Talkington C A, Nishioka Y, Leder P
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Dec;77(12):7132-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.12.7132.
We have transcribed various alpha-globin gene-containing templates by using a simplified in vitro system and have shown that the 5' end of each of the RNA polymerase II-specific transcripts corresponds to that of authentic alpha-globin mRNA. Using a truncated alpha-globin gene fragment, we then localized the promotor region of the adult alpha-globin gene to a 138-base-pair fragment of alpha-globin DNA, 141 nucleotides of which precede the initiation site. In contrast, when two naturally occurring alpha-globin gene mutants were tested as templates, no RNA polymerase II-dependent initiation was detected. Comparison of the nucleotide sequences of the normal and mutant alpha-globin genes has allowed us to focus upon nucleotide positions that might be essential for promoter activity.
我们使用一种简化的体外系统转录了各种含α-珠蛋白基因的模板,并表明每个RNA聚合酶II特异性转录本的5'端与真实α-珠蛋白mRNA的5'端相对应。然后,我们使用一个截短的α-珠蛋白基因片段,将成人α-珠蛋白基因的启动子区域定位到α-珠蛋白DNA的一个138个碱基对的片段上,其中141个核苷酸位于起始位点之前。相比之下,当测试两个天然存在的α-珠蛋白基因突变体作为模板时,未检测到RNA聚合酶II依赖性起始。对正常和突变α-珠蛋白基因的核苷酸序列进行比较,使我们能够关注可能对启动子活性至关重要的核苷酸位置。