High conservation of cis-regulatory elements between quail and human for the Pax-6 gene
High conservation of cis-regulatory elements between quail and human for the Pax-6 gene
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鹌鹑和人类之间 Pax-6 基因的顺式调控元件高度保守
DOI：
10.1007/s004270050240
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发表时间：
1999
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
C. Dozier
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文献类型：
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作者：
S. Plaza;S. Saule;C. Dozier
Abstract The Pax-6 gene encodes a transcriptional master regulator involved in the development of the eye. The quail Pax-6 gene is expressed in the neuroretina from two promoters, P0 and P1, P0 being activated at the onset of neuronal differentiation. In this paper we have identified two regions in the quail Pax-6 gene 5′ flanking sequences, located 6 and 2.5 kbp upstream from the P0 promoter that, like the previously characterised intragenic enhancer (EP enhancer), function as neuroretina-specific enhancers whose activity is restricted to the P0 promoter. Moreover, the activity of these 5′ enhancers in embryonic neuroretina cells is weaker at day 5 than at day 7, like the EP enhancer, and parallels the level of expression of P0-initiated mRNAs. Footprinting experiments show that neuroretina-specific factors bind to these 5′ enhancer elements. In addition we show that these quail Pax-6 enhancer elements, as well as the P0 promoter, are structurally and functionally conserved in humans. These results strongly suggest that these enhancer elements may contribute to the neuroretina-specific transcriptional regulation of the Pax-6 gene in vivo. Thus the complex regulation of the quail Pax-6 gene is also conserved in humans.
