PMID- 10393243 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19990819 LR - 20190707 IS - 0378-1119 (Print) IS - 0378-1119 (Linking) VI - 234 IP - 1 DP - 1999 Jun 24 TI - Organization and structure of the mouse gamma-glutamyl hydrolase gene and the functional identification of its promoter. PG - 93-100 AB - The organization and structure of the murine GH gene encoding gamma-glutamyl hydrolase were determined. The murine GH gene spans 24kb and was found to be distributed in nine exons. The intron/exon coding junctions delineated conformed to the GT-AG rule. The 5' UTR and 3' UTR along with some coding sequences were incorporated in exons 1 and 9, respectively, whereas exons 2-8 incorporated only coding sequence. A relatively GC-rich region of the genome 5' of exon 1 was distinctly promoter-like and encoded a number of putative cis-acting elements, including six Sp1 sites known to be involved in the regulation of transcription but no TATA sequence motif. Primer extension analysis of this region with mouse liver and S180 cell mRNA revealed several tsps within the region encompassing the Sp1 sites. Functional analysis of this 5' upstream region of sequence was carried out by inserting it into the pGL3 reporter gene vector for transfection into NIH3T3 cells. The transcription of the luciferase gene that resulted in these cells established the identity of this region as an active promoter for the mouse GH gene. FAU - Esaki, T AU - Esaki T AD - Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA. FAU - Masumoto, N AU - Masumoto N FAU - Hayes, P AU - Hayes P FAU - Chen, J AU - Chen J FAU - Sirotnak, F M AU - Sirotnak FM LA - eng SI - GENBANK/AF090725 SI - GENBANK/AF090726 SI - GENBANK/AF090727 SI - GENBANK/AF090728 SI - GENBANK/AF090729 SI - GENBANK/AF090730 SI - GENBANK/AF090731 SI - GENBANK/AF090732 SI - GENBANK/AH008058 GR - CA08748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA25933/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA56517/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - Netherlands TA - Gene JT - Gene JID - 7706761 RN - 0 (DNA, Complementary) RN - EC 3.4.19.9 (gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Cloning, Molecular MH - DNA, Complementary MH - Exons MH - Mice MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - *Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase/*genetics EDAT- 1999/07/07 00:00 MHDA- 1999/07/07 00:01 CRDT- 1999/07/07 00:00 PHST- 1999/07/07 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/07/07 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/07/07 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-1119(99)00174-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00174-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gene. 1999 Jun 24;234(1):93-100. doi: 10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00174-2.