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ArticleMolecular biology reports2013

Analyzing the promoters of two CYP9A genes in the silkworm Bombyx mori by dual-luciferase reporter assay.

Si-Si Zhao, Guo-Dong Zhao, Tian-Yuan Di, Hua Ding, Xiao-Ling Wan, Bing Li, Yu-Hua Chen, Ya-Xiang Xu, Wei-De Shen, Zheng-Guo Wei

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Si-Si ZhaoSchool of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, No. 199 Ren'ai Road, Dushu Lake Higher Education Town, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, 215123, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Guo-Dong Zhao
Tian-Yuan Di
Hua Ding
Xiao-Ling Wan
Bing Li
Yu-Hua Chen
Ya-Xiang Xu
Wei-De Shen
Zheng-Guo Wei
Soochow University · CN

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Abstract

Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) are widespread proteins that interact with exogenous chemicals from the diet or the environment. CYP9A subfamily genes are important in the silkworm Bombyx mori. We previously reported transcriptional levels of two CYP9A genes in different tissues and their responses to sodium fluoride (NaF). In this study, promoter truncation analysis using a dual-luciferase reporter assay in B. mori ovary cells (BmN) showed that the regions -1,496 to -1,102 bp for CYP9A19, and -1,630 to -1,210 bp for CYP9A22 were essential for basal transcriptional activity. Sequence analysis of these regions revealed several transcriptional regulatory elements but no typical promoter elements. Promoter activities were regulated after NaF induction and with an obvious dose effect. Although the dual-luciferase assay has been widely used to determine the activity of a given promoter in cell lines, problems with it still exist. Our results indicate that both plasmid size and construct protocols affect the experimental results.

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Gene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicAnimalsBase SequenceBombyxCell LineCloning, MolecularCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemGene Knockdown TechniquesGenes, ReporterInsect ProteinsLuciferases, FireflyLuciferases, RenillaMolecular Sequence DataRNA, Small InterferingSequence Analysis, DNASodium FluorideCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemInsect ProteinsLuciferases, FireflyLuciferases, RenillaRNA, Small InterferingSodium Fluoride

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