Abstract Objective:To better understand the regulatory mechanism of Pax-5 gene expression on B-cell differentation and development.Methods:The isolation and genomic colning of the 5'-flanking region of Pax-5 gene were carried out according to established protocols: molecu-lar cloning and subcloning The nucleotide sequences were determined by a double-stranded dideoxy sequencing method. Sequence analysis wasperformed on line programs. Results:Analysis of tha total sequence(6 671 bp) shows the proximal promoter include 3 CAT boxes, 1SP1 and 1Ebox. However, there was no consensus sequence for a TATA box in the 5'-flanking region. Putative regulatory sites of further upstream in thesequence revealed 6LMO2 COM, 5NFAT, 2LPOLYA-B, 3GATA1, 2AP4, 10MZF1, 1ets1B, 1GATA3, 1NKX-25, 2RORA1, 1LYF1, 2Ikaros2,2TCF11 , 1GATA-C and 1FREAC7. Conclusion: The 5'-flanking regionn of human Pax-5 gene exon1B could be involved in regulating the expres-sion of human Pax5 and B-cell differentiation and development.

Pax-5 gene is important transcription factor in B-lymphopoiesis and B-cell development. To understand the regulatory mechanism of pax-5 expression, the immediate 5'-flanking region (6 671 bp) of human pax-gene exon 1B was isolated and characterized. Analysis of the total sequence showed that the proximal promoter includes 3 CAT boxes, 1 SP1 and 1 E box. However, there was no consensus sequence for a TATA box in the 5'-flanking region. Putative regulatory sites of further upstream in the sequence revealed 6 LMO(2)COM, 5 NFAT, 2 LPOLYA-B, 3 GATA1, 2 AP4, 10 MZF1, 1 ETS1-B, 1 GATA3, 1 NKX25, 2 RORA1, 1 LYF1, 2 Ikaros2, 2 TCF11, 1 GATA-C and 1 FREAC7. Therefore, the 5'-flanking region of human pax-5 exon 1B could be involved in regulating the expression of human pax-5 and B-cell differentiation and development.
5' Flanking Region ; genetics ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; genetics ; DNA ; chemistry ; genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; genetics ; Exons ; genetics ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; PAX5 Transcription Factor ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Transcription Factors ; genetics