title: Characterization of mouse glycogenin-1 cDNA and promoter region.
abstract: Glycogenin-1 is an autocatalytic, self-glucosylating protein which acts as the primer for glycogen synthesis in mammalian skeletal muscle. In this study, we have cloned the glycogenin-1 cDNA from mouse skeletal muscle. Mouse glycogenin-1 has a predicted molecular mass of 37¿ omitted¿399 Da, and the deduced amino acid sequence exhibited 87% homology with human glycogenin-1. Northern blot analysis specifically detected mouse glycogenin-1 transcript in skeletal muscle and heart, and to a lesser extent in kidney, lung and brain. 5'-RACE analysis revealed the major transcription start site to be localized 47 bp upstream of the initiation of translation codon. Sequence analysis of approximately 2 kb of the 5'-flanking region revealed potentially important regions of homology between the mouse and human glycogenin-1 promoters. Several conserved but putative elements, including a TATA box, Sp1 site, and a cyclic AMP responsive element, were observed proximal to the transcription start site. Significantly, Northern blot analysis revealed dibutyryl-cAMP treatment of cultured mouse C2C12 myotubes markedly reduced the levels of glycogenin-1 mRNA in a dose-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia. marcv@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Maanen
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D017421:Sequence Analysis
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006023:Glycoproteins; C051887:glycogenin; D005964:Glucosyltransferases