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doi:10.1534/genetics.106.068635
A more recent version of this article appeared on April 1, 2007.
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Identification of an alternative oxidase induction motif in the promoter region of the aod-1 gene in Neurospora crassa
Michael S Chae 1, Colin C Lin 1, Katherine E Kessler 1, Cheryl E Nargang 1, Lesley L Tanton 1, Leanne B Hahn 1 and Frank E Nargang 1*
1 University of Alberta
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: frank.nargang{at}ualberta.ca.
Submitted on November 20, 2006
Revised on December 18, 2006
Accepted on 11 January 2007
The nuclear aod-1 gene of Neurospora crassa encodes the alternative oxidase and is induced when the standard cytochrome-mediated respiratory chain of mitochondria is inhibited. To study elements of the pathway responsible for alternative oxidase induction, we generated a series of mutations in the region upstream of the aod-1 structural gene and transformed the constructs into an aod-1 mutant strain. Transformed conidia were plated on media containing antimycin A, which inhibits the cytochrome-mediated electron transport chain so that only cells expressing alternative oxidase will grow. Using this functional in vivo assay, we identified an alternative oxidase induction motif (AIM) that is required for efficient expression of aod-1. The AIM sequence consists of two CGG repeats separated by seven base pairs, and is similar to sequences known to be bound by members of the Zn(II)2Cys6 binuclear cluster family of transcription factors. The AIM motif appears to be conserved in other species found in the order Sordariales.
Key Words: Neurospora, alternative oxidase, induction motif, mitochondria, transcription
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