期刊
MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT
卷 127, 期 9-12, 页码 442-457出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2010.08.002
关键词
Pannier; U-shaped; Isoforms; GATA factors; Autoregulation; Crossregulation; Dimerization; Neural development; Drosophila
资金
- CNRS
- INSERM
- ARC (Association pour la Recherche contre le Cancer)
The pannier (pnr) gene of Drosophila melanogaster encodes two isoforms that belong to the family of GATA transcription factors. The isoforms share an expression domain in the wing discs where they exhibit distinct functions during regulation of the proneural achaete/scute (ac/sc) genes. We previously identified two regions in the pnr locus that drive reporter expression in transgenic lines in patterns that recapitulate the essential features of expression of the two isoforms. Here, we identify promoter regions driving isoform expression, showing that pnr-alpha regulatory sequences are close to the transcription start site while pnr-beta expression requires functional interactions between proximal and distal regulatory elements. We find that the promoter domains necessary for reporter expression also mediate autoregulation of Pnr-beta and repression of pnr-alpha by Pnr-beta. The cofactor U-shaped (Ush), which is known to down-regulate the function of Pnr during thorax patterning postranscriptionally, in addition represses pnr-b required for ac/sc activation. Moreover, Ush negatively regulates its own expression, while the pnr isoforms positively regulate ush. Our study uncovers complex transcriptional interactions between the pnr isoforms and the cofactor Ush that may be important for regulation of proneural expression and thorax patterning. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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