title: Characterization of the 5'-flanking transcriptional regulatory region of chicken growth hormone gene.
abstract: A 1727-bp fragment of 5'-flanking region of chicken growth hormone (cGH) gene has been cloned and sequenced. Various lengths of the 5'-flanking region (122 to 1775 bp) was linked to a luciferase reporter gene, and its transcriptional regulation was examined by an in vitro transient transfection coupled with luciferase assay. Our results demonstrated that pituitary-specific transcription factor, Pit-1, is necessary and sufficient to confer a strong tissue-specific expression. Co-transfection with goldfish or chicken Pit-1 expression vectors significantly restored the luciferase expression in HeLa cells. Site-directed mutagenesis and mobility gel-shift assays further confirmed the position of the Pit-1 binding site at -113/-104. Moreover, a repressive thyroid hormone response element (TRE) was identified at -137/-74, and we propose that interactions between the TRE and Pit-1 sites may be required for its repressive effect.
authors.affiliation: 5N-12, Kadoorie Biological Science Building, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Stephen C Y
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Ip
authors.forename: Joanna S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Au
authors.forename: Frederick C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002645:Chickens; D017931:DNA Primers; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000235:genetics*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D017931:DNA Primers; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone