A 140-base-pair repetitive sequence element in the mouse rRNA gene spacer enhances transcription by RNA polymerase I in a cell-free system.
AUTOR(ES)
Kuhn, A
RESUMO
We show that the repetitive 140-base-pair (bp) elements present in the spacer of mouse rRNA genes function as enhancers for RNA polymerase I. Attachment of these elements to the rDNA promoter stimulates rRNA synthesis both in vivo and in vitro. The cis-activating effect of the spacer repeats is orientation-independent and increases with increasing numbers of the 140-bp elements. Competition experiments demonstrate that the spacer repeats bind one or more of the transcription factors interaction with the rDNA promoter. Both the 140-bp elements and the core promoter act cooperatively and thus are functionally linked. The 60/81-bp enhancer repeats from Xenopus laevis rDNA compete for a murine transcription factor(s) and stimulate transcription often fused to the mouse rDNA promoter. The results indicate that despite the marked species specificity of rDNA transcription initiation, common factors may interact with both the rDNA promoter and the enhancer.
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