Mash-1 is expressed during ROD photoreceptor differentiation and binds and E-box, E(opsin-1) in the rat opsin gene

被引:27
作者
Ahmad, I [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEBRASKA,MED CTR,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,OMAHA,NE 68198
来源
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 1995年 / 90卷 / 1-2期
关键词
Mash-1; bHLH protein; retina; neurogenesis; photoreceptor; opsin;
D O I
10.1016/0165-3806(96)83500-0
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
It has been shown previously that the transcription factor Mash-1 plays a significant role in mammalian neurogenesis. In the present study we show that Mash-1 is expressed during rat retinal development and that it interacts specifically with an E-box identified in the promoter of the opsin gene during rod photoreceptor differentiation. We propose that opsin may be one of the downstream neuronal genes regulated by Mash-1 during neurogenesis in the central nervous system.
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