PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

M C Adamson

Publications and source records attributed to M C Adamson.

18 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

The chromosomal distribution of mouse odorant receptor genes.

Odorant receptors (ORs) on nasal olfactory sensory neurons are encoded by a large multigene family. Each member of the family is expressed in a small percentage of neurons that are confined to one of several spatial zones in the nose but are randomly distributed throughout that zone. This pattern of expression suggests that when the sensory neuron selects which OR gene to express it may be confined to a particular zonal gene set of several hundred OR genes but select from among the members of that set via a stochastic mechanism. Both locus-dependent and locus-independent models of OR gene choice have been proposed. To investigate the feasibility of these models, we determined the chromosomal locations of 21 OR genes expressed in four different spatial zones. We found that OR genes are clustered within multiple loci that are broadly distributed in the genome. These loci lie within paralogous chromosomal regions that appear to have arisen by duplications of large chromosomal domains followed by extensive gene duplication and divergence. Our studies show that OR genes expressed in the same zone map to numerous loci; moreover, a single locus can contain genes expressed in different zones. These findings raise the possibility that OR gene choice may be locus-independent or involve consecutive stochastic choices.

Animals↗
PubMed1995

Chromosomal localization of the genes for five zinc finger proteins expressed in mouse lens.

Based on sequence similarity to a consensus zinc finger domain, we have identified cDNAs encoding five proteins containing zinc finger nucleic acid binding motifs from a newborn mouse lens library. Utilizing these cDNAs as hybridization probes, we have mapped two of the corresponding genes to mouse Chr (chromosome) 11, two to mouse Chr 7, and one to mouse Chr 4 using two multilocus crosses. Because the zinc finger proteins encoded by these genes may be involved in regulating other genes that are expressed in lens, they can be considered candidates for the large number of yet unmapped cataract loci.

Animals↗
PubMed1995

Genomic cloning of mouse MIF (macrophage inhibitory factor) and genetic mapping of the human and mouse expressed gene and nine mouse pseudogenes.

The single functional mouse gene for MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) has been cloned from a P1 library, and its exon/intron structure determined and shown to resemble that of the human gene. The gene was mapped to chromosome 10 using two multilocus crosses between laboratory strains and either Mus musculus musculus or Mus spretus. Nine additional loci containing related sequences, apparently all processed pseudogenes, were also mapped to chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, and 19. While most of these pseudogenes were found in inbred mice and M. spretus, some are species specific. This suggests that there have been active phases of pseudogene formation in Mus both before and after the separation of musculus and spretus. The human genome contains no pseudogenes; we assigned the human gene to chromosome 19, consistent with the location of mouse and human functional genes for MIF in a region of conserved linkage.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1994

Isolation and genetic mapping of two novel members of the murine Wnt gene family, Wnt11 and Wnt12, and the mapping of Wnt5a and Wnt7a.

The murine Wnt genes are implicated in the control of a variety of developmental processes. Using a PCR-based approach, we have isolated two novel members of the murine Wnt gene family, Wnt11 and Wnt12. These cDNAs display an amino acid sequence identity of between 38 and 49% with all other murine Wnts over the regions that we have isolated. In addition, two previously described Wnt genes, Wnt5a and Wnt7a, were detected in RT-PCR products. Interspecific crosses were used to demonstrate close linkage between Wnt12 and Wnt1 on Chromosome (Chr) 15. Wnt7a was mapped to mouse Chr 6, Wnt5a to the centromeric region of Chr 14, and Wnt11 to Chr7.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1994

Murine chromosomal location of the mu and kappa opioid receptor genes.

Opioid receptors are the membrane proteins that mediate the pain-relieving effect of opioid drugs, such as morphine and fentanyl as well as endogenous opioid peptides enkephalins and endorphins. Using cDNAs for the mu and the kappa opioid receptors, we mapped the chromosomal locations of their genes in mouse. Multilocus cross analysis located the mu receptor gene Oprm on Chr 10 and the kappa receptor gene Oprk1 on Chr 1. Both genes are near centromere, with no markers more centromeric. These data indicate that the two opioid receptors are different gene products, ruling out the possibility that they may be differential splicing products from the same gene.

Alternative Splicing↗
PubMed1991

The mouse homolog of the Gibbon ape leukemia virus receptor: genetic mapping and a possible receptor function in rodents.

The mouse homolog of the Gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV) receptor (Glvr-1) was mapped to mouse Chromosome 2 (Chr 2) by Southern blot analysis of somatic cell hybrids and positioned on this chromosome using an interspecies genetic cross. Mouse Chr 2 also encodes a receptor (Rec-2) for the wild mouse virus M813. To investigate whether Glvr-1 and Rec-2 could be the same gene, we sought evidence for sequence homology between the env- genes of their respective viruses. Southern blot hybridization with GALV-derived env and pol-env probes failed to detect any homology between GALV and M813, but did show that all mouse species tested carry numerous copies of GALV-related sequences. We speculate that a functional receptor for GALV-related viruses was expressed during Mus evolution.

Animals↗
PubMed1991

Chromosomal mapping of glutamate dehydrogenase gene sequences to mouse chromosomes 7 and 14.

Glutamate dehydrogenase (GLUD) plays an important role in mammalian neuronal transmission. In human, GLUD is encoded by a small gene family. To determine whether defects in Glud genes are associated with known neurological mutations in the mouse and to contribute to the comparative mapping of homologous genes in man and mouse, the chromosomal location of genes reactive with a mouse brain GLUD cDNA were determined. Genomic Southern analysis of a well-characterized panel of Chinese hamster x mouse somatic cell hybrids identified two GLUD-reactive loci, one residing on mouse Chromosome 14 and the other on Chromosome 7. Progeny of an intersubspecies backcross were used to map one of these genes, Glud, proximal to Np-1 on Chromosome 14, but no restriction fragment polymorphisms could be identified for the second locus, Glud-2.

Animals↗
PubMed1991

Genetic mapping of the gene for androgen-binding protein/sex hormone-binding globulin to mouse chromosome 11.

Southern blot analysis of DNAs from Chinese hamster x mouse and rat x mouse somatic cell hybrids showed that the mouse gene encoding androgen-binding protein/sex hormone-binding globulin (ABP-SHBG) is on Chromosome 11. Progeny from an intersubspecies backcross were analyzed to position this locus, termed Shbg, between Il-3 and Int-4 in the middle of this chromosome. Shbg is thus closely linked to several neurological mutations, one of which, Tr, is also associated with male sterility. The recent finding that ABP-SHBG is found throughout the rat brain raises the possibility that one of these mutations may be due to a defect in Shbg.

Androgen-Binding Protein↗
PubMed1990

Genetic mapping of the gene for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (Camk-4) to mouse chromosome 18.

Southern blot analysis of Chinese hamster x mouse somatic cell hybrids was used to map the gene for a serine/threonine protein kinase expressed in brain and testis. This locus, termed Camk-4, encodes Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV. Progeny of an interspecific backcross were analyzed to position Camk-4 in the centromeric region of chromosome 18 near two mutations known to affect neurological function and fertility. This raises the possibility that a defect in Camk-4 may be responsible for one of these mutant phenotypes.

Animals↗