期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
卷 238, 期 9, 页码 2409-2417出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22051
关键词
enhancer detection; gene regulation; insulators; zebrafish; transgenesis
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Education and Science
- Proyecto de Excelencia [CVI260, CVI-3488]
- [BFU2007-60042/BMC]
- [Petri PET2007_0158]
- [CSD2007-00008]
The identification and characterization of the regulatory activity of genomic sequences is crucial for understanding how the information contained in genomes is translated into cellular function. The cis-regulatory sequences control when, where, and how much genes are transcribed and can activate (enhancers) or repress (silencers) gene expression. Here, we describe a novel Tol2 transposon-based vector for assessing enhancer activity in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). This Zebrafish Enhancer Detector (ZED) vector harbors several key improvements, among them a sensitive and specific minimal promoter chosen for optimal enhancer activity detection, insulator sequences to shield the minimal promoter from position effects, and a positive control for transgenesis. Additionally, we demonstrate that highly conserved noncoding sequences homologous between humans and zebrafish largely with enhancer activity largely retain their tissue-specific enhancer activity during vertebrate evolution. More strikingly, insulator sequences from mouse and chicken, but not conserved in zebrafish, maintain their insulator capacity when tested in this model. Developmental Dynamics 238:2409-2417, 2009. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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