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Identification of a novel Ly49 promoter that is active in bone marrow and fetal thymus

  1. Author:
    Saleh, A.
    Makrigiannis, A. P.
    Hodge, D. L.
    Anderson, S. K.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, SAIC Frederick, Intramural Res Support Program, Bldg 560,Room 31-93, Frederick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, SAIC Frederick, Intramural Res Support Program, Frederick, MD 21702 USA NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, Expt Immunol Lab, Ctr Canc Res, Frederick, MD 21702 USA Anderson SK NCI, Frederick Canc Res & Dev Ctr, SAIC Frederick, Intramural Res Support Program, Bldg 560,Room 31-93, Frederick, MD 21702 USA
    1. Year: 2002
  2. Journal: Journal of Immunology
    1. 168
    2. 10
    3. Pages: 5163-5169
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    The analysis of several Ly49 genes has identified a tissue- specific promoter adjacent to the previously defined first exon. The current study reveals the presence of an additional Ly49 promoter (Pro-1) and two noncoding exons upstream of the previously defined promoter (Pro-2). DNA sequences homologous to Pro-1 are present 4-10 kb upstream of Pro-2 in all Ly49 genes examined, and Pro-1 transcripts were detected from the Ly49a, e, g, o, and v genes. Pro-1 activity can be detected in bone marrow, embryonic thymus, freshly isolated liver NK cells, and the murine LNK cell line, but it does not function in adult thymus, sorted NK-T cells, spleen NK cells, or the EL-4 T cell line, even though these cells express Ly49 proteins. Luciferase reporter assays identified a Pro-1 core promoter region that functions in the LNK cell line but not EL-4 cells. The novel promoter is not active in mature NK cells, suggesting that Pro- 1 represents an early Ly49 promoter.

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