Transfected human beta-polymerase promoter contains a ras-responsive element

Mol Cell Biol. 1990 Jul;10(7):3852-6. doi: 10.1128/mcb.10.7.3852-3856.1990.

Abstract

beta-Polymerase is a vertebrate cellular DNA polymerase involved in gap-filling synthesis during some types of genomic DNA repair. We report that a cloned human beta-polymerase promoter in a transient expression assay is activated by p21v-rasH expression in NIH 3T3 cells. A decanucleotide palindromic element, GTGACGTCAC, at positions -49 to -40 in the promoter is required for this ras-mediated stimulation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / genetics
  • Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase / metabolism
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA Polymerase I / genetics*
  • DNA Polymerase I / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
  • Genes, ras*
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oncogene Protein p21(ras) / genetics*
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Transfection*

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase
  • DNA Polymerase I
  • Oncogene Protein p21(ras)