INVIVO SEQUENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SV40 EARLY PROMOTER REGION

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BENOIST, C [1 ]
CHAMBON, P [1 ]
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[1] FAC MED STRASBOURG, INST CHIM BIOL,INSERM,UNITE 184,CNRS, GENET MOLEC EUCARYOTES, F-67085 STRASBOURG, FRANCE
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10.1038/290304a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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To investigate the sequences necessary for proper initiation of transcription of SV40 early genes, several mutants with deletions in the promoter region were constructed. The adenine-thymidine-rich TATA box region is apparently involved in fixing initiation precisely within a narrow area, but is dispensable for gene expression; sequences located > 150 base pairs upstream are indispensable for gene expression.
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