End Joining-Mediated Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells Using PCR-Amplified DNA Constructs that Contain Terminator in Front of Promoter

Molecular Biotechnology
Mikiko NakamuraRinji Akada

Abstract

Mammalian gene expression constructs are generally prepared in a plasmid vector, in which a promoter and terminator are located upstream and downstream of a protein-coding sequence, respectively. In this study, we found that front terminator constructs-DNA constructs containing a terminator upstream of a promoter rather than downstream of a coding region-could sufficiently express proteins as a result of end joining of the introduced DNA fragment. By taking advantage of front terminator constructs, FLAG substitutions, and deletions were generated using mutagenesis primers to identify amino acids specifically recognized by commercial FLAG antibodies. A minimal epitope sequence for polyclonal FLAG antibody recognition was also identified. In addition, we analyzed the sequence of a C-terminal Ser-Lys-Leu peroxisome localization signal, and identified the key residues necessary for peroxisome targeting. Moreover, front terminator constructs of hepatitis B surface antigen were used for deletion analysis, leading to the identification of regions required for the particle formation. Collectively, these results indicate that front terminator constructs allow for easy manipulations of C-terminal protein-coding sequences, and suggest tha...Continue Reading

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