A Minimal Ankyrin Promoter Linked to a Human γ-Globin Gene Demonstrates Erythroid Specific Copy Number Dependent Expression with Minimal Position or Enhancer Dependence in Transgenic Mice*
Sabatino D, Wong C, Cline A, Pyle L, Garrett L, Gallagher P, Bodine D. A Minimal Ankyrin Promoter Linked to a Human γ-Globin Gene Demonstrates Erythroid Specific Copy Number Dependent Expression with Minimal Position or Enhancer Dependence in Transgenic Mice*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 28549-28554. PMID: 10878017, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004043200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkyrin promoterPosition-independent expressionErythroid cellsGlobin genesGlobin mRNAHuman γ-globin genesMouse alpha-globin mRNABeta-globin locus control regionAdult erythroid cellsANK-1 geneΓ-globin geneCopy number-dependent expressionLocus control regionErythroid-specific expressionAlpha-globin mRNAFetal erythroid cellsNumber-dependent expressionGlobin mRNA expressionErythrocyte membrane skeletonTransgene copy numberHS2 enhancerTransgenic linesGlobin transgenesControl regionTransgenic mice