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Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(7):655-664. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.655 This issue Cite

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Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter

Yu Hou*, Xiang Zhou*, Jie Liu, Jia Yuan, Hanhua Cheng✉, Rongjia Zhou✉

Department of Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
* These authors contribute equally to this work.

✉ Corresponding author: Professors Rongjia Zhou and Hanhua Cheng, Department of Genetics and Center for Developmental Biology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China, Fax: 0086-27-68756253, E-mail: rjzhouedu.cn, hhc More

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Hou Y, Zhou X, Liu J, Yuan J, Cheng H, Zhou R. Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(7):655-664. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.655. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0655.htm
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Abstract

Dmrt7, a member of the Dmrt family of genes, is required for spermatogenesis. However, promoter functions of the gene Dmrt7 remain unknown. We have cloned and characterized the proximal promoter region of the mouse Dmrt7 gene. Functional analysis of the 5' flanking region by sequential deletion mutations revealed crucial positive elements between -60 and +1, in which two highly conserved and tandem CCAAT boxes: the CCAAT box1 (-48/-44) and the CCAAT box2 (-7/-3) are located. Site-directed mutagenesis studies demonstrated that both CCAAT boxes are indispensable to the promoter activity. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) and gel-supershift assays indicated that transcription factor NF-Y binds to the promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis demonstrated that NF-Y interacts in vivo with the promoter of the Dmrt7 gene in testis. Co-transfection and reporter analysis showed that over-expression of NF-Ys increased transcription of the Dmrt7-luc gene whereas expression of a dominant-negative NF-Ya decreased the transcription. This suggests that NF-Y can activate the Dmrt7 promoter. These results provide evidence of a transcription regulatory mechanism that controls Dmrt7 gene expression in mouse testis.

Keywords: Endocrinology, Spermatogenesis, DM domain, Transcriptional regulation

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Hou, Y., Zhou, X., Liu, J., Yuan, J., Cheng, H., Zhou, R. (2010). Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 6(7), 655-664. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.6.655.

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Hou, Y.; Zhou, X.; Liu, J.; Yuan, J.; Cheng, H.; Zhou, R. Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2010, 6 (7), 655-664. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.6.655.

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Hou Y, Zhou X, Liu J, Yuan J, Cheng H, Zhou R. Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter. Int J Biol Sci 2010; 6(7):655-664. doi:10.7150/ijbs.6.655. https://www.ijbs.com/v06p0655.htm

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Hou Y, Zhou X, Liu J, Yuan J, Cheng H, Zhou R. 2010. Nuclear factor-Y (NF-Y) regulates transcription of mouse Dmrt7 gene by binding to tandem CCAAT boxes in its proximal promoter. Int J Biol Sci. 6(7):655-664.

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