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Characterization of an iron-dependent regulatory sequence involved in the transcriptional control of AtFer1 and ZmFer1 plant ferritin genes by iron.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Feb 2001
Petit J M, van Wuytswinkel O, Briat J F, Lobréaux S
Abstract excerpt
In eukaryotic cells, ferritin synthesis is controlled by the intracellular iron status. In mammalian cells, iron derepresses ferritin mRNA translation, whereas it induces ferritin gene transcription in plants. Promoter deletion and site-directed mutagenesis analysis, combined with gel shift assays, has allowed identification of a new cis-regulatory element in the promoter region of the ZmFer1 maize ferritin gene....
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