[en] We are studying nucleotide sequences responsible for the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression. Our test system comprises the human genes coding for prolactin (hPRL), growth hormone (hGH-N) and placental lactogen (hCS-B). We have cloned these genes and are searching within their sequences for in vitro binding sites of the human glucocorticoid receptor on the hGH-N and hCS-B genes; the in vivo activity of such DNA sequences by assaying hybrid gene expression in transfected cells; in vivo "enhancer" activity of different hPRL gene fragments linked to a marker gene and transfected in cultured cells.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Belayew, Alexandra
Bellefroid, Eric J.
Berwaer, Monique
Dumoulin, Michele
Lambert, Claire M.
Lemaitre-Wathy, C.
Mathy, Marianne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la motricité > Unité de recherche sur l'os et le cartillage (U.R.O.C.)
