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  Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) mrjp gene family: computational analysis of putative promoters and genomic structure of mrjp1, the gene coding for the most abundant protein of larval food

Malecova, B., Ramser, J., O'Brien, J. K., Janitz, M., Judova, J., Lehrach, H., et al. (2003). Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) mrjp gene family: computational analysis of putative promoters and genomic structure of mrjp1, the gene coding for the most abundant protein of larval food. Gene, 303, 165-175. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01174-5.

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Malecova, Barbora1, Autor
Ramser, Juliane1, Autor
O'Brien, John K.1, Autor
Janitz, Michal2, Autor           
Judova, Jana, Autor
Lehrach, Hans2, Autor           
Simuth, Jozef, Autor
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1Max Planck Society, ou_persistent13              
2Dept. of Vertebrate Genomics (Head: Hans Lehrach), Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1433550              

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Schlagwörter: antisense transcript, genomic structure, promoter, royal jelly, transcription factor, yellow protein
 Zusammenfassung: Mrjp1 gene belongs to the honeybee mrjp gene family encoding the major royal jelly proteins (MRJPs), secreted by nurse bees into the royal jelly. In this study, we have isolated the genomic clone containing the entire mrjp1 gene and determined its sequence. The mrjp1 gene sequence spans over 3038 bp and contains six exons separated by five introns. Seven mismatches between the mrjp1 gene sequence and two previously independently published cDNA sequences were found, but these differences do not lead to any change in the deduced amino acid sequence of MRJP1. With the aid of inverse polymerase chain reaction we obtained sequences flanking the 5′ ends of other mrjp genes (mrjp2, mrjp3, mrjp4 and mrjp5). Putative promoters were predicted upstream of all mrjp genes (including mrjp1). The predicted promoters contain the TATA motif (TATATATT), highly conserved both in sequence and position. Ultraspiracle (USP) transcription factor (TF) binding sites in putative promoter regions and clusters of dead ringer TF binding sites upstream of these promoters were predicted computationally. We propose that USP, as a juvenile hormone (JH) binding TF, might possibly act as a mediator of mrjp expression in response to JH. Mrjp1’s genomic locus is predicted to encode an antisense transcript, partially overlapping with five mrjp1 exons and entirely overlapping with the putative promoter and predicted transcriptional start point of mrjp1. This finding may shed light on the mechanisms of regulation of mrjps expression. Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA revealed that all so far known members of mrjp gene family (mrjp1, mrjp2, mrjp3, mrjp4 and mrjp5) are present as single-copy genes per haploid honeybee genome. Although MRJPs and the yellow protein of Drosophila melanogaster share a certain degree of similarity in aa sequence and although it has been shown that they share a common evolutionary origin, neither structural similarities in the gene organization, nor significant similarities between intron sequences of mrjp1 gene and fourteen yellow-like genes of D. melanogaster were found.

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Sprache(n): eng - English
 Datum: 2003-01-16
 Publikationsstatus: Erschienen
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ISI: 000181124200017
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01174-5
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Titel: Gene
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Seiten: - Band / Heft: 303 Artikelnummer: - Start- / Endseite: 165 - 175 Identifikator: ISSN: 0378-1119