title: Characterisation and promoter analysis of the Arabidopsis gene encoding high-mobility-group protein HMG-I/Y.
abstract: The single-copy gene encoding the Arabidopsis HMG-I/Y protein was isolated and characterised. The gene encodes a protein of 204 amino acid residues and contains a single intron of 73 bp. Primer extension analysis indicates that transcription starts 115 bp upstream of the translation start and the leader sequence contains a short open reading frame of 13 amino acid residues. The 5'-upstream region of 2117 bp and several 5' deletions were fused to the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene and transferred to tobacco by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Analysis of transgenic tobacco plants containing HMG-I/Y promoter regions of -2117, -1468 and -707 from the translation start detected GUS activity in all organs examined, including roots, stems, leaves and floral organs. Deletion from -707 to -185 resulted in a 20-30-fold reduction in GUS activity in roots and stems, indicating the presence of important quantitative regulatory elements in this region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Sciences and Cambridge Centre for Molecular Recognition, University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000737:chemistry*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000235:genetics; D025741:HMGA1a Protein; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; C107092:HMGA1a Protein, plant; D006609:High Mobility Group Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D025741:HMGA1a Protein; D005966:Glucuronidase