[Physical mapping of human chromosome 21--construction of a NotI restriction map by linking clone mapping].
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Agrobacterium rhizogenes strain A4 is a virulent agropine-type strain possessing three plasmids: plasmid a (pArA4a, 180 kb) is not necessary for plant transformation, plasmid b (250 kb) is the root-inducing plasmid (pRiA4), and plasmid c (pArA4c) is a cointegrate of pArA4a and pRiA4. The total plasmid DNA (pArA4) of strain A4 was cloned in the cosmid pHSG262 and the library obtained was used to establish BamHI maps of the three plasmids. The plasmids a and Ri have an apparently identical region and a partly homologous region, and are different in the remaining regions including their origins of replication. Another agropine-type A. rhizogenes strain, HRI, bears only one plasmid, which is the Ri plasmid (pRiHRI). pRiHRI and pRiA4 present the same restriction maps for a great part, but are different in a region of 48 kb; however, this region of pRiHRI is found unmodified in pArA4a and may have a role in the virulence of the bacteria. The comparison between the restriction maps of the plasmids of strain A4 leads us to propose that the recombination event leading to pArA4c formation occurs within the identical regions of pArA4a and pRiA4. In addition, the comparison with the already established map of pRiHRI suggests that strain HRI could have been derived from a recombination event between the two homologous regions of pArA4c with subsequent loss of the smaller plasmid.
A 9.8 kb DNA fragment containing the complete MAV-1 provirus was recloned from the recombinant bacteriophage lambda 311411 (Perbal et al., 1985) into the plasmid pAT153. A detailed and precise restriction map of the obtained clone (pAT-MAV-1) was constructed. From compilation of this map and the known sequence of a variable portion of the MAV-2 env gene was a restriction map of MAV-2 deduced. Knowledge of the detailed pAT-MAV-1 map facilitated the preparation of five specific proviral subclones: pAT-U3 and pUC-U3 (both contain the U3 domain of the proviral LTR, which is MAV-specific and displays no homology with other hitherto known retroviruses including avian endogenous proviruses), pUC-RU5 (containing the R and U5 domains of the proviral LTR), pUC-UT5 (containing untranslated sequences flanking the 5' LTR), and pUC-UT3 (containing untranslated sequences flanking the 3' LTR). Thus tools for analysis of integrated MAV-2 proviruses in nephroblastomas induced by this virus were formed.
The complete 13 site AvrII restriction map of the genome of E coli strain MG1655 is presented and compared with several other E. coli strains. The map was determined primarily by isolating individual AvrII fragments from pulsed-field gels, and hybridizing these large probes to a battery of mapped E. coli clones in lambda vectors. AvrII restriction patterns for eight other laboratory strains were determined and maps for seven of them deduced from the gel and comparisons between the strain genotypes, the MG1655 map, and AvrII sites in E. coli sequences taken from Genbank.
Restriction-map variation was studied in 126 copies of the G6pd region in X chromosome lines of Drosophila melanogaster from North America, Europe, and Africa. Special attention was focused on the distribution of variation relative to the geographically variable polymorphism for two electrophoretic variants. Nucleotide heterozygosity as determined by eight six-cutter restriction enzymes for the 13-kb region is estimated, on the basis of the worldwide sample, to be 0.065%, which is the lowest value reported for any comparable region in the D. melanogaster genome. Significant linkage disequilibrium between electrophoretic alleles and restriction-site variation is observed for several sites. In contrast to published studies of other genetic regions, there are large insertions that reach significant frequencies and are found across considerable geographic distances. There is a clustering of this variation inside the first large intervening sequence of the G6PD gene.
A contiguous high-resolution NotI restriction map of the distal region of the long arm of human chromosome 21 was constructed by three strategies: linking clones to identify adjacent pieces of DNA, partial digestion to identify neighboring fragments, and cell line polymorphisms to prove identity or adjacency of DNA fragments. Twenty-nine single-copy DNA probes and five linking clone probes were used to determine the order of 30 Not I fragments, covering 10 megabases of DNA in band q22.3. Smaller Not I fragments occur preferentially in this region, suggesting that band q22.3 is unusually rich in genes, since Not I sites occur almost exclusively in CpG islands. Comparison of the physical map and genetic maps in this region reveals a 10-fold higher than average recombination frequency.
A partial restriction map of Marek's disease virus (MDV) DNA was constructed by digestion with endonucleases BamHI, Bg/I and SmaI and by blotting hybridization. The data suggest that there is a terminal heterogeneous sequence at least on one end of the MDV DNA molecule. The data did not reveal four different orientations of the terminal fragments of MDV DNA molecules despite the observation that MDV DNA contains inverted repeat sequences as also present in Herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA molecules (Cebrian et al., 1981). Terminal deletion of MDV DNA, SalI-H and I, was found in high passage number preparations.
We have characterized the genomic and replicative form (RF) DNA of the Aedes albopictus Parvovirus (AaPV), a virus isolated from a chronically infected C6/36 clone of Aedes albopictus cell line [22]. The genome of AaPV virions is a single-stranded linear DNA molecule approximately 4.2 kb in length, essentially (about 90%) encapsidated as minus strand. A restriction map of the RF DNA isolated from infected C6/36 cells was established. Among the 23 restriction enzymes tested, 14 cleaved the AaPV RF DNA and 30 restriction sites were mapped and oriented with respect to the viral genomic DNA. Both viral and RF DNAs were found infectious when transfected to virus-free C6/36 cells. The asymmetrical encapsidation of the viral genome is a property common to most vertebrate autonomous parvoviruses but rather unusual among densoviruses. Both by its small size, the asymmetrical mode of encapsidation and the restriction map, the AaPV genome resembles that of the Aedes Densonucleosis virus [1].
Thirteen ColE plasmids representing the E2-E7 types have been compared by restriction mapping. Over 80% of their restriction sites were found to be similarly positioned, indicating that these plasmids share a common structure. Three variants are ColE2-CA42 and ColE7-K317, both of which contain 1.8-kb DNA segments in place of a 2.5-kb segment common to the other plasmids, and ColE6-CT14, which has an additional 5.0-kb DNA segment compared to the other plasmids. The colicin (col), immunity (imm), and colicin release (hic) genes of these plasmids have been localized to regions corresponding to those known for ColE3-CA38 and ColE2-P9, with the imm and hic genes adjacent to the 3' end of the col gene. Active colicin is produced from hybrid col genes containing 5' and 3' ends from different E-type plasmids. The 3'-termini of the fused col genes specify the colicin type.
Restriction-map variation in 64 X chromosome lines extracted from three different natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster was investigated with seven six-nucleotide-recognizing enzymes for a 20-kb region including the zeste and tko genes. Ten restriction-site and four length polymorphisms (two insertions and two deletions) were detected. Contrary to the predicted lower level of variation for genes on the X chromosome, the level of variation attributable to nucleotide substitution (estimated heterozygosity/nucleotide = 0.004) was similar to that previously reported for autosomal loci. The amount of insertion/deletion variation in the studied region was within the range observed in autosomal regions and thus not explainable by a simple selection model against the effects of insertional mutations. A general lack of linkage disequilibrium between polymorphic sites was observed.
Ribosomal DNA from the type strains of 13 nomenspecies of Kluyveromyces and from other strains were mapped with 11 restriction endonucleases. The length of the repeating unit ranged from ca. 8.4 kb (in K. aestuarii) to ca. 10.9 kb (in K. phaffii). The length variation resided as expected in the nontranscribed spacer. The patterns confirmed some of the inferences articulated by various students of the genus. The closely related species K. marxianus and K. lactis constituted a core to which could be linked first K. wickerhamii and K. dobzhanskii and then K. aestuarii. The presumed relatedness between K. waltii and K. thermotolerans was endorsed by rDNA mapping as well, but evidence linking these two species to the rest of the genus is wanting. The restriction patterns suggest that the multispored species together with K. delphensis form a loose assemblage acting as a bridge between the "core" species and the species K. phaffii and K. lodderi.
We have developed a novel technique to map restriction sites on large duplex DNAs by electron microscopy. In this method, the sample DNA is first cut with a restriction enzyme. The resulting fragments are briefly digested with Escherichia coli exonuclease III, and treated with wheat germ RNA polymerase II to fill-in with RNA the resulting gaps. These small RNAs, complementary to sequences immediately adjacent to either side of the restriction site, are isolated from the DNA template and R-looped to the full-length DNA. When this material is prepared by the formamide-cytochrome spreading technique, small bubbles are visible wherever there is a restriction site on the DNA. Improved methods of mapping are outlined.
We have developed an improved method of straightening DNA molecules for use in optical restriction mapping. The DNA was straightened on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-coated glass slides using surface tension generated by a moving meniscus. In our method the meniscus motion was controlled mechanically, which provides advantages of speed and uniformity of the straightened molecules. Variation in the affinity of the silanized surfaces for DNA was compensated by precoating the slide with single-stranded non-target blocking DNA. A small amount of MgCl2 added to the DNA suspension increased the DNA-surface affinity and was necessary for efficient restriction enzyme digestion of the straightened surface-bound DNA. By adjusting the amounts of blocking DNA and MgCl2, we prepared slides that contained many straight parallel DNA molecules. Straightened lambda phage DNA (48 kb) bound to a slide surface was digested by EcoRI restriction endonuclease, and the resulting restriction fragments were imaged by fluorescence microscopy using a CCD camera. The observed fragment lengths showed excellent agreement with their predicted lengths.
A simple method for the ordering of fragments and the determination of relative positions of restriction sites when constructing pair restriction maps of linear and circular DNAs is described. The major advantages of the suggested approach as compared to the routine strategy of exhaustive search are as follows: (1) One does not need to begin the construction of the map by searching for the restrictases that produce the least number of fragments; (2) the method allows one to construct quite complicated maps, the main limiting parameter being the number of fragments during double digestion (no more than 10-12); and (3) construction of the map using this approach is less labor- and time-consuming than the routine strategy.
Several Staphylococcus aureus strains were lysogenized by the phages of serological group B (phages phi 53, phi 85) as well as by some of serological group F (phages phi 77, phi 84) and macrorestriction fragment patterns of genomic DNA were estimated in the lysogenized, non-lysogenic and delysogenized (cured of prophages) strains. It was shown that the integration of phage DNA into chromosome of S. aureus leads to specific changes in restriction fragment pattern in all the lysogenized strains. These changes correlate well with the SmaI restriction map of S. aureus NCTC 8325 since they concern the restriction fragments defined in this map. Phages phi 53 and phi 85 integrate into SmaI fragment B. On the other hand, phages phi 77 and phi 84 integrate into SmaI fragment E of the S. aureus restriction map. The prophages of strain NCTC 8511 have their integration sites, as follows: the phage designated by us phi M integrates in fragment A, whereas the integration site for phage phi J lies in fragment E. Phage phi M was estimated to be genetically related to phages of serological group A and phage phi J to those of serological group F. Evidence was given that lysogenization of S. aureus strains by at least four prophages does not cast any doubt upon the estimation of their genetic relatedness based on their similarity in restriction pattern.
In the present study, molecular cloning, sequencing and restriction mapping of the genomic sequence encoding human proacrosin is described. The full-length cDNA encoding human proacrosin was utilized to recover a 17-kb human genomic clone which was sequenced without further subcloning. The nucleotide sequences of the exons agree with the sequence of the cDNA reported previously. More than 500 bases of the promoter region were sequenced and found to be highly GC rich but devoid of an identifiable TATA box. These findings are generally consistent with a recently published report [Keime, S., Adham, I. M. & Engel, W. (1990) Eur. J. Biochem. 190, 195-200]. However, further sequence analysis revealed discrepancies between our clone and that previously reported. Sequencing of the first intron showed similarity with the published data for 54 bases of the 5' region, beginning with the donor splice site, and for 114 bases at the 3' end. However, 500 bases sequenced distal to the initial 54 bases at the 5' end of intron 1 showed no similarity with the published sequence. In addition, the boundaries of intron 3 differed such that a cytosine residue previously reported to be in exon 3 was found to be the first base of exon 4. Detailed studies were undertaken to confirm that our clone constitutes the authentic sequence of human proacrosin. Cloning and characterization of the human proacrosin gene may allow for informative studies of its regulation, and for a more detailed examination of its role in fertilization.
A series of plaque-forming lambda h80 transducing phages carrying various portions of the malA region were isolated. A 5,800-base pair HindIII-EcoRI DNA fragment from one of these phages was cloned into pBR322 and shown to contain malT, which is the positive regulator gene of the maltose regulon, and most of malP, the structural gene for maltodextrin phosphorylase. A restriction map of the HindIII-EcoRI fragment was established, and it was correlated with the genetic map of the malA region (i) by mapping deletions which had been generated in vitro on the plasmid and (ii) by locating on the restriction map a DNA insertion of known genetic position. A 600-base pair HincII-HaeII segment was shown to contain all or part of the promoters for malT and malP, which are known to be transcribed in opposite directions. Strains carrying gene malT on a plasmid synthesized a 94,000-dalton polypeptide which was not produced by identical strains carrying similar plasmids in which malT was partially deleted. Estimates of the size of the malT gene support the conclusion that the 94,000-dalton polypeptide is the malT product.
Restriction site mapping of the genomes of eight different isolates of adenovirus serotype 7 (Ad7) has been performed with six different restriction endonucleases. In this analysis, 37 different restriction sites were localized. Three distinctly different cleavage patterns of the genomes of the Ad7 strains were observed. These strains could not be distinguished by serological techniques. The following three subtypes were defined on the basis of their restriction site patterns: the Ad7 prototype, represented by strain Gomen originally isolated from a case of pharyngitis; subtype Ad7a, represented by the Ad7 vaccine strain and strains isolated from undifferentiated respiratory disease and from a healthy carrier; and a third subtype of Ad7, represented by three strains which were isolated from Swedish patients, all having pronounced clinical symptoms indicating severe systemic infection. A comparison of the restriction site maps of the protype of Ad3 and the three subtypes of Ad7 indicated greater differences in the position of restriction sites between strains of Ad7 than between strains of the two serotypes. This technique is consequently recommended to obtain a more precise definition of distinct entities of viruses.