The MCK enhancer contains a p53 responsive element.
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 88 (11) , 4570-4571
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.88.11.4570
Abstract
P53 is an antioncogene that is defective or absent in a large number of human tumors. Its function in normal cells is not known. We show that co-transfection of mouse p53 with muscle-specific creatine kinase-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene, containing 3.3 kilobase of upstream control sequence for the muscle-specific creatine kinase gene, results in a 10- to 80-fold activation. The p53 responsive element maps to a region distinguished from the known MyoD binding region. Identification of a p53 responsive element should allow a more focused analysis of the effects of p53 in controlling gene activity.Keywords
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