REGULATION OF A FOS-LACZ FUSION GENE - A PARADIGM FOR QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF STIMULUS TRANSCRIPTION COUPLING

被引:89
作者
SCHILLING, K [1 ]
LUK, D [1 ]
MORGAN, JI [1 ]
CURRAN, T [1 ]
机构
[1] ROCHE INST MOLEC BIOL,DEPT MOLEC ONCOL & VIROL,ROCHE RES CTR,NUTLEY,NJ 07110
关键词
ONCOGENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; GENE REGULATION;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.88.13.5665
中图分类号
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];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Expression of the c-fos protooncogene is induced by a great variety of extracellular stimuli. A fos-lacZ fusion gene has been constructed that recapitulates this regulation. The fos-lacZ gene was introduced into B104 neuroblastoma cells for use in a quantitative assay for stimulus-transcription coupling. Both alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonists, dibutyryl cAMP, and phorbol ester induced beta-galactosidase activity in a dose-dependent manner. Thus, the interactions of receptors with agonists and antagonists, as well as intracellular second messenger-mediated signaling events, can be analyzed quantitatively. This approach represents a prototypic method for investigating stimulus-response coupling based upon gene expression.
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页码:5665 / 5669
页数:5
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