TABLE 2

Comparison of the different CYP2B1 promoter sequences used in heterologous SV40-promoter-luciferase constructs The NR1 element is bold; mutations are lower case. For sticky-end ligation into the pGL3-SV40-promoter vector (Acc65I/BglII sites), double-stranded oligonucleotides with additional four-base, sticky-end overhangs were used.

Plasmid Distal CYP2B1 Promoter Sequence
pGL3CS2 5′-GCACAGACTCTGTACTTTCCTGACCTTG-
GCACAGTGCCACCATCAACTTGACTGACACCAG-3′
pGL3CM4 5′-GCACAGACTCTGTACTTTCCTGACCTTG-
GCACAGTGCCACCATCAACTTGAactagtCCAG-3′
pGL3CM5 5′-GCACAGACTCTGTACTTTCCTGACCT-
TactagtGTGCCACCATCAACTTGACTGACACCAG-3′
pGL3CM3 5′-GCACAGACTCTGTACTTTCactagtTTG-
GCACAGTGCCACCATCAACTTGACTGACACCAG-3′
pGL3CM2 5′-GCACAGACTCTGTACTTTCgaattCTTG-
GCACAGTGCCACCATCAACTTGACTGACACCAG-3′
pGL3CS5 5′-CTCTGTACTTTCCTGACCTTCTCTG-
TACTTTCCTGACCTTCTCTGTACTTTCCTGACCTT-3′