MOLECULAR AND FUNCTIONAL-CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MURINE GLUCOCEREBROSIDASE GENE

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作者
CARSTEA, ED
MURRAY, GJ
ONEILL, RR
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[1] Developmental and Metabolic Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, Building 10
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10.1016/S0006-291X(05)80049-X
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A genomic clone of glucocerebrosidase (D-glucosyl-N-acyl-sphingosine glucohydrolase; E.C. 3.2.1.45) purified from a genomic library derived from a Balb/c mouse was analyzed by restriction mapping and nucleotide sequencing of its promoter and protein coding regions. Promoter activity was functionally assessed by ligation of a 2 kb glucocerebrosidase fragment to the protein coding segment of a bacterial neomycin resistance gene. Smaller segments of the 5′ flanking sequence were then analyzed for their ability to initiate transcription of the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene. A 319 bp Eco RI-Bgl II fragment (containing 259 bp upstream of the cDNA 5′ limit) ligated to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase open reading frame produced considerable activity. © 1992 Academic Press, Inc.
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