McGinnis W, Farrell J, Beckendorf S K
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Dec;77(12):7367-71. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.12.7367.
This report places outer limits on the size of the DNA region required for expression of a Drosophila gene. This region, termed the unit of expression, includes not only the structural gene but also any cis-acting sequences that modulate its activity. The locus we have chosen, Sgs-4, codes for one of the glue proteins secreted by larval Drosophila salivary glands. Cytological deficiencies have been identified that eliminate sequences on one side or the other of Sgs-4 without affecting its expression. The ends of these deficiencies have been localized accurately with respect to restriction endonuclease sites in and near the locus. These endpoints limit the Sgs-4 structural gene and essential flanking sequences to a 16- to 19-kilobase region of the X chromosome. The results also show that there is no DNA sequence rearrangement in the Sgs-4 region during development of either the polytene larval salivary glands or adult flies.
本报告确定了果蝇基因表达所需DNA区域大小的外部界限。该区域,即表达单位,不仅包括结构基因,还包括任何调节其活性的顺式作用序列。我们选择的基因座Sgs-4编码果蝇幼虫唾液腺分泌的一种胶蛋白。已鉴定出细胞学缺失,这些缺失消除了Sgs-4一侧或另一侧的序列,但不影响其表达。这些缺失的末端已相对于该基因座及其附近的限制性内切酶位点准确定位。这些端点将Sgs-4结构基因和必需的侧翼序列限制在X染色体上16至19千碱基的区域内。结果还表明,在多线幼虫唾液腺或成年果蝇发育过程中,Sgs-4区域没有DNA序列重排。