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Fig. 1. BMP response and in vivo transgene expression maps to CAR3 enhancer. (A)
Genomic flanking regions of chick Nkx2.5 containing CAR enhancers as
shown were assayed for BMP response in P19 cells in the context of both
hsp68-lacZ and Nkx2.5-luciferase reporters (Nkx2.5-lux). Only the
CAR3 enhancer is BMP responsive. (B) Deletion mapping of BMP response and
transgenic expression for 3 kb 3' genomic flanking region of chick
Nkx2.5which contains CAR3, using hsp68-lacZ
promoter/reporter. Nucleotide positions of 5' and 3' ends of
deleted flanking regions are given relative to transcriptional start site of
chick Nkx2.5. Extent of the genomic fragments yielding positive
reporter lacZ expression in F0 transient transgenic mouse embryos are
shown by black bars (C3-2, C3-4, C3-6, C3-8 and C3-10); negative reciprocal
fragments are represented as gray bars (C3-1, C3-3, C3-5, C3-7 and C3-9). BMP
response of these hsp-lacZ-CAR3 reporters is shown to immediate right
of their representations, expressed as normalized fold induction by BMP. (C-L)
Representative X-gal stained E7.5 F0 transient transgenic mice embryos
injected with C3 reporters C3-1 to C3-10. (M) BMP response of 2 kb CAR3
(fragment C3-2) and 200 bp BMPRE (fragment C3-10) enhancers linked to
Nkx2.5-lux reporters (Nkx2.5-lux-CAR3 and Nkx2.5-lux-BMPRE, respectively).
Extents of CAR3 and BMPRE enhancers and nucleotide positions relative to
transcriptional start site are shown as above. BMP response in P19 cell assay
is shown to right as fold induction above basal. (N-S) Representative X-gal
stained F0 transient transgenic mice embryos injected with
Nkx2.5-lacZ-CAR3 (N-Q) and Nkx-lacZ-BMPRE (R,S). Embryonic
stages are shown at bottom left of pictures. Frequency of transient or stable
(C3-2) transgene expression in cardiac region (cardiac crescent): C3-1, 0/20
embryos; C3-2, 2/3 lines; C3-3, 0/18 embryos; C3-4, 4/5 embryos; C3-5, 1/19
embryos; C3-6, 1/1 embryos; C3-7, 1/12 embryos; C3-8, 12/12 embryos; C3-9, 0/5
embryos; C3-10, 12/16 embryos. CC, cardiac crescent; LS, lateral somite; OFT,
outflow tract; AL, allantois; BA, branchial arches; St, stomach; RV, right
ventricle; H, heart; LV, left ventricle.