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D B T G R

DataBase of Tunicate Gene Regulation
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Ci-vAChTP

Gene product: vesicular acetylcholine transporter
Organism: C. intestinalis
Summary of experimentsRegion from -3791 to -1 from the start codon allows expression in neurons of the brain vesicle, the visceral ganglion and the dorsocaudal epiderm.
Activity reported

An unknown factor regulates Ci-vAChTP in brain vesicle neurons, visceral ganglion neurons, dorsocaudal epidermal neurons, cholinergic neurons in C. intestinalis (6, 21)
Reporter construct expression
Name Gene Size Tissue Construct
Ci-VACHT Ci-vAChTP 4919 brain vesicle, visceral ganglion
Ci-VACHT Ci-vAChTP 3792 brain vesicle, visceral gangnlion, dorso caudal neurons
Sequences available
ID Gene Description Organism Dataset Dataset ID
s00055 Ci-vAChTP Mapping of the Ci-VACHT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 1 blat
s00063 Ci-vAChTP Mapping of the Ci-VACHT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 1 blat
s00132 Ci-vAChTP Mapping of the Ci-VACHT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 2 blat
s00140 Ci-vAChTP Mapping of the Ci-VACHT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 2 blat
s00402 Ci-vAChTP -3000:+200 region of ci0100151967 C. intestinalis JGI 1 ci0100151967
s00403 Ci-vAChTP -3000:+200 region of ENSCING00000002569 C. intestinalis JGI 2 ENSCING00000002569
References
  1. Kusakabe T. (2005). "Decoding cis-regulatory systems in Ascidians." Zoolog Sci 22:129-146. (PUBMED)
  2. 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)