Gsc promoter assays. A, diagram depicting the
generation of Gsc promoter-luciferase reporter constructs.
B, Oct25 represses Gsc -1500/+3 promoter activities
stimulated by overexpression of Xnr1, Smad2, or by incubation with activin A
protein. C and D, the same effect is observed for truncated
promoters -479/+3(C) and -226/+3(D). E,
VP16-XWBSCR11 alone or together with FAST1 stimulates an artificial reporter
for DE, which is then repressed by Oct25.