title: Transcriptional regulation of the Drosophila orc2 gene by the DREF pathway.
abstract: DNA replication-related element (DRE) and the DRE-binding factor (DREF) play an important role in regulating DNA replication-related genes such as PCNA and DNA polymerase alpha in Drosophila. We have previously reported that overexpression of DREF in developing eye imaginal discs induced ectopic DNA synthesis and apoptosis, which results in rough eyes. To identify genetic interactants with the DREF gene, we have carried out a screen for modifiers of the rough eye phenotype. One of the suppressor genes identified was the Drosophila orc2 gene. A search for known transcription factor recognition sites revealed that the orc2 gene contains three DREs, named DRE1 (+14 to +21), DRE2 (-205 to -198), and DRE3 (-709 to -702). Band mobility shift analysis using Kc cell nuclear extracts detected the specific complex formed between DREF and the DRE1 or DRE2. Specific binding of DREF to genomic region containing the DRE1 or DRE2 was further demonstrated by chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, suggesting that these are the genuine complexes formed in vivo. The luciferase assay in Kc cells indicated that the DRE sites in the orc2 promoter are involved in a transcriptional regulation of the orc2 gene. The results, taken together, demonstrate that the orc2 gene is under the control of DREF pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okudaira
authors.forename: Katsuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Fumiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Masamitsu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D024506:5' Flanking Region / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005123:Eye / Q000166:cytology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D051738:Origin Recognition Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D050436:Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional / Q000235:genetics; D013489:Suppression, Genetic; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; C099494:Dref protein, Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C497216:Orc2 protein, Drosophila; D051738:Origin Recognition Complex; D014157:Transcription Factors