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Expression of T cell receptor genes in an antigen-specific hybridoma and radiation-induced variants.

We have analyzed a series of mutants derived from a KLH-specific, I-E-restricted T hybridoma (FN1-18) which have lost antigen-reactivity while retaining both T cell receptor idiotypic determinants and the ability to respond to Con A. The variants have not gained any detectable alloreactivity, nor is there an obvious lesion in the mutants' beta chain DNA containing the utilized beta chain genes. This loss of antigen reactivity is due to a failure of stable production of the specific V beta-containing mRNA. Our results indicate that in FN1-18, the T cell receptor antigenic determinants are most likely carried by the alpha chain alone or by a complementation product of the V alpha FN1-18 with the V beta of BW5147. V beta FN1-18 represents a previously undescribed T cell receptor V region.

Animals↗

Identification of a component that induces flowering of Lemna among the reaction products of alpha-ketol linolenic acid (FIF) and norepinephrine.

A stress-induced fatty acid [FIF; 9-hydroxy-10-oxo-12(Z),15(Z)-octadecadienoic acid] incubated with (-)-norepinephrine (NE) strongly induces flower formation in Lemna paucicostata [Yokoyama et al. (2000), Plant Cell Physiol. 41: 110). The increase of flower-inducing activity was well correlated with the decrease in FIF in the incubation mixture, and the reaction proceeded rapidly at higher pH. We detected small amounts of many active components in the mixture after incubation by HPLC analysis. In this study, two major components, named FN1 and FN2, of the reaction mixture were isolated, and their absolute stereostructures were determined. FN1 showed a strong flower-inducing activity and was identified as a tricyclic alpha-ketol fatty acid, 9(R)-11-[(2'R,8'R,10'S,11'S)-2',8'-dihydroxy-7'-oxo-11'-[(Z)-2-pentenyl]-9'-oxa-4'-azatricyclo[6.3.1.0(1.5)]dodec- 5'en-10'-yl]-9-hydroxy-10-oxoundecanoic acid [corrected]. FN2, the C-9 epimer of FN1, showed no flower-inducing activity. The absolute stereostructure of FIF was also determined by a modification of Mosher's method. The 9-hydroxyl group was found to be predominantly 9R, with an enantiomeric excess of 40% (70% 9R and 30% 9S). FN1 was derived from 9R-type FIF and FN2 from 9S-type FIF. Various catecholamines and related substances were investigated for the ability to develop flower-inducing activity upon incubation with FIF. The essential structures were catechol and ethylamine groups (dopamine).

Catecholamines↗

TCGA-based identification of prognostic biomarkers and candidate traditional Chinese medicine compounds in papillary thyroid carcinoma: An observational study.

This study aimed to identify prognostic genes associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and explore candidate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compounds using integrated bioinformatics and molecular docking. In this observational study, PTC gene expression profiles and clinical data were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Differentially expressed genes were screened using differential-expression sequencing (DESeq2), followed by protein-protein interaction network analysis to identify hub genes. Their expression, diagnostic value, immune relevance, prognostic significance, protein-level validation, and single-cell distribution were assessed using gene expression profiling interactive analysis, receiver operating characteristic analysis, immune infiltration analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, the human protein atlas, and single-cell RNA-sequencing data. Candidate TCM compounds were predicted using symptom mapping (SymMap) and the TCM Systems Pharmacology Database and Analysis Platform, and molecular docking was performed to evaluate potential ligand-target interactions. Five hub genes, colony-stimulating factor 2, apolipoprotein E, fibronectin 1 (FN1), collagen type I alpha 1 chain (COL1A1), and intercellular adhesion molecule 1, were identified and found to be significantly upregulated in PTC tissues, with diagnostic value in receiver operating characteristic analysis. Immune infiltration analysis showed associations with macrophages, dendritic cells, and T helper 1 cells, whereas single-cell analysis demonstrated heterogeneous expression across immune and stromal cell populations, including fibroblasts. Higher FN1 and COL1A1 expression was associated with poorer outcomes. Immunohistochemistry supported the expression patterns, while single-cell analysis provided exploratory cell-type-level context for the cellular distribution of selected genes. Ginseng and Smilax glabra were predicted as common candidate TCMs, and docking suggested favorable binding between their active compounds and selected hub targets. Colony-stimulating factor 2, apolipoprotein E, FN1, COL1A1, and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 may be biologically relevant hub genes in PTC, while FN1 and COL1A1 may have prognostic value. Predicted TCM compounds provide preliminary computational evidence for possible compound-target interactions, requiring experimental and clinical validation.

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CDw78--a determinant on a major histocompatibility complex class II subpopulation that can be induced to associate with the cytoskeleton.

In the present study we demonstrate that CDw78 monoclonal antibody (mAb) recognizes a distinct subpopulation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules. We show that the CDw78 epitope is present on less than 10% of the total number of MHC class II molecules expressed on different cells, is not linked to a single isotype, and exhibits a characteristic expression pattern in tonsils. While mAb against MHC class II (DR, DP and DQ) stained the majority of cells both in the mantle zone and in germinal centers, the CDw78 staining was more heterogeneous with the strongest reactivity and the highest number of positive cells in the mantle zone and in the light centrocyte-rich part of the germinal centers. Antibodies to this MHC class II subpopulation (e.g. FN1) induced association with the cytoskeleton and a subsequent capping in more than 90% of peripheral blood B cells. In contrast, mAb against MHC class II (DR, DP and DQ) did not induce association with the cytoskeleton and only 10-20% of B cells were induced to cap, suggesting that CDw78 defines a population of MHC class II molecules functionally different from the majority of these antigens. Scatchard plot analysis indicates that FN1 mAb is of relatively low affinity (Ka = 1.5 x 10(8) M(-1)) and monovalent Fab fragments fail to bind to the cell surface with measurable affinity. Our data seen in the context of the ability of FN1 to co-stimulate B cells with a suboptimal dose of anti-mu suggest that CDw78 mAb might recognize a functional important subpopulation of MHC class II molecules so far not described. It seems likely that this subpopulation represents dimerized or aggregated MHC class II molecules that can selectively bind this low-affinity mAb.

Antibodies, Monoclonal↗

Expression of mRNAs encoding for growth factors, ECM molecules, and MMP13 in mono-cultures and co-cultures of human periodontal ligament fibroblasts and alveolar bone cells.

Although the function and effects of many growth factors and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules have been described for several periodontal tissues in vivo and in vitro, the molecular interactions involved in the communication between cells of the periodontal ligament and the alveolar bone are poorly understood. To contribute to the identification of such interactions, we have generated co-cultures (CCs) of periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLs) and alveolar bone cells (ABCs) and compared mRNA expression for various growth factors, ECM molecules, and matrix metalloproteinase13 (MMP13) after 1 and 2 weeks with matched mono-cultures (MCs) by reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction. Compared with CCs of 1 week, PDLs and ABCs after 2 weeks revealed relatively high levels of all analyzed mRNAs, viz., for EGF, HGF, VEGF, TGFbeta1, collagen-I (COL1), osteonectin (ON), fibronectin (FN1), and MMP13. At week 2, when compared with MCs, CCs showed an elevation of all tested mRNAs in PDLs and ABCs, except for TGFbeta1 and FN1, which only increased in PDLs. After 1 week, when CCs were compared with MCs, mRNAs for HGF and TGFbeta1 were less abundant in PDLs and ABCs, whereas the other genes exhibited lower expression levels in only one of the cell types. Analysis of our data indicated that the expression of mRNAs for growth factors and for COL1, ON, FN1, and MMP13 was modulated in the distinct cell types with respect to culture time and culture type. The differences in the mRNA expression patterns between CCs and MCs suggest that the respective genes are involved in the molecular interactions of PDLs and ABCs.

Adolescent↗

Topography of auditory evoked long-latency potentials in normal children, with particular reference to the N1 component.

Topographic maps of late auditory evoked potentials were obtained with the Brain Atlas III system in 34 healthy, normal hearing children aged 8-16 years. The stimulus was a 100 msec, 500 Hz tone burst, presented separately to the left and right ears, at 75 dB HL. The resulting auditory evoked potentials showed a prominent N1, after about 100 msec, and a topographic map with a corresponding fronto-lateral focus designated as the focus of N1 (FN1). Foci with varying positions and amplitudes were identified in 33 of 34 subjects after left ear stimulation and in 29 of 32 subjects after right ear stimulation. The topography showed a high degree of stability in most subjects, with the position of the negative "peak" of FN1 in front of the interaural line and with a dominance contralateral to the ear stimulated. There was a significant decrease in the latency of N1 with increasing age. FN1 tended to change position with age and some differences from adults were also observed. In conclusion, a distinct topographic pattern of the N1 component of the late auditory evoked potentials was seen in the majority of children. It remains to be established to what extent this method may be clinically useful for disclosing functional disturbances in the central auditory pathways.

Acoustic Stimulation↗

Heterogenous fusion transcripts involving the NUP98 gene and HOXD13 gene activation in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with the t(2;11)(q31;p15) translocation.

We report the characterization of a rare chromosomal translocation, a t(2;11)(q31;p15), which occurred in a patient with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M4). By 3'-RACE and RT-PCR analyses, two kinds of NUP98-HOXD13 fusion transcript were detected. In addition, we identified a novel fusion transcript, NUP98-FN1, in the same patient. Ectopic expression of the wild-type HOXD13 gene was also observed in the patient, suggesting that HOXD13 contributes to the development of this type of leukemia. The NUP98-HOXD13 fusion transcript was predicted to encode a 552 or 569-amino acid protein containing the Phe-Gly (FG) repeat region of NUP98 and the homeodomain of HOXD13. The NUP98-FN1 fusion transcript was predicted to encode a 482 or 499-amino acid protein consisting of the same N-terminal region of NUP98 and a C-terminal region of 12 amino acids derived from a previously unidentified sequence. We isolated and characterized the chromosomal breakpoints. The breakpoint at 11p15 is mapped within a LINE repetitive element in a 9 kb intron of NUP98, and more than 60% of the sequenced 3 kb region surrounding the breakpoint junction consists of repetitive elements. The other breakpoint at 2q31 is in an intron of FN1, which is located 7 kb upstream of HOXD13, and the repetitive sequence content of the breakpoint junction is low. Local sequence duplications at genomic breakpoints suggest that the t(2;11) translocation is mediated through staggered double-strand DNA breaks. These results throw light on the mechanisms responsible for the generation of t(2;11) translocation and on the processes leading to t(2;11) leukemia.

Acute Disease↗

Structural and cell-associated proteins of Lassa virus.

Lassa virus was purified from culture fluids of infected CV-1 monkey kidney cells and its structural proteins analysed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Stained gels showed a typical arenavirus profile, with a prominent protein of molecular weight 60000, corresponding to the nucleocapsid protein N, and two faint broad bands with molecular weights of 45000 and 38000, the envelope glycoproteins G1 and G2. G1 and G2 were shown to be glycosylated by their ability to bind concanavalin A to nitrocellulose transfers of the separated proteins ('Western blots'). N and G2 bound antibody from guinea-pig or human convalescent sera but G1 was inactive, presumably as a result of denaturation. This technique also revealed other apparently virus-specific minor bands with molecular weights of 76000 and 68000. When Western blots of proteins of infected cells which had been lysed in SDS were probed with anti-Lassa virus serum or stained for glycoproteins, four virus-specific bands were apparent: the N, G1 and G2 proteins seen in purified virus, and a glycoprotein of molecular weight 72000 which probably corresponds to the envelope protein precursor (GPC) seen in other arenavirus systems. Immunoprecipitates from infected CV-1 cells labelled with [35S]methionine contained three major virus-specific proteins: the nucleocapsid protein N and proteins of 36000 and 24000 molecular weight (designated fN1 and fN2). Similar immunoprecipitates from Vero cells contained fN1 and fN2 and only very low levels of N. The polypeptides fN1 and fN2 are most probably fragments of N, since Western blots probed with anti-Lassa virus serum showed that lysis of cells in non-ionic detergent rather than SDS results in the appearance of fN2 with concomitant reduction or disappearance of N. These fragments do not exist in the intact cell, but are found as a consequence of rather specific proteolysis upon disruption under non-denaturing conditions. The proteolytic activity responsible was refractory to inhibition by phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride, aprotinin, pepstatin A or sodium bisulphite, and was more active in Vero than in CV-1 cells.

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Sheep linkage mapping: RFLP markers for comparative mapping studies.

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) detected using cDNA probes for conserved genes provide an important set of markers that anchor or link syntenic groups in a range of divergent mammalian species. DNA probes from sheep, cattle, pig, human and mouse were screened against sheep DNA samples and 24 new RFLP markers for sheep were identified. Among the loci tested, 22 had a homologue that has been mapped in humans. An RFLP for fibronectin (FN1) was linked to alpha-inhibin (INHA) at a distance of 5cM. The FN1 locus has been assigned to sheep chromosome 2q41-q44 and linkage between FN1 and INHA assigns INHA to the same chromosome in sheep. In addition to the new loci reported here, 28 RFLPs have been published previously by this group and these are collated together with RFLPs published from other laboratories. RFLPs have been reported for 86 loci in sheep. Fifty-four loci have been mapped to 16 different chromosomes.

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Hashimoto's thyroiditis with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)-like nuclear alterations express molecular markers of PTC.

AIMS: Focal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)-like nuclear alterations have been documented in Hashimoto's thyroiditis; however, the molecular association between PTC and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to determine whether molecular expression patterns of PTC are present in association with PTC-like nuclear alterations in Hashimoto's thyroiditis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The expression of four genes known to be up-regulated in PTC [LGALS3 (galectin3), CITED1, KRT19 (cytokeratin 19) and FN1 (fibronectin-1)] and the human mesothelial cell protein identified by monoclonal antibody HBME1 was evaluated. Immunohistochemistry was performed on 23 cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with focal or diffuse Hürthle cell change and PTC-like nuclear alterations, 37 PTC and 18 normal thyroids. Focal expression of galectin3 (GAL3), CITED1, cytokeratin 19 (CK19), HBME1 and fibronectin-1 (FN1) was seen in 87%, 65%, 43%, 26% and 17% of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, respectively, only in thyrocytes showing PTC-like nuclear alterations. In contrast, diffuse expression of GAL3, CITED1, CK19, HBME1 and FN1 was seen in 100%, 95%, 70%, 87% and 89% of PTC, respectively. Normal thyroid tissues did not express any of these proteins. Following immunohistochemistry, four Hashimoto's thyroiditis cases were found to contain foci of PTC. These foci were highlighted by the diffuse and strong expression of PTC-associated proteins, which prompted additional retrospective scrutiny of the haematoxylin and eosin-stained sections leading to appreciation of complete PTC-type nuclear atypia. CONCLUSIONS: Focal PTC-like immunophenotypic changes in Hashimoto's thyroiditis suggest the possibility of early, focal premalignant transformation in some cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Adolescent↗

An RFLP map for 2q33-q37 from multicase mycobacterial and leishmanial disease families: no evidence for an Lsh/Ity/Bcg gene homologue influencing susceptibility to leprosy.

The mycobacterial diseases leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) and the leishmaniases are characterized by a wide spectrum of disease phenotypes, and by the fact that the majority of individuals exposed to the causative organisms Mycobacterium leprae, M. tuberculosis and Leishmania sp. become infected but do not present with clinical disease. In order to determine whether a human homologue to the murine macrophage resistance gene Lsh/Ity/Bcg influences susceptibility to human disease, multicase families for all three diseases have been collected, and linkage analysis performed using a panel of markers in the region of human chromosome 2q33-q37 known to be conserved with the Lsh/Ity/Bcg-containing region of murine chromosome 1. Because of the paucity of available polymorphic markers/linkage information for 2q33-q37, data from 35 multicase leprosy, TB and visceral leishmaniasis families (310 individuals) were first pooled to produce a detailed RFLP map of the region. Peak LOD scores well in excess of 3 were observed for linkage between adjacent pairs of a more proximal (2q33-q35) set of markers CRYGP1, MAP2, FN1, TNP1, VIL1 and DES, and between adjacent pairs of a more distal (2q35-q37) set COL6A3, D2S55 and D2S3. These peak LOD scores and the corresponding values for theta were used in the MAP92 program to generate a multiple two-point map with gene order/map intervals (cM) of: CRYGP1-4.65-MAP2-3.45-FN1-5.95-TNP1-3.41-VIL1-3. 01- DES-20.14-COL6A-10.91-D2S55-3.67-D2S3. Although local support for the placement of loci in this order was weak (LOD < 2, except for DES-COL6A3 where LOD = 6.02), the map is consistent with the gene order for those loci (Cryg, Fn-1, Tp-1, Vil, Des, Col6a3) previously mapped in the mouse. Data from 17 multicase leprosy families (149 individuals) were further analysed for linkage between a putative disease susceptibility locus (DSL) controlling susceptibility to leprosy per se and each of the marker loci. Assuming 100% penetrance for the susceptibility allele, no positive LOD score was obtained for linkage between the DSL and any of the marker genes. Instead, the data provide convincing evidence (LOD scores < -2) that a DSL does not fall within 10-20 cM of CRYGP1, MAP2, TNP1, VIL1, DES or D2S55, or within 5-10 cM of FN1, COL6A3 or D2S3. This effectively excludes a putative DSL controlling susceptibility to leprosy per se from the entire region 2q33-q37.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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In situ hybridization applied to Waardenburg syndrome.

Multilocus linkage analysis has suggested that the Waardenburg syndrome type 1 (WS1) locus is flanked by placental alkaline phosphatase (ALPP) and fibronectin 1 (FN1). We used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to map ALPI (intestinal alkaline phosphatase) to 2q36.3-q37.1 and FN1 to 2q34. FISH also showed that a WS1 patient with a de novo interstitial deletion of 2q35-q36.1 retained both API and FN1 on the deleted chromosome. The human PAX3 gene has been shown previously to be mutated in at least two WS1 patients. We mapped a PCR product from the PAX3 gene to 2q35 and found it was absent in the deleted chromosome. Thus, our FISH mapping results confirm the conclusions from previous linkage analysis and support the conclusion that mutation of the PAX3 gene can cause Waardenburg syndrome.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗

Auditory stimulation brain map.

The topography of auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) was studied in 12 neurologically normal, adult, right-handed subjects of either sex. The AEPs were recorded with seventeen active electrodes in response to 500 Hz tone bursts with a level of 75 dB HL presented either to the left or the right ear. AEP brain maps were obtained with the BRAIN ATLAS III system. A region of maximum negativity was obtained corresponding to N1 at vertex and defined as focus of N1 (FN1). The reproducibility within and between sessions of FN1 was studied and found to be good for most of the subjects. The interindividual variability was moderate and the centre of FN1 on the map was localized 7 mm in front of the vertex electrode and 8.4 and 8.0 mm to the contralateral side of the vertex electrode upon stimulation of the left and the right ear, respectively. The approximate position of the skull surface is obtained by multiplication by a factor of 3. It was concluded that a standardized test session including six single maps based on 50 stimuli each gives an average map with identifiable and reproducible focus. The basis seems to be fulfilled to use the brain map in further analysis on clinical material.

Adult↗

Waardenburg syndrome (WS): the analysis of a single family with a WS1 mutation showing linkage to RFLP markers on human chromosome 2q.

Waardenburg syndrome type I (WS1; MIM 19350) is caused by a pleiotropic, autosomal dominant mutation with variable penetrance and expressivity. Of individuals with this mutation, 20%-25% are hearing impaired. A multilocus linkage analysis of RFLP data from a single WS1 family with 11 affected individuals indicates that the WS1 mutation in this family is linked to the following four marker loci located on the long arm of chromosome 2: ALPP (alkaline phosphatase, placental), FN1 (fibronectin 1), D2S3 (a unique-copy DNA segment), and COL6A3 (collagen VI, alpha 3). For the RFLP marker loci, a multilocus linkage analysis using MLINK produced a peak lod (Z) of 3.23 for the following linkage relationships and recombination fractions (theta i): (ALPP----.000----FN1)----.122----D2S3----.267----CO L6A3. A similar analysis produced a Z of 6.67 for the following linkage relationships and theta i values among the markers and WS1: (FN1----.000----WS1----.000----ALPP)----.123----D2S 3----.246----COL6A3. The data confirm the conclusion of Foy et al. that at least some WS1 mutations map to chromosome 2q.

Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2↗

Auditory brain map, effects of age.

Brain maps of late auditory evoked cortical potentials were obtained with the Brain Atlas III system in school-aged children and adults. All subjects were judged as neurologically normal, right-handed, and having normal hearing. The stimulus was a 100 ms burst of 500 Hz pure tone at 75 dB HL presented separately to the left and right ear. The results showed a frontoparietal maximum of negative activity corresponding to N1 and designated as the focus of N1 (FN1). FN1 had latencies of 108 ms (left stimulation (stim] and 113 ms (right stim) and amplitudes of -6.0 microV (left stim) and -4.8 microV (right stim) in children and a latency of 90 ms and an amplitude of -6.5 microV in adults. Among the children, more had ipsilateral than contralateral FN1, usually on the right side. The distance between the centers of gravity of FN1s obtained on stimulation of the two ears was significantly smaller in the maps of children than adults (p less than 0.01). The present findings indicated that the topography of the electrical activity changes during adolescence.

Adult↗

Association study between the fibronectin gene and schizophrenia.

Fibronectin is one of the cell adhesion proteins. Adhesion molecules play an important role in neural and synaptic genesis, and their dysfunction may result in neurodevelopmental abnormalities, which have been assumed to be a factor in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. To examine the possible involvement of fibronectin in the etiology of schizophrenia, we analyzed six polymorphisms, located in introns 2, 21, 24, and 26, and exons 20 and 28, in the human fibronectin gene (FN1) of schizophrenic patients in the Japanese population (n = 104) and age-and gender-matched controls (n = 104). No significant positive association was observed between either of the polymorphisms and schizophrenia, nor was an association found between either of the polymorphisms and any subtypes of schizophrenia. These data did not provide evidence for a contribution of the FN1 gene to susceptibility to schizophrenia.

Adult↗

Exclusion of stromelysin-1, stromelysin-2, interstitial collagenase and fibronectin genes as the mutant loci in a family with recessive epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica and a form of cerebellar ataxia.

The interstitial collagenase gene (CLG), one of the main candidates in severe generalized recessive epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica (SGREBD), is closely linked to the stromelysin-1 (STMY1) and stromelysin-2 (STMY2) genes. These three loci map on chromosome 11 (q21-q22.3), where they constitute a cluster of genes coding for metalloproteinases involved in the degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). A recessive form of cerebellar ataxia of post-puberal onset (CLA1) has also been assigned to chromosome 11 (q14-q21). Since useful restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) for the CLG gene are not available, we have studied the inheritance of the marker TaqI RFLP of the STMY1 gene in a North Italian family with a child affected by SGREBD, and his two sisters showing cerebellar ataxia (CA) of post-puberal onset. We have also studied the MspI RFLP of the fibronectin gene (FN1), which is located on chromosome 2q34-q36, and which codes for non-collagenous matrix proteins. Since we did not observe the segregation of the pathological phenotypes with STMY1 and FN1 RFLPs, we excluded the involvement of these genes in both the SGREBD and CA present in this family. The exclusion of the STMY1 gene indicates that the mutation causing SGREBD cannot be located in the CLG and/or STMY2 genes because of their proximity to the STMY1 locus. These data also indicate that the CA form here reported is not attributable to alterations in regions close to the collagenase cluster on chromosome 11.

Blotting, Southern↗

A radiation hybrid map of the RN region in pigs demonstrates conserved gene order compared with the human and mouse genomes.

We recently constructed a 7000-rad porcine whole-genome radiation hybrid (RH) panel with the primary objective of integrating linkage maps of microsatellites with evolutionary conserved genes into one ordered map. In order to evaluate the resolution of this RH panel, we have now constructed a radiation hybrid map of the Chromosome (Chr) 15q2.3-q2.6 region containing the RN gene. This gene has large effects on glycogen content in muscle and meat quality. Ten microsatellites covering a region of 55 centiMorgans and eight genes (AE3, FN1, IGFBP5, INHA, IRS1, PAX3, TNP1, and VIL1) were placed on the Sscr15 RH map. All the genes, except IRS1, were mapped on the RH map between microsatellites located in 15q2.5. The relative order of AE3 and INHA was inverted on the porcine physical map in comparison with the mouse linkage map. The order of other genes already mapped in the mouse (FN1, IGFBP5, TNP1, VIL1, INHA/AE3, and PAX3) was identical in pigs. We found no clear difference between the gene order on pig Chr 15 and human Chr 2q.

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