Activation of the Maize Anthocyanin Gene a2 Is Mediated by an Element Conserved in Many Anthocyanin Promoters1
AUTOR(ES)
Lesnick, Marc Louis
FONTE
American Society of Plant Physiologists
RESUMO
Two transcription factors, C1 (a Myb-domain protein) and B (a basic-helix-loop-helix protein), mediate transcriptional activation of the anthocyanin-biosynthetic genes of maize (Zea mays). To begin to assess the mechanism of activation, the sequences required for C1- and B-mediated induction have been determined for the a2 promoter, which encodes an anthocyanin-biosynthetic enzyme. Analysis of a series of 7- to 13-base-pair substitutions revealed two regions crucial for activation. One region, centered at −99, contained a C1-binding site that abolished C1 binding. The other crucial region was adjacent, centered at −91. C1 binding was not detected at this site, and mutation of this site did not prevent C1 binding at −99. An oligonucleotide dimer containing these two crucial elements was sufficient for C1 and B activation of a heterologous promoter. These data suggest that activation of the anthocyanin genes involves C1 and another factor binding at closely adjacent sites. Mutating a previously postulated anthocyanin consensus sequence within a2 did not significantly reduce activation by C1 and B. However, sequence comparisons of the crucial a2 regions with sequences important for C1- and B-mediated activation in two other anthocyanin promoters led to a revised consensus element shared by these promoters.
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