title: Genomic structure and promoter analysis of putative mouse acetyl-CoA transporter gene.
abstract: The acetyl-CoA transporter gene (Acatn) encodes a hydrophobic, multitransmembrane protein that is involved in the process of O-acetylation of sialic acid residues on gangliosides. O-Acetylated gangliosides have been found to play important roles in tissue development and organization during early embryonic stages. We have cloned the gene for mouse acetyl-CoA transporter. The gene spans approximately 20 kb and is composed of seven exons and six introns. A single transcription initiation site, 371 bp upstream of the ATG start codon, was identified. The promoter region was found to lack a TATA box. However, several potential transcription factor binding motifs such as AP1, AP2, C/EBPalpha, C/EBPbeta, HSF, GATA2 and MZF1 were identified in the promoter region.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Cellular Glycobiology and Sphingolipid Expression, Frontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirabayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005091:Exons; D005796:Genes / Q000235:genetics*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C484549:SLC33A1 protein, human; C105440:Slc33a1 protein, mouse; D004247:DNA; D008156:Luciferases