Identification and characterization of stem cell-specific transcription of PSF1 in spermatogenesis
Autor: | Masaya Ueno, Yinglu Han, Nobuyuki Takakura, Yumi Nagahama |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gene isoform
Male Transcription Genetic 5' Flanking Region 5' flanking region Response element Biophysics CAAT box E-box Biology Biochemistry Cell Line Mice Testis Animals ATP Binding Cassette Transporter Subfamily B Member 2 Promoter Regions Genetic Spermatogenesis Molecular Biology Genetics Mice Inbred ICR General transcription factor Base Sequence Stem Cells GATA2 Promoter Cell Biology Gene Expression Regulation ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters Transcription Initiation Site |
Zdroj: | Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 380(3) |
ISSN: | 1090-2104 |
Popis: | PSF1 is an evolutionarily conserved DNA replication factor, which forms the GINS complex with PSF2, PSF3, and SLD5. The mouse PSF1 homolog has been identified from a stem cell-specific cDNA library. To investigate its transcriptional regulatory mechanisms during differentiation, we studied PSF1 mRNA expression in testis and characterized its promoter. No canonical TATA or CAAT boxes could be found in the PSF1 5'-flanking region, whereas several consensus AML1, GATA, and Sry putative binding sequences are predicted within 5 kb of the putative transcription start site. In addition, binding sites for oncoproteins such as Myb and Ets were also found in the promoter. In testis, various PSF1 gene transcription initiation sites are present and short transcripts encoding two novel isoforms, PSF1b and 1c, were found. However, spermatogonium stem cells specifically express transcripts for PSF1a. These data suggest that PSF1 is tightly regulated at the transcriptional level in stem cells. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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