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1: Biochim Biophys Acta. 1998 Feb 11;1395(3):247-51.Click here to read Links

Molecular cloning and analysis of the 5'-flanking region of the human bone morphogenetic protein-6 (BMP-6).

Tamada H, Kitazawa R, Gohji K, Kamidono S, Maeda S, Kitazawa S.

Second Department of Pathology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.

We cloned a genomic fragment of the 5'-flanking region of the gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein-6 (BMP-6) and assessed its promoter activity. Primer extension revealed the presence of one major transcription start site 178 bp upstream of the translation start site. The promoter region lacked a canonical TATA box but did contain a GC-rich region. A putative tramtrack responsive element, a Drosophila transcriptional factor regulating the segment polarity, was found in the promoter region. Known steroid hormonal responsive elements, however, were not found. Although BMP-6 is classified as a member of the vgr-1 family, the structure of the promoter was similar to that of BMP-2 and 4.

PMID: 9512655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]