1 KB OF THE LACTASE-PHLORHIZIN HYDROLASE PROMOTER DIRECTS POST-WEANING DECLINE AND SMALL INTESTINAL-SPECIFIC EXPRESSION IN TRANSGENIC MICE

被引:49
作者
TROELSEN, JT
MEHLUM, A
OLSEN, J
SPODSBERG, N
HANSEN, GH
PRYDZ, H
NOREN, O
SJOSTROM, H
机构
[1] UNIV OSLO, UNIV CLIN, DEPT ANIM, N-0316 OSLO 3, NORWAY
[2] BIOTECHNOL CTR OSLO, N-0316 OSLO 3, NORWAY
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 1994年 / 342卷 / 03期
关键词
LACTASE-PHLORHIZIN HYDROLASE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE; ENTEROCYTE; HYPOLACTASIA; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)80519-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Adult-type hypolactasia is a genetic condition making approximately one half of the human population intolerant to milk because of abdominal symptoms. The cause is a post-weaning down-regulation of the intestinal-specific enzyme lactase-phlorizin hydrolase (LPH) reducing the intestinal capacity to hydrolyze lactose. We here demonstrate that the stretch -17 to -994 in the pig LPH-promoter carries cis-elements which direct a small intestinal-specific expression and a post-weaning decline of a linked rabbit beta-globin gene. These data demonstrate that the post-weaning decline of LPH is mainly due to a transcriptional down-regulation.
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页码:291 / 296
页数:6
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