Abstract:
In order to explore the transcriptional regulation mechanism of the
tf and
tfr1
a genes in
Megalobrama amblycephala, the genomic sequences of
tf and
tfr1
a were obtained from whole genome sequence database. Transcription factor binding sites and CpG islands in the promoter regions of
tf and
tfr1
a genes were predicted by bioinformatics methods. Fragments of different length of the predicted promoter region of
tf and
tfr1
a were cloned by PCR amplification. The amplified different fragments were ligated to the pGL3-Basic/pEGFP-1 vector. Subsequently, the recombinant plasmids were transiently transfected into Hela cells for fluorescence detection by the Dual-Luciferase Reporter System. Bioinformatics analysis showed that there was no CpG island site in the
tf promoter, and there were two CpG island sites in the
tfr1
a promoter. A total of 9
tf and 10
tfr1
a recombinant plasmids containing promoter fragments of different lengths were successfully constructed. The detection of Dual-Luciferase Reporter System showed that the core region of the
tf promoter was −268—+56 bp, and the −1 308—−1 102 bp fragment may have a transcription factor binding site that positively regulates the gene expression. The core region of the
tfr1
a promoter was −224—+48 bp, and the +48—+92 bp region may contain negative regulatory elements that inhibit the transcription of this gene, while the −1 229—−1 219 bp region might contain positive regulatory transcription factor binding sites that promote the
tfr1
a gene expression.