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Table 1 Effects of the ATG initiation codon sequence context of Photinus luciferase constructs on Photinus luciferase expression in BmN4 cells

From: Effect of ATG initiation codon context motifs on the efficiency of translation of mRNA derived from exogenous genes in the transgenic silkworm, Bombyx mori

Context name

Photinus luciferase activity (×104) (A)

Renilla luciferase activity (×102) (B)

Photinus/Renilla(A/B)

Fold activity (%)

NC-Luc

8.3 ± 1.1

4.26 ± 0.7

196.5 ± 15.0

100

PC-Luc

88.3 ± 26.6

4.34 ± 0.5

2,008.7 ± 393.1

1,022

7N3P-Luc

55.9 ± 20.4

4.23 ± 0.5

1,307.5 ± 393.6

665

7P3N-Luc

56.8 ± 10.2

4.49 ± 0.8

1,272.5 ± 184.9

648

AAT-Luc

38.7 ± 27.4

4.44 ± 0.6

834.6 ± 539.9

425

AGT-Luc

39.4 ± 6.7

4.28 ± 0.6

941.6 ± 252.9

479

CAA-Luc

15.0 ± 2.7

4.80 ± 0.4

316.8 ± 84.3

161

CGA-Luc

11.1 ± 2.4

4.82 ± 0.4

228.2 ± 30.8

116

Ser1-Luc

45.0 ± 24.1

4.68 ± 0.6

928.2 ± 373.2

472

Vert3-Luc

25.5 ± 3.1

4.66 ± 0.3

547.9 ± 61.0

279

Vert9-Luc

36.9 ± 6.6

4.81 ± 0.3

775.4 ± 173.8

395

atgA-Luc

24.3 ± 16.9

4.47 ± 0.5

550.6 ± 413.8

280

atgC-Luc

34.3 ± 2.1

4.56 ± 0.5

759.1 ± 102.1

386

atgT-Luc

27.9 ± 12.5

4.58 ± 0.8

594.0 ± 171.2

302

  1. Values represent the mean ± standard deviation (SD) obtained from three individual experiments.
  2. The fold efficiency is indicated as the activity of NC equal to 100. Measurement of each luciferase activity was performed at least three times. The value of Photinus luciferase activity/Renilla luciferase activity was calculated in each measurement.