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http://dx.doi.org/10.7852/ijie.2012.24.2.049

A Strong Transcription Activity of the Bombyx mori Elongation Factor 1α Promoter  

Goo, Tae-Won (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Sung-Wan (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kim, Seong-Ryul (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Seung-Won (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Kang, Seok-Woo (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Kwang-Ho (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Yun, Eun-Young (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
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International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials / v.24, no.2, 2012 , pp. 49-55 More about this Journal
Abstract
We previously isolated 9 clones that show stronger signal compared to B. mori cytoplasmic actin gene (BmA3) by using a dot blot hybridization. In this study, we focused on one clone among these clones which has high amino acid homology with elongation factor ${\alpha}$ gene of B. mori. This clone, named $bEF1{\alpha}$ (B. mori elongation factor ${\alpha}$) was ubiquitously expressed in all tissues and developmental stage of B. mori. As result of promoter assay using dual luciferase assay system, we found the highest transcription activity region (-702/+38) in the 5'-flanking region of $bEF1{\alpha}$ gene, which has about 20 fold more intensive promoter activity than BmA3 promoter. Moreover, the $bEF1{\alpha}$ promoter was normally regulated in Bm5, Sf9, and S2 cells. Therefore, we suggest that $bEF1{\alpha}$ promoter may be used more powerful and effectively for transgene expression in various insects containing B. mori as a universal promoter.
Keywords
Bombyx mori; Elongation factor $1{\alpha}$; Luciferase assay; Promoter;
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