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Research Papers
Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
Abstract
Previously, we identified a class of genes in Dictyostelium that are prespore cell-type specific in their expression in the multicellular aggregate and are inducible by cAMP acting through cell-surface cAMP receptors. In this paper, we report the cloning and analysis of the regulatory regions controlling the expression of one such gene that encodes a spore coat protein, SP60. By use of a fusion of the firefly luciferase gene and Escherichia coli lacZ [expresses beta-galactosidase (beta-gal)], we have identified cis-acting regions required for proper spatial and temporal expression in multicellular aggregates and for cAMP induction in shaking cell culture. Deletion analysis suggests that a CA-rich element (CAE) and surrounding sequences present three times within the 5'-flanking sequence are required for proper regulation. SP60-lacZ fusions that include all three of these regions express lacZ only in the posterior approximately 85% of migrating slugs (prespore zone). Studies show that SP60 is expressed during mid to late aggregation, and SP60-lacZ-positive cells are spatially localized as a doughnut-shaped ring within the forming aggregate. Cells within the skirt that surrounds the aggregate and that are still migrating into the aggregate do not stain. Sequential 5' deletions of CAEs and surrounding regions affect the expression level of SP60-luciferase in response to developmental signals and cAMP, as well as the spatial pattern of SP60-lacZ. Deletion of the first (most 5') of these regions restricts the spatial expression of SP60-lacZ fusions to the anterior of the prespore zone. When both the first and second regions are removed, the expression level drops, and the staining is restricted to the prespore/prestalk boundary. Furthermore, the staining pattern that is seen with these two deletions is present as a gradient from anterior to posterior within the prespore zone. Deletion of all three regions results in a loss of both cAMP and developmentally induced expression. These results suggest the presence of a gradient within the prespore zone that differentially affects the activity of promoters containing different numbers of response elements.
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