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. 1990 Sep 25;18(18):5375-80.
doi: 10.1093/nar/18.18.5375.

Evidence for a feedback regulated back-up promoter which controls permanent expression of a Dictyostelium gene

M Maniak  1 , W Nellen
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Evidence for a feedback regulated back-up promoter which controls permanent expression of a Dictyostelium gene

M Maniak et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .
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Abstract

We have previously described the elements of two overlapping promoters regulating differential expression of the Dictyostelium P8A7 gene. One promoter was constitutively active but stimulated during development (S-promoter), while the other (L-promoter) was found to be induced by a variety of stimuli. This effect was mediated by the induction (i-) element. By a series of antisense transformation experiments we here provide evidence that this element is the target of a feedback control circuit. In wild type cells, feedback regulation activates the L-promoter in unfavourable environmental situations when transcription from the S-promoter is insufficient to generate adequate amounts of protein. A model for the function of the feedback loop under natural and experimental conditions is presented.

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