp), lacks a distinct TATA box sequence. Deletion analysis of the promoter region suggests that the minimal promoter necessary for efficient expression of the gene is located between -138 (PstI) and +278 relative to the tsp. Within this minimal promoter region, at least two downstream regulatory elements responsible for the stimulation of gene expression seem to exist in the DNA fragments between +44 and +121 and between +214 and +278. Among these, the DNA fragment between +44 and +121 affects promoter activity more dramatically (about 6-7 fold). This DNA fragment contains the consensus promoter element previously reported to be important for photoreceptor cell-specific expression, and this promoter element seems to be working in the norpA gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetic Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doh
authors.forename: Y I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase; D054799:Phospholipase C beta; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D008156:Luciferases; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; C468371:NorpA protein, Drosophila; D054799:Phospholipase C beta; D043265:Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase