The overall goal of the proposed experiments is to understand the cis-acting elements through which switch recombination is regulated. The investigator has established a transgenic mouse model that measures properly regulated germline transcription from the murine g1 gene. He has also prepared a line of transgenic mice that can undergo switch recombination to g1. He will investigate the function of the cis-acting elements in the g1 gene by further localization of the elements in transgenes, by analysis of their ability to interact with other promoters, by their deletion from the endogenous g1 gene and by studying the effect of mutations of the cis-acting elements on both germline transcription and switch recombination. He will also study the transcriptional regulation of the g2a gene, emphasizing both cis-acting elements in the g2a gene and in the heavy chain 3 regulatory region.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01CA039068-18
Application #
2748700
Study Section
Allergy and Immunology Study Section (ALY)
Program Officer
Mccarthy, Susan A
Project Start
1984-09-01
Project End
2002-07-31
Budget Start
1998-08-01
Budget End
1999-07-31
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Microbiology/Immun/Virology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
791277940
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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