CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MAJOR REGULATORY ELEMENT UPSTREAM OF THE HUMAN ALPHA-GLOBIN GENE-CLUSTER

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JARMAN, AP [1 ]
WOOD, WG [1 ]
SHARPE, JA [1 ]
GOURDON, G [1 ]
AYYUB, H [1 ]
HIGGS, DR [1 ]
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[1] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP,INST MOLEC MED,MRC,MOLEC HAEMATOL UNIT,OXFORD OX3 9DU,ENGLAND
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10.1128/MCB.11.9.4679
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The major positive regulatory activity of the human alpha-globin gene complex has been localized to an element associated with a strong erythroid-specific DNase I hypersensitive site (HS -40) located 40 kb upstream of the zeta-2-globin mRNA cap site. Footprint and gel shift analyses of the element have demonstrated the presence of four binding sites for the nuclear factor GATA-1 and two sites corresponding to the AP-1 consensus binding sequence. This region resembles one of the major elements of the beta-globin locus control region in its constitution and characteristics; this together with evidence from expression studies suggests that HS -40 is a primary element controlling alpha-globin gene expression.
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页码:4679 / 4689
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