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D B T G R

DataBase of Tunicate Gene Regulation
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Ci-vGAT

Gene product: vesicular GABA transporter
Organism: C. intestinalis
Summary of experimentsRegion from -2668 to -1 from the start codon allows expression in the brain vesicle and the anterior part of the nerve cord.
Activity reported

An unknown factor regulates Ci-vGAT in brain vesicle, anterior part of the nerve cord, GABAergic neurons in C. intestinalis (6, 21)
Reporter construct expression
Name Gene Size Tissue Construct
Ci-VGAT Ci-vGAT 2666 brain vesicle, visceral ganglion, neurons on the anterior nerve cord, dorso caudal neurons
Sequences available
ID Gene Description Organism Dataset Dataset ID
s00064 Ci-vGAT Mapping of the Ci-VGAT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 1 blat
s00141 Ci-vGAT Mapping of the Ci-VGAT expression vector insert C. intestinalis JGI 2 blat
s00404 Ci-vGAT -3000:+200 region of ci0100136073 C. intestinalis JGI 1 ci0100136073
s00405 Ci-vGAT -3000:+200 region of ci0200296984 C. intestinalis JGI 2 ci0200296984
s00406 Ci-vGAT -3000:+200 region of ENSCING00000008670 C. intestinalis JGI 2 ENSCING00000008670
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)