CONSTRUCTION OF A TETRACYCLINE-INDUCIBLE PROMOTER IN SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES-POMBE

被引:41
作者
FARYAR, K [1 ]
GATZ, C [1 ]
机构
[1] INST GENBIOL FORSCH BERLIN GMBH, IHNESTR 63, W-1000 BERLIN 33, GERMANY
关键词
CAMV-35S PROMOTER; TET REPRESSOR; TETRACYCLINE INDUCTION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES-POMBE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00351693
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We have developed a tightly repressed Schizosaccharomyces pombe promoter which can be efficiently induced by Tetracycline. This promoter is a derivative of the plant viral cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter which normally functions as a strong constitutive promoter in S. pombe. Location of three binding sites for the Tn10-encoded Tet repressor in the vicinity of the TATA-box of the CaMV 35S promoter led to a tight repression of promoter activity in the presence of the Tet repressor protein. Up to a 400-fold induction was observed after addition of the inducer Tetracycline, which inactivates the operator-binding capacity of the repressor.
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