PUBLICATION

Determination of a necdin cis-acting element required for neuron specific expression by using zebra fish

Authors
Kuo, C.H., Uetsuki, T., Kim, C.H., Tanaka, H., Li, B.S., Taira, E., Higuchi, H., Okamoto, H., Yoshikawa, K., and Miki, N.
ID
ZDB-PUB-961014-642
Date
1995
Source
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications   211(2): 438-446 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Higuchi, Hiroshi, Kim, Cheol-Hee, Miki, Naomasa, Okamoto, Hitoshi, Tanaka, Hideomi
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins/analysis
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics*
  • DNA Primers
  • Neurons/metabolism*
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian/metabolism
  • Phosphoproteins*
  • Nuclear Proteins/analysis
  • Nuclear Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Nuclear Proteins/genetics*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Gene Expression*
  • GTP-Binding Protein Regulators
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins/biosynthesis
  • Zebrafish
  • beta-Galactosidase/biosynthesis
  • Eye Proteins/biosynthesis*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
PubMed
7794255 Full text @ Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.
Abstract
To determine cis-acting elements required for neuron specific expression of a necdin gene, we tried to use zebra fish assay system in vivo instead of cell lines in vitro. Various expression vectors carrying upstream sequences of necdin gene fused to MEKA (lacZ) gene as a reporter were injected into fertilized zebra fish embryos and then the expression of the reporter gene was analyzed by the whole mount immunochemical method. No promoter activity was obtained with a construct carrying sequence from -63 to +63 of the necdin gene, while promoter activity with preferential skin expression was obtained with a construct having sequence from -86 to +28. Further upstream sequence from -173 to +28 exhibited neuron specific expression as well as that from -845 to +63. These results indicate that a cis-acting element responsible for neuron specific expression is located in an 87bp sequence from -173 to -87 of necdin gene.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping