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H A Ingraham1, R P Chen, H J Mangalam
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
Cell
|November 4, 1988
概括
一个新发现的垂体特异性转录因子Pit-1与调节大鼠益生素和生长激素基因的DNA元素结合. 皮特-1激活非垂体细胞中的这些基因,这表明它在垂体细胞发育中的作用.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 发育生物学 发展生物学
背景情况:
- 细胞特异性基因表达对组织发育至关重要.
- 鼠类益生菌基因需要特定的cis活性元素来激活在垂体细胞中.
研究的目的:
- 识别和描述负责 pituitary 特定基因激活的转录因子.
- 调查这个因素在赋予垂体细胞表型中的作用.
主要方法:
- 基因克隆Pit-1补充DNA的基因是基于对大鼠前素和生长激素基因中的富含AT元素的结合.
- 在异质HeLa细胞中,Pit-1的表达.
- 对保存域的Pit-1蛋白结构的分析.
主要成果:
- 一种33kd的蛋白质,Pit-1,被确定,显示出与Drosophila家庭主体的相似之处.
- 皮特-1mRNA仅在前垂体体内体和乳细胞中表达.
- 在HeLa细胞中Pit-1表达激活了前乳素和生长激素融合基因表达.
结论:
- 皮特-1是一种 pituitary 特定的转录因子,对于调节益乳素和生长激素基因至关重要.
- 皮特-1足以赋予垂体细胞表型,表明它在垂体发育中的关键作用.
- 甲基动物中的组织特异性表型可能由具有保存域的转录因子家族控制.
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