title: Genomic organization and transcriptional regulation of the mouse GD3 synthase gene (ST8Sia I): comparison of genomic organization of the mouse sialyltransferase genes.
abstract: The genomic organization of the gene encoding the mouse GD3 synthase (ST8Sia I) has been determined. The mouse ST8Sia I gene spans over 100 kilobases of genomic DNA with a unique genomic structure of 5 exons. Analysis of the sequence immediately upstream of the transcription initiation site revealed that the ST8Sia I promoter contained no canonical TATA- or CCAAT-box, but contained a putative Sp1 binding site. Transient transfection experiments demonstrated functional promoter activity of the ST8Sia I promoter in an ST8Sia I-expressing cell line, P19, but not in an ST8Sia I-nonexpressing cell line, NIH3T3. Mobility shift assay and mutation analysis of the promoter region indicated that the Sp1 binding site is involved in the transcriptional regulation of the ST8Sia I gene in P19 cells. Here, the genomic structural analyses of mouse sialyltransferase genes are summarized and the genomic structures of these genes are compared.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Glycobiology, Frontier Research Program, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan. stsuji02@yhb.att.ne.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takashima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tachida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D017931:DNA Primers; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012799:Sialyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; D012799:Sialyltransferases; C043662:alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase