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Inverse PCR-mediated cloning of the promoter for the rat vasopressin V2 receptor gene

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The adenylyl cyclase-coupled vasopressin V2 receptor has been cloned recently and shown, in rats, to be produced from the predominant form of two alternate spliced variants. To begin to unravel the transcriptional regulation of this receptor, we have isolated the 5′ flanking region of the rat vasopressin V2 receptor gene and characterized its promoter sequence. The method of inverse polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which allows the amplification of DNA fragments adjacent to a segment of known sequence, was used as an alternative approach to genomic DNA library screening. Using a probe encompassing part of the coding region, first we identified by Southern blot analysis, a single BstX I hybridizing fragment of 2.3 kilobases (kb). This size predicted a BstX I restriction site 1.5 kb upstream to the gene coding region. Cloning of this fragment was accomplished through circularization of BstX I restriction digests and inverse PCR-mediated amplification. Sequence analysis of the gene 5′ flanking domain enabled the design of oligonucleotide primers with the usual forward/reverse orientation, and additional clones were generated from native genomic DNA using a high fidelity thermoresistant DNA polymerase. Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and primer extension analysis mapped the major transcription start site 422 nucleotides upstream to the translation initiation codon. The promoter region lacks a TATA box but contains a CAAT box and a consensus binding site for transcription factor Spl. Multiple potential binding sites for the transcription factor PEA3 are clustered in two DNA portions located 0.6 kb and 1 kb upstream to the coding region. In addition, sequences homologous to glucocorticoid response elements are present and might be responsible for the regulation by adrenal steroids of vasopressin-dependent adenylyl cyclase activity in the kidney.

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Mandon, B., Bellanger, A.C. & Elalouf, J.M. Inverse PCR-mediated cloning of the promoter for the rat vasopressin V2 receptor gene. Pflügers Arch - Eur J Physiol 430, 12–18 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373834

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