An erythroid specific enhancer upstream to the gene encoding the cell-type specific transcription factor GATA-1

Nucleic Acids Res. 1991 Oct 11;19(19):5285-91. doi: 10.1093/nar/19.19.5285.

Abstract

The transcription factor GATA-1 is expressed in a subset of hemopoietic cells, where it mediates the cell-type specific expression of several genes. We have cloned the mouse and human GATA-1 genes. A region upstream to the first exon, and highly conserved between mouse and man, acts as an erythroid specific enhancer in transient assays, if linked to the GATA-1 or to the SV40 promoter. The activity of the enhancer is almost completely dependent on the integrity of a dimeric GATA-1 binding site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Binding Sites / genetics
  • Cell Line
  • Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / genetics
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic / genetics*
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic / physiology
  • Erythrocytes / metabolism*
  • Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • GATA1 Transcription Factor
  • Gene Expression Regulation / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Simian virus 40 / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Erythroid-Specific DNA-Binding Factors
  • GATA1 Transcription Factor
  • GATA1 protein, human
  • Gata1 protein, mouse
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase

Associated data

  • GENBANK/S54217
  • GENBANK/S54227
  • GENBANK/S54228
  • GENBANK/S54230
  • GENBANK/S58173
  • GENBANK/S58187
  • GENBANK/S58189
  • GENBANK/S58191
  • GENBANK/X56854
  • GENBANK/X60824