title: Genomic organization and expression of the mouse equilibrative, nitrobenzylthioinosine-sensitive nucleoside transporter 1 (ENT1) gene.
abstract: We have cloned and characterized the genomic structure of the mouse gene for the NBMPR-sensitive equilibrative nucleoside transporter (mENT1), which is located on chromosome 17C. About 12-kb of genomic DNA was sequenced including the promoter region, 12 exons, 11 introns, and the 3'-untranslated region. All exon-intron junction sequences conform to the GT/AG rule. Primer extension analysis demonstrated a transcription initiation site located 252 bp upstream of the translation start site. Analysis of the 2.5-kb 5'-flanking sequence shows putative binding sites for several transcription factors, including GATA-1, IRF-2, Pit-1, myogenin, CREB, Sp-1, Ap-2, MAZ, and GR. We demonstrated that mouse ENT1 mRNA was highly expressed in heart, spleen, lung, liver, and testis. Lower levels of expression were detected in brain and kidney. Functional analysis of the 5'-flanking region showed that the nucleotide sequence from -652 to -111 contains cis-regulatory elements that promote gene expression. We found two Sp-1 binding sites (-296/-303, -307/-313) and two MAZ binding sites (-353/-359, -522/-528) in this region. Luciferase assay results suggest that MAZ and Sp-1 transcription factors are important positive regulators of transcription for the ENT1 gene in NG108-15 cells.
authors.affiliation: Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, Department of Neurology, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco, 5858 Horton Street, Suite 200, Emeryville, California, USA. choids@itsa.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Messing
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D022202:Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D033721:Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D033703:Nucleoside Transport Proteins; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D020218:Response Elements / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D033721:Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1; D033703:Nucleoside Transport Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C498476:SLC29A1 protein, mouse