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D B T G R

DataBase of Tunicate Gene Regulation
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Ci-arr

Gene product: arrestin
Organism: C. intestinalis
Summary of experimentsRegion from -2965 to -1 from the start codon allows expression in cells of the left and right side of the brain vesicle (the photoreceptors of the ocellus on the right side).
Activity reported

An unknown factor regulates Ci-arr in ocellus photoreceptor cells, right side of the brain vesicle in C. intestinalis (1, 6, 21)
Reporter construct expression
Name Gene Size Tissue Construct
Ci-arr Ci-arr 2966 photoreceptor cells
Sequences available
ID Gene Description Organism Dataset Dataset ID
s00007 Ci-arr Mapping of the Ci-arr expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 1 blat
s00088 Ci-arr Mapping of the Ci-arr expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 2 blat
s00187 Ci-arr -3000:+200 region of ci0100135885 C. intestinalis JGI 1 ci0100135885
References
  1. Kusakabe T., Yoshida, R., Ikeda, Y., Tsuda, M. (2004). "Computational discovery of DNA motifs associated with cell type-specific gene expression in Ciona." Dev Biol 276:563-580. (PUBMED)
  2. Kusakabe T. (2005). "Decoding cis-regulatory systems in Ascidians." Zoolog Sci 22:129-146. (PUBMED)
  3. Yoshida, R., Sakurai, D., Horie, T., Kawakami, I., Tsuda, M., Kusakabe, T. (2004). "Identification of neuron-specific promoters in Ciona intestinalis." Genesis 39:130-140. (PUBMED)