ANALYSIS OF THE SITE OF ACTION OF THE AMDR PRODUCT FOR REGULATION OF THE AMDS GENE OF ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS

被引:44
作者
LITTLEJOHN, TG [1 ]
HYNES, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MELBOURNE,DEPT GENET,PARKVILLE,VIC 3052,AUSTRALIA
来源
MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS | 1992年 / 235卷 / 01期
关键词
ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS; GENE REGULATION; CCAAT BOX; AMDR REGULATORY GENE; PROMOTER;
D O I
10.1007/BF00286184
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The amdR gene of Aspergillus nidulans regulates a number of structural genes in response to omega amino acid inducers. The site of action of the amdR product on expression of the amdS gene was investigated by studying the effects of changes in the 5' region of amdS, generated in vitro, on the induction, and on responses of an amdS-lacZ fusion gene to an amdR(c) allele. A sequence was identified that is sufficient for amdR regulation and that shows identity with sequences involved in amdR regulation of the gatA and lam genes. This sequence includes a CCAAT sequence and it was shown that this sequence is an important element in setting the basal level of amdS expression.
引用
收藏
页码:81 / 88
页数:8
相关论文
共 35 条
[12]   AN AMDS-LACZ FUSION FOR STUDYING GENE-REGULATION IN ASPERGILLUS [J].
DAVIS, MA ;
COBBETT, CS ;
HYNES, MJ .
GENE, 1988, 63 (02) :199-212
[13]   HETEROLOGOUS INSERTION OF TRANSFORMING DNA AND GENERATION OF NEW DELETIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFORMATION IN ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS [J].
DURRENS, P ;
GREEN, PM ;
ARST, HN ;
SCAZZOCCHIO, C .
MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS, 1986, 203 (03) :544-549
[14]   THE STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN BETA-GLOBIN GENE FAMILY [J].
EFSTRATIADIS, A ;
POSAKONY, JW ;
MANIATIS, T ;
LAWN, RM ;
OCONNELL, C ;
SPRITZ, RA ;
DERIEL, JK ;
FORGET, BG ;
WEISSMAN, SM ;
SLIGHTOM, JL ;
BLECHL, AE ;
SMITHIES, O ;
BARALLE, FE ;
SHOULDERS, CC ;
PROUDFOOT, NJ .
CELL, 1980, 21 (03) :653-668
[15]   IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HAP4 - A 3RD COMPONENT OF THE CCAAT-BOUND HAP2 HAP3 HETEROMER [J].
FORSBURG, SL ;
GUARENTE, L .
GENES & DEVELOPMENT, 1989, 3 (08) :1166-1178
[16]   REGULATORY PROTEINS IN YEAST [J].
GUARENTE, L .
ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENETICS, 1987, 21 :425-452
[17]  
GURR SJ, 1988, GENE STRUCTURE EUKAR, P3
[18]   YEAST HAP2 AND HAP3 - TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATORS IN A HETEROMERIC COMPLEX [J].
HAHN, S ;
GUARENTE, L .
SCIENCE, 1988, 240 (4850) :317-321
[19]   IDENTIFICATION OF THE SITES OF ACTION FOR REGULATORY GENES-CONTROLLING THE AMDS GENE OF ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS [J].
HYNES, MJ ;
CORRICK, CM ;
KELLY, JM ;
LITTLEJOHN, TG .
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, 1988, 8 (06) :2589-2596
[20]   MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT CONTROL MECHANISMS AFFECTING ACETAMIDASE OF ASPERGILLUS-NIDULANS [J].
HYNES, MJ .
MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS, 1978, 161 (01) :59-65