德洛索菲拉双性基因通过产生替代拼接的mRNA编码相关的性别特异性多,控制体质性差异化
1Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, California 94305.
Cell
|March 24, 1989
概括
果中的双性 (dsx) 基因使用替代拼接来创建雄性和雌性特定的信使RNA. 这一过程对于调节两性性别差异化至关重要.
科学领域:
- 发展生物学 发展生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 双性 (dsx) 基因是Drosophila melanogaster体内性差异化的关键调节者.
- dsx基因的两个不同的功能产物负责抑制男性或女性根据性别的分化.
研究的目的:
- 阐明双性 (dsx) 基因的性别特异性调节背后的分子机制.
- 调查替代拼接和多化如何有助于产生男性和女性特异的dsxmRNAs.
主要方法:
- 分析初级转录处理,包括替代拼接和多化.
- 参与DSX表达的调节元素的遗传和分子特征.
- 男性和女性特异的mRNA结构和编码的多的比较.
主要成果:
- dsx基因产生一种常见的初级转录,该转录被替代地拼接成性别特异的mRNA.
- 这些mRNA共享共同的5'外因子,但利用替代的3'外因子,导致编码蛋白质的性别特异性碳结末.
- 遗传数据表明,在调节通过变压器和变压器-2位点的DSX表达时,靠近女性特异性的拼接受体位点的序列参与了DSX表达.
结论:
- dsx主要转录的替代拼接是产生功能性性别特异性蛋白质的机制.
- 性别特定的3'外因子决定了dsx在男性和女性性差异化中的不同角色.
- 变压器和变压器-2基因在dsxmRNA的性别特异拼接中起着调节作用.
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