Tissue-specific and developmental regulation of the rat insulin II gene enhancer, RIPE3, in transgenic mice

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Stellrecht, CMM
DeMayo, FJ
Finegold, MJ
Tsai, MJ
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[1] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT CELL BIOL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[2] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT PATHOL,HOUSTON,TX 77030
[3] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT MED,HOUSTON,TX 77030
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10.1074/jbc.272.6.3567
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The rat insulin II gene enhancer, RIPE3 (-126 to -86), mediates beta-islet cell-specific activity in transfection assays, To investigate the in vivo activity of RIPE3, we generated mice carrying a transgene consisting of three copies of RIPE3 linked to a minimal chicken ovalbumin promoter in conjunction with sequences encoding the human growth hormone gene. 13 transgenic mice were obtained, 11 of which expressed the transgene, as determined by serum radioimmunoassay for human growth hormone. Expression of the transgene was assessed for cell specificity by immunocytochemistry. The pancreatic islet cells invariably stained for growth hormone, while the acinar and ductal cells did not. Staining of adjacent sections for insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin revealed that growth hormone was expressed in the beta-cell in all of the mice analyzed, but in some mice alpha-cells also contained growth hormone. RNase protection analysis revealed that the tissues that consistently express the transgene in these animals are the pancreas and brain. Developmental analysis revealed that the transgene was expressed in the pancreatic bud at embryonic day 9.5, corresponding to the temporal expression pattern of the insulin gene. These results signify that an element as small as 41 base pairs is capable of regulating pancreatic temporal and spatial gene expression in vivo.
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