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  • The 5'-flanking region of the GFAT gene was identified as an active promoter with multiple transcription start sites.
  • A single nucleotide polymorphism (G to C) at position -1412 was found to influence the activity of this promoter.
  • Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) demonstrated that nuclear proteins specifically bind to this promoter region.

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The 5'-flanking region of the human glutamine:fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT) gene was characterised as a functional active promoter and the GFAT gene contained multiple transcription start sites. A novel single nucleotide polymorphism identified at position -1412 (G to C) had a functional effect on promoter activity and EMSA revealed specific binding of nuclear proteins to this region.

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