Functional analysis of the human adenosine deaminase gene thymic regulatory region and its ability to generate position-independent transgene expression - PubMed (original) (raw)
Functional analysis of the human adenosine deaminase gene thymic regulatory region and its ability to generate position-independent transgene expression
B J Aronow et al. Mol Cell Biol. 1992 Sep.
Abstract
We previously observed that human ADA gene expression, required for the intrathymic maturation of T cells, is controlled by first-intron sequences. Used as a cis activator, the intron generates copy-dependent reporter expression in transgenic thymocytes, and we here dissect its critical determinants. Of six DNase I-hypersensitive sites (HS sites) in the intron, only HS III was a transfection-active classic enhancer in T cells. The enhancer contains a critical core region, ACATGGCAGTTGGTGGTGGAGGGGAACA, that interacts with at least two factors, ADA-NF1 and ADA-NF2. Activity of the core is strongly augmented by adjacent elements contained within a 200-bp domain corresponding to the limits of HS III hypersensitivity. These core-adjacent sequences include consensus matches for recognition by the AP-1, TCF-1 alpha, mu E, and Ets transcription factor families. In contrast, considerably more extensive sequences flanking the enhancer domain were required for position-independent and copy-proportional expression in transgenic mouse thymocytes. The additionally required upstream segment encompassed the nonenhancer HS II site. The required downstream segment, composed largely of Alu-repetitive DNA, was non-DNase I hypersensitive. Transgenes that lacked either segment were subject to strong positional effects. Among these variably expressing lines, the expression level correlated with the degree of hypersensitivity at HS III. This finding suggests that formation of hypersensitivity is normally facilitated by the flanking segments. These results delineate a complex thymic regulatory region within the intron and indicate that a series of interactions is necessary for the enhancer domain to function consistently within chromatin.
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