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Promoter utilization in a mosquito ribosomal DNA cistron
Author(s) -
Park YangJa,
Baldridge Gerald D.,
Fallon Ann M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.576
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1520-6327
pISSN - 0739-4462
DOI - 10.1002/arch.940280205
Subject(s) - promoter , biology , cistron , primer extension , microbiology and biotechnology , ribosomal rna , genetics , dna , gene , rna , gene expression
In the mosquito Aedes albopictus , two potential RNA polymerase I promoters that map 531 and 143 nucleotides upstream of the 18S rRNA gene have been defined on the basis of sequence homology with rRNA promoters from other species. Using the polymerase chain reaction, we confirmed that a 717 nucleotide region spanning the upstream (‐531) and downstream (‐143) promoters is homogeneous in genomic DNA and in cloned DNA. DNA probes representing each of these promoters, as well as upstream “spacer” promoters, exhibited protein‐binding activity, and each unlabeled probe was an effective competitor of protein binding with the other probes, suggesting that these potential regulatory sequences interact with a common protein(s). Analysis of precursor ribosomal RNAs accumulated during temperature shock indicated that transcription is initiated primarily at the upstream (‐531) promoter. RNAse protection and primer extension analyses confirmed the predominant use of this promoter, both in cultured cells and in mosquito life stages. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.