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1: FEBS Lett. 1992 Apr 13;301(1):5-9.Click here to read Links

Cloning and characterization of the rat glutathione peroxidase gene.

Ho YS, Howard AJ.

Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

The increased activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) in rat lungs is associated with the development of tolerance of the animals to hyperoxia. To understand further the regulation of expression of this enzyme, the molecular structure of the corresponding rat gene was characterized. The rat GSHPx gene consists of two exons interrupted by a single intron of 217 base pairs. The same initiation sites for transcription were found to be utilized in both lung and liver. The promoter of the GSHPx gene contains neither a 'TATA' box nor a 'CAAT' box. Instead, it comprises two copies of Sp1 binding motif and one copy of AP-2 binding motif. These features of the promoter may offer a clue to the mechanisms by which the expression of this gene is controlled.

PMID: 1451786 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]