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Morelli KH, Hatton CL, Harper SQ, Burgess RW. Gene therapies for axonal neuropathies: Available strategies, successes to date, and what to target next. Brain Res 2020; 1732:146683. [PMID: 32001243 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Nearly one-hundred loci in the human genome have been associated with different forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and related inherited neuropathies. Despite this wealth of gene targets, treatment options are still extremely limited, and clear "druggable" pathways are not obvious for many of these mutations. However, recent advances in gene therapies are beginning to circumvent this challenge. Each type of CMT is a monogenic disorder, and the cellular targets are usually well-defined and typically include peripheral neurons or Schwann cells. In addition, the genetic mechanism is often also clear, with loss-of-function mutations requiring restoration of gene expression, and gain-of-function or dominant-negative mutations requiring silencing of the mutant allele. These factors combine to make CMT a good target for developing genetic therapies. Here we will review the state of relatively established gene therapy approaches, including viral vector-mediated gene replacement and antisense oligonucleotides for exon skipping, altering splicing, and gene knockdown. We will also describe earlier stage approaches for allele-specific knockdown and CRIPSR/Cas9 gene editing. We will next describe how these various approaches have been deployed in clinical and preclinical studies. Finally, we will evaluate various forms of CMT as candidates for gene therapy based on the current understanding of their genetics, cellular/tissue targets, validated animal models, and availability of patient populations and natural history data.
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- Kathryn H Morelli
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; The Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA; The Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
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Schluth-Bolard C, Diguet F, Chatron N, Rollat-Farnier PA, Bardel C, Afenjar A, Amblard F, Amiel J, Blesson S, Callier P, Capri Y, Collignon P, Cordier MP, Coubes C, Demeer B, Chaussenot A, Demurger F, Devillard F, Doco-Fenzy M, Dupont C, Dupont JM, Dupuis-Girod S, Faivre L, Gilbert-Dussardier B, Guerrot AM, Houlier M, Isidor B, Jaillard S, Joly-Hélas G, Kremer V, Lacombe D, Le Caignec C, Lebbar A, Lebrun M, Lesca G, Lespinasse J, Levy J, Malan V, Mathieu-Dramard M, Masson J, Masurel-Paulet A, Mignot C, Missirian C, Morice-Picard F, Moutton S, Nadeau G, Pebrel-Richard C, Odent S, Paquis-Flucklinger V, Pasquier L, Philip N, Plutino M, Pons L, Portnoï MF, Prieur F, Puechberty J, Putoux A, Rio M, Rooryck-Thambo C, Rossi M, Sarret C, Satre V, Siffroi JP, Till M, Touraine R, Toutain A, Toutain J, Valence S, Verloes A, Whalen S, Edery P, Tabet AC, Sanlaville D. Whole genome paired-end sequencing elucidates functional and phenotypic consequences of balanced chromosomal rearrangement in patients with developmental disorders. J Med Genet 2019; 56:526-535. [PMID: 30923172 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Balanced chromosomal rearrangements associated with abnormal phenotype are rare events, but may be challenging for genetic counselling, since molecular characterisation of breakpoints is not performed routinely. We used next-generation sequencing to characterise breakpoints of balanced chromosomal rearrangements at the molecular level in patients with intellectual disability and/or congenital anomalies. METHODS Breakpoints were characterised by a paired-end low depth whole genome sequencing (WGS) strategy and validated by Sanger sequencing. Expression study of disrupted and neighbouring genes was performed by RT-qPCR from blood or lymphoblastoid cell line RNA. RESULTS Among the 55 patients included (41 reciprocal translocations, 4 inversions, 2 insertions and 8 complex chromosomal rearrangements), we were able to detect 89% of chromosomal rearrangements (49/55). Molecular signatures at the breakpoints suggested that DNA breaks arose randomly and that there was no major influence of repeated elements. Non-homologous end-joining appeared as the main mechanism of repair (55% of rearrangements). A diagnosis could be established in 22/49 patients (44.8%), 15 by gene disruption (KANSL1, FOXP1, SPRED1, TLK2, MBD5, DMD, AUTS2, MEIS2, MEF2C, NRXN1, NFIX, SYNGAP1, GHR, ZMIZ1) and 7 by position effect (DLX5, MEF2C, BCL11B, SATB2, ZMIZ1). In addition, 16 new candidate genes were identified. Systematic gene expression studies further supported these results. We also showed the contribution of topologically associated domain maps to WGS data interpretation. CONCLUSION Paired-end WGS is a valid strategy and may be used for structural variation characterisation in a clinical setting.
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- Caroline Schluth-Bolard
- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Cellule bioinformatique de la plateforme NGS, Hospices Civils de Lyon, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR5558, Lyon 1 University, Bron, France
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- Département de génétique et embryologie médicale, Centre de référence des déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France.,GRC n°19, pathologies Congénitales du Cervelet-LeucoDystrophies, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple Enfant, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, Montpellier, France
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- Centre d'activité de génétique clinique, CLAD nord de France, CHU Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple Enfant, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique Constitutionnelle, APHP-HUPC site Cochin, Paris, France
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- Centre de référence anomalies du développement et syndromes malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD et équipe GAD INSERM UMR1231, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique et de Biologie Cellulaire, CHU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique, CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux, MRGM INSERM U1211, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratoire de Cytogénétique Constitutionnelle, APHP-HUPC site Cochin, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Chromosomique et Moléculaire, CHU Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, CH Général, Chambéry, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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- Service de Cytogénétique, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Centre de référence anomalies du développement et syndromes malformatifs, FHU TRANSLAD et équipe GAD INSERM UMR1231, CHU Dijon-Bourgogne et Université de Bourgogne-Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Département de Génétique; Centre de Référence Déficience Intellectuelle de Causes Rares, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, Département de Génétique Médicale, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux, MRGM INSERM U1211, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux, MRGM INSERM U1211, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, CH Général, Chambéry, France.,Service de Cytogénétique, CH Valence, Valence, France
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- Service de Cytogénétique Médicale, Hôpital Estaing, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France.,CNRS, IGDR (Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes) UMR 6290, Université de Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Département de Génétique Médicale, Unité de Génétique Clinique, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Département de génétique et embryologie médicale, Centre de référence des déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Chromosomique et Moléculaire, CHU Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux, MRGM INSERM U1211, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Estaing, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Chromosomique, Hôpital Couple Enfant, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France.,Equipe Génétique, Epigénétique et Thérapies de l'Infertilité, IAB, INSERM 1209, CNRS UMR5309, Grenoble, France
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- Département de génétique et embryologie médicale, Centre de référence des déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, Chromosomique et Moléculaire, CHU Hôpital Nord, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Hôpital Pellegrin, Université de Bordeaux, MRGM INSERM U1211, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- GRC n°19, pathologies Congénitales du Cervelet-LeucoDystrophies, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, APHP, GHUEP, Paris, France
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- Département de Génétique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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- Département de génétique et embryologie médicale, Centre de référence des déficiences intellectuelles de causes rares, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand Trousseau, Paris, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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- Service de Génétique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, UCBL1, GENDEV Team, Neurosciences Research Center of Lyon, Bron, France
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Associations between the clinical findings of cases having submicroscopic chromosomal imbalances at chromosomal breakpoints of apparently balanced structural rearrangements. GENE REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.genrep.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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2015 William Allan Award. Am J Hum Genet 2016; 98:419-426. [PMID: 26942278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Guiraud S, Aartsma-Rus A, Vieira NM, Davies KE, van Ommen GJB, Kunkel LM. The Pathogenesis and Therapy of Muscular Dystrophies. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2015; 16:281-308. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-090314-025003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Simon Guiraud
- Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, OX1 3PT Oxford, United Kingdom; ,
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; ,
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics and Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; ,
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- Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, OX1 3PT Oxford, United Kingdom; ,
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- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; ,
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics and Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; ,
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Le Rumeur E. Dystrophin and the two related genetic diseases, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2015; 15:14-20. [PMID: 26295289 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2015.636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutations of the dystrophin DMD gene, essentially deletions of one or several exons, are the cause of two devastating and to date incurable diseases, Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies. Depending upon the preservation or not of the reading frame, dystrophin is completely absent in DMD, or present in either a mutated or a truncated form in BMD. DMD is a severe disease which leads to a premature death of the patients. Therapy approaches are evolving with the aim to transform the severe DMD in the BMD form of the disease by restoring the expression of a mutated or truncated dystrophin. These therapies are based on the assumption that BMD is a mild disease. However, this is not completely true as BMD patients are more or less severely affected and no molecular basis of this heterogeneity of the BMD form of the disease is yet understood. The aim of this review is to report for the correlation between dystrophin structures in BMD deletions in view of this heterogeneity and to emphasize that examining BMD patients in details is highly relevant to anticipate for DMD therapy effects.
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- Elisabeth Le Rumeur
- Institut de Génétique et Développement de Rennes (IGDR), Faculté de Médecine, Rennes Cedex.
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Goyenvalle A, Griffith G, Avril A, Amthor H, Garcia L. [Functional correction and cognitive improvement in dystrophic mice using splice-switching tricyclo-DNA oligomers]. Med Sci (Paris) 2015; 31:253-6. [PMID: 25855277 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20153103009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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- Aurélie Goyenvalle
- Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Inserm U1179, laboratoire Biothérapie des maladies du système neuromusculaire et LIA BAHN Centre scientifique de Monaco, 2, avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Inserm U1179, laboratoire Biothérapie des maladies du système neuromusculaire et LIA BAHN Centre scientifique de Monaco, 2, avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Inserm U1179, laboratoire Biothérapie des maladies du système neuromusculaire et LIA BAHN Centre scientifique de Monaco, 2, avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Inserm U1179, laboratoire Biothérapie des maladies du système neuromusculaire et LIA BAHN Centre scientifique de Monaco, 2, avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université de Versailles St-Quentin, Inserm U1179, laboratoire Biothérapie des maladies du système neuromusculaire et LIA BAHN Centre scientifique de Monaco, 2, avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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De Lorenzi L, Rossi E, Gimelli S, Parma P. De novo reciprocal translocation t(5;6)(q13;q34) in cattle: cytogenetic and molecular characterization. Cytogenet Genome Res 2013; 142:95-100. [PMID: 24280638 DOI: 10.1159/000356209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The cytogenetic analysis of a phenotypically normal bull from the Marchigiana breed revealed the presence of an abnormal karyotype due to the presence of a very long chromosome. This finding, identified in all the metaphases observed, was associated with the 2n = 60, XY karyotype, suggesting the presence of a reciprocal translocation. RBG- banding analyses identified a de novo reciprocal translocation involving BTA5 and BTA6, t(5;6)(q13;q34), while FISH analyses using cattle-specific BACs as probes enabled the confirmation and narrowed down the breakpoint regions. Array-CGH analysis also established that neither deletions nor duplications were present in the regions including the breakpoints, nor were they present elsewhere in the genome, confirming the balanced state of the translocation.
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- L De Lorenzi
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Milan University, Milan, Italy
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Finelli P, Sirchia SM, Masciadri M, Crippa M, Recalcati MP, Rusconi D, Giardino D, Monti L, Cogliati F, Faravelli F, Natacci F, Zoccante L, Bernardina BD, Russo S, Larizza L. Juxtaposition of heterochromatic and euchromatic regions by chromosomal translocation mediates a heterochromatic long-range position effect associated with a severe neurological phenotype. Mol Cytogenet 2012; 5:16. [PMID: 22475481 PMCID: PMC3395859 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-5-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background The term "position effect" is used when the expression of a gene is deleteriously affected by an alteration in its chromosomal environment even though the integrity of the protein coding sequences is maintained. We describe a patient affected by epilepsy and severe neurodevelopment delay carrying a balanced translocation t(15;16)(p11.2;q12.1)dn that we assume caused a position effect as a result of the accidental juxtaposition of heterochromatin in the euchromatic region. Results FISH mapped the translocation breakpoints (bkps) to 15p11.2 within satellite III and the 16q12.1 euchromatic band within the ITFG1 gene. The expression of the genes located on both sides of the translocation were tested by means of real-time PCR and three, all located on der(16), were found to be variously perturbed: the euchromatic gene NETO2/BTCL2 was silenced, whereas VPS35 and SHCBP1, located within the major heterochromatic block of chromosome 16q11.2, were over-expressed. Pyrosequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation of NETO2/BTCL2 and VPS35 confirmed the expression findings. Interphase FISH analysis showed that der(16) localised to regions occupied by the beta satellite heterochromatic blocks more frequently than der(15). Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a heterochromatic position effect in humans caused by the juxtaposition of euchromatin/heterochromatin as a result of chromosomal rearrangement. The overall results are fully in keeping with the observations in Drosophila and suggest the occurrence of a human heterochromatin position effect associated with the nuclear repositioning of the der(16) and its causative role in the patient's syndromic phenotype.
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- Palma Finelli
- Laboratory of Medical Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Cusano Milanino 20095, Italy.
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Cryptic genomic imbalances in de novo and inherited apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements: Array CGH study of 47 unrelated cases. Eur J Med Genet 2009; 52:291-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/30/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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de Vree PJ, Simon ME, van Dooren MF, Stoevelaar GH, Hilkmann JT, Rongen MA, Huijbregts GC, Verkerk AJ, Poddighe PJ. Application of molecular cytogenetic techniques to clarify apparently balanced complex chromosomal rearrangements in two patients with an abnormal phenotype: case report. Mol Cytogenet 2009; 2:15. [PMID: 19594915 PMCID: PMC2723125 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-2-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Complex chromosomal rearrangements (CCR) are rare cytogenetic findings that are difficult to karyotype by conventional cytogenetic analysis partially because of the relative low resolution of this technique. High resolution genotyping is necessary in order to identify cryptic imbalances, for instance near the multiple breakpoints, to explain the abnormal phenotype in these patients. We applied several molecular techniques to elucidate the complexity of the CCRs of two adult patients with abnormal phenotypes. RESULTS Multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridization (M-FISH) showed that in patient 1 the chromosomes 1, 10, 15 and 18 were involved in the rearrangement whereas for patient 2 the chromosomes 5, 9, 11 and 13 were involved. A 250 k Nsp1 SNP-array analysis uncovered a deletion in chromosome region 10p13 for patient 1, harbouring 17 genes, while patient 2 showed no pathogenic gains or losses. Additional FISH analysis with locus specific BAC-probes was performed, leading to the identification of cryptic interstitial structural rearrangements in both patients. CONCLUSION Application of M-FISH and SNP-array analysis to apparently balanced CCRs is useful to delineate the complex chromosomal rearrangement in detail. However, it does not always identify cryptic imbalances as an explanation for the abnormal phenotype in patients with a CCR.
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- Paula Jp de Vree
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Gemmill RM, Bolin R, Albertsen H, Tomkins JP, Wing RA. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for long-range restriction mapping. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN HUMAN GENETICS 2008; Chapter 5:Unit5.1. [PMID: 18428330 DOI: 10.1002/0471142905.hg0501s31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This unit describes procedures for generating long-range restriction maps of genomic DNA and for analysis of large insert clones. The basic protocol details restriction digestion of agarose-embedded DNA, PFGE separation, Southern transfer, and hybridization. Support protocols describe the preparation of high-molecular-weight genomic DNA samples in agarose blocks and in agarose microbeads, respectively. Additional support protocols describe the preparation of DNA size standards from l phage and two yeast species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. An alternative method of preparing S. cerevisiae size standards using lithium dodecyl sulfate (LiDS) solubilization is provided. The final protocol details the preparation of BAC DNA suitable for digestion, mapping, and sequencing.
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- Robert M Gemmill
- Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research, Denver, Colorado, USA
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De Gregori M, Ciccone R, Magini P, Pramparo T, Gimelli S, Messa J, Novara F, Vetro A, Rossi E, Maraschio P, Bonaglia MC, Anichini C, Ferrero GB, Silengo M, Fazzi E, Zatterale A, Fischetto R, Previderé C, Belli S, Turci A, Calabrese G, Bernardi F, Meneghelli E, Riegel M, Rocchi M, Guerneri S, Lalatta F, Zelante L, Romano C, Fichera M, Mattina T, Arrigo G, Zollino M, Giglio S, Lonardo F, Bonfante A, Ferlini A, Cifuentes F, Van Esch H, Backx L, Schinzel A, Vermeesch JR, Zuffardi O. Cryptic deletions are a common finding in "balanced" reciprocal and complex chromosome rearrangements: a study of 59 patients. J Med Genet 2007; 44:750-62. [PMID: 17766364 PMCID: PMC2652810 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.052787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2007] [Revised: 08/09/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Using array comparative genome hybridisation (CGH) 41 de novo reciprocal translocations and 18 de novo complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) were screened. All cases had been interpreted as "balanced" by conventional cytogenetics. In all, 27 cases of reciprocal translocations were detected in patients with an abnormal phenotype, and after array CGH analysis, 11 were found to be unbalanced. Thus 40% (11 of 27) of patients with a "chromosomal phenotype" and an apparently balanced translocation were in fact unbalanced, and 18% (5 of 27) of the reciprocal translocations were instead complex rearrangements with >3 breakpoints. Fourteen fetuses with de novo, apparently balanced translocations, all but two with normal ultrasound findings, were also analysed and all were found to be normal using array CGH. Thirteen CCRs were detected in patients with abnormal phenotypes, two in women who had experienced repeated spontaneous abortions and three in fetuses. Sixteen patients were found to have unbalanced mutations, with up to 4 deletions. These results suggest that genome-wide array CGH may be advisable in all carriers of "balanced" CCRs. The parental origin of the deletions was investigated in 5 reciprocal translocations and 11 CCRs; all were found to be paternal. Using customized platforms in seven cases of CCRs, the deletion breakpoints were narrowed down to regions of a few hundred base pairs in length. No susceptibility motifs were associated with the imbalances. These results show that the phenotypic abnormalities of apparently balanced de novo CCRs are mainly due to cryptic deletions and that spermatogenesis is more prone to generate multiple chaotic chromosome imbalances and reciprocal translocations than oogenesis.
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- M De Gregori
- Biologia Generale e Genetica Medica, Universitè di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Matsumura T, Goto K, Yamanaka G, Lee JH, Zhang C, Hayashi YK, Arahata K. Chromosome 4q;10q translocations; comparison with different ethnic populations and FSHD patients. BMC Neurol 2002; 2:7. [PMID: 12188928 PMCID: PMC122075 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2002] [Accepted: 08/20/2002] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the weakness of facial, shoulder-girdle and upper arm muscles. Most patients with FSHD have fewer numbers of tandem repeated 3.3-kb KpnI units on chromosome 4q35. Chromosome 10q26 contains highly homologous KpnI repeats, and inter-chromosomal translocation has been reported. METHODS To clarify the influence on the deletion of the repeats, we surveyed three different ethnic populations and FSHD patients using the BglII/BlnI dosage test. RESULTS The frequency of translocation in 153 Japanese, 124 Korean, 114 Chinese healthy individuals and 56 Japanese 4q35-FSHD patients were 27.5%, 29.8%, 19.3%, and 32.1%, respectively. The ratio of '4 on 10' (trisomy and quatrosomy of chromosome 4) was higher than that of '10 on 4' (nullsomy and monosomy of chromosome 4) in all populations. CONCLUSIONS The inter-chromosomal exchange was frequently observed in all four populations we examined, and no significant difference was observed between healthy and diseased groups.
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- Tsuyoshi Matsumura
- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neurology, Toneyama National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Takara-Korea Biomedical Incorporation, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yan-sen University of Medical Science, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuromuscular Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Tokyo, Japan
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Sjarif DR, Ploos van Amstel JK, Duran M, Beemer FA, Poll-The BT. Isolated and contiguous glycerol kinase gene disorders: a review. J Inherit Metab Dis 2000; 23:529-47. [PMID: 11032329 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005660826652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD) is an X-linked recessive disorder. There are two types. an isolated form and a complex form. We review the clinical, biochemical and molecular genetic features of GKD. The clinical and biochemical phenotype of isolated GKD may vary from a life-threatening childhood metabolic crisis to asymptomatic adult 'pseudohypertriglyceridaemia', resulting from hyperglycerolaemia. To date 38 patients from 24 families with isolated GKD have been reported. At least 7 of these patients had a metabolic crisis during a catabolic condition. The complex GKD is an Xp21 contiguous gene syndrome involving the glycerol kinase locus together with the adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) or Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) loci or both. Clinical features of a patient with complex GKD depend on the loci that are involved. Approximately 100 patients from 78 families with a complex GKD have been reported. Seventeen patients with complex GKD (AHC-GKD-DMD or AHC-GKD) died in the neonatal period or early childhood because of unrecognized or inappropriate management of adrenal dysfunction. Since the outcome of the crisis in GKD is highly dependent on the physicians' knowledge of the disease, we devised an algorithmic approach to the diagnosis. From molecular genetic investigations of isolated GKD, 7 missense mutations, 2 splice site mutations, I nonsense mutation, 1 Alu Sx insertion and 2 small deletions were reported for isolated GKD in 13 unrelated families. In 4 families consisting of more than one patient with the same biochemical and genetic defect, the phenotypic variability of the isolated GKD was remarkable. The clinical variability in isolated GKD cannot be explained by biochemical or by molecular heterogeneity. Isolated GKD patients showed a tendency towards hypoglycaemia with hyperketonaemia; whether the clinical symptoms of GKD are caused by dysfunction of gluconeogenesis and/or ketolysis needs to be investigated further.
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- D R Sjarif
- Department of Pediatrics/Metabolic Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Galluzzi G, Deidda G, Cacurri S, Colantoni L, Piazzo N, Vigneti E, Ricci E, Servidei S, Merico B, Pachì A, Brambati B, Mangiola F, Tonali P, Felicetti L. Molecular analysis of 4q35 rearrangements in fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD): application to family studies for a correct genetic advice and a reliable prenatal diagnosis of the disease. Neuromuscul Disord 1999; 9:190-8. [PMID: 10382915 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(98)00116-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In the majority of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) families (about 95%) the genetic defect has been identified as a deletion of a variable number of KpnI repeats in the 4q35 region, although no specific transcripts from this locus have been isolated so far. Molecular diagnosis is based on the detection by probe p13E-11 of EcoRI small fragments, in the range 10-28 kb, that are resistant to BlnI digestion. In family studies this probe is used with other 4q35 polymorphic markers to assign the haplotype associated with the disease. So far, we performed DNA analysis in 145 FSHD families and identified the 4q35 DNA rearrangement not only in affected individuals, but also in healthy subjects at risk of transmitting the disease, such as non-penetrant gene carriers and somatic mosaics. In addition we applied prenatal tests to 19 fetuses, using DNA extracted from chorionic villi samples (CVS) at 10-11 weeks of gestation. The FSHD status, as determined by the presence of BlnI-resistant small fragments associated with the at risk haplotype, was assessed in nine fetuses; in the remaining 10 cases the disease was excluded. Our results show that molecular analysis of 4q35 rearrangements is a reliable indirect method to perform diagnostic, predictive and prenatal tests in FSHD.
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- G Galluzzi
- Institute of Cell Biology, CNR, Rome, Italy.
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Ozawa E, Noguchi S, Mizuno Y, Hagiwara Y, Yoshida M. From dystrophinopathy to sarcoglycanopathy: evolution of a concept of muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve 1998; 21:421-38. [PMID: 9533777 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199804)21:4<421::aid-mus1>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are collectively termed dystrophinopathy. Dystrophinopathy and severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy (SCARMD) are clinically very similar and had not been distinguished in the early 20th century. SCARMD was first classified separately from dystrophinopathy due to differences in the mode of inheritance. Studies performed several years ago clarified some immunohistochemical and genetic characteristics of SCARMD, but many remained to be clarified. In 1994, the sarcoglycan complex was discovered among dystrophin-associated proteins. Subsequently, on the basis of our immunohistochemical findings which indicated that all components of the sarcoglycan complex are absent in SCARMD muscles, and the previous genetic findings, we proposed that a mutation of any one of the sarcoglycan genes leads to SCARMD. This hypothesis explained and predicted various characteristics of SCARMD at the molecular level, most of which have been verified by subsequent discoveries in our own as well as various other laboratories. SCARMD is now called sarcoglycanopathy, which is caused by a defect of any one of four different sarcoglycan genes, and thus far mutations in sarcoglycan genes have been documented in the SCARMD patients. In this review, the evolution of the concept of sarcoglycanopathy separate from that of dystrophinopathy is explained by comparing studies on these diseases.
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- E Ozawa
- National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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Backert S, Dörfel P, Lurz R, Börner T. Rolling-circle replication of mitochondrial DNA in the higher plant Chenopodium album (L.). Mol Cell Biol 1996; 16:6285-94. [PMID: 8887658 PMCID: PMC231631 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.16.11.6285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The mitochondrial genomes of higher plants are larger and more complex than those of all other groups of organisms. We have studied the in vivo replication of chromosomal and plasmid mitochondrial DNAs prepared from a suspension culture and whole plants of the dicotyledonous higher plant Chenopodium album (L.). Electron microscopic studies revealed sigma-shaped, linear, and open circular molecules (subgenomic circles) of variable size as well as a minicircular plasmid of 1.3 kb (mp1). The distribution of single-stranded mitochondrial DNA in the sigma structures and the detection of entirely single-stranded molecules indicate a rolling-circle type of replication of plasmid mp1 and subgenomic circles. About half of the sigma-like molecules had tails exceeding the lengths of the corresponding circle, suggesting the formation of concatemers. Two replication origins (nicking sites) could be identified on mpl by electron microscopy and by a new approach based on the mapping of restriction fragments representing the identical 5' ends of the tails of sigma-like molecules. These data provide, for the first time, evidence for a rolling-circle mode of replication in the mitochondria of higher plants.
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MESH Headings
- DNA Replication
- DNA, Circular/biosynthesis
- DNA, Circular/ultrastructure
- DNA, Mitochondrial/biosynthesis
- DNA, Mitochondrial/ultrastructure
- DNA, Plant/biosynthesis
- DNA, Plant/ultrastructure
- Genes, Plant
- Microscopy, Electron
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Structural
- Plants/genetics
- Plants/metabolism
- Plasmids
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- S Backert
- Institut für Biologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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Backert S, Lurz R, Börner T. Electron microscopic investigation of mitochondrial DNA from Chenopodium album (L.). Curr Genet 1996; 29:427-36. [PMID: 8625421 DOI: 10.1007/bf02221510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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DNA molecules from mitochondria of whole plants and a suspension culture of Chenopodium album were prepared, by a gentle method, for analysis by electron microscopy. Mitochondrial (mt) DNA preparations from both sources contained mostly linear molecules of variable sizes (with the majority of molecules ranging from 40 to 160 kb). Open circular molecules with contour lengths corresponding to 0. 3-183 kb represented 23-26% of all mtDNA molecules in the preparations from the suspension culture and 13-15% in the preparations from whole plants. More than 90% of the circular DNA was smaller than 30 kb. Virtually no size classes of the mtDNA molecules could be identified, and circular or linear molecules of the genome size (about 270 kb) were not observed. In contrast, plastid (pt) DNA preparations from the suspension culture contained linear and circular molecules falling into size classes corresponding to monomers, dimers and trimers of the chromosome. About 23% of the ptDNA molecules were circular. DNA preparations from mitochondria contained a higher percentage of more complex molecules (rosette-like structures, catenate-like molecules) than preparations of ptDNA. Sigma-like molecules (putative intermediates of rolling-circle replication) were observed in mtDNA preparations from the suspension culture (18% of the circles), and in much lower amount (1%) in preparations from whole plants. The results are compared with data obtained previously by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and discussed in relation to the structural organization and replication of the mt genome of higher plants.
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MESH Headings
- Artifacts
- Cells, Cultured
- DNA, Chloroplast/isolation & purification
- DNA, Chloroplast/ultrastructure
- DNA, Circular/isolation & purification
- DNA, Circular/ultrastructure
- DNA, Mitochondrial/isolation & purification
- DNA, Mitochondrial/ultrastructure
- DNA, Plant/isolation & purification
- DNA, Plant/ultrastructure
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Microscopy, Electron
- Plants/genetics
- Plants/ultrastructure
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- S Backert
- Institut für Biologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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King SC, Roche AL, Passos-Bueno MR, Takata R, Zatz M, Cockburn DJ, Seller A, Stapleton PM, Love DR. Molecular characterization of further dystrophin gene microsatellites. Mol Cell Probes 1995; 9:361-70. [PMID: 8569778 DOI: 10.1016/s0890-8508(95)91700-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Microsatellites of the dystrophin gene have been used extensively in the genetic analysis of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy families. The microsatellites that have been reported to date are clustered within disparate regions of the dystrophin gene, specifically at the 5'-end and in the central rod-domain. YACs encompassing the gene were screened for further microsatellites to improve the density of available genetic markers. Four microsatellites were localized to defined regions of the dystrophin gene by the analysis of patient DNA samples, somatic cell hybrids and YACs. In addition, varying combinations of microsatellite loci were amplified in multiplex PCRs, which complement those loci that have been studied to date.
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- S C King
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Backert S, Dörfel P, Börner T. Investigation of plant organellar DNAs by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Curr Genet 1995; 28:390-9. [PMID: 8590487 DOI: 10.1007/bf00326439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mitochondrial (mt) DNAs from several higher-plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana, Beta vulgaris, Brassica hirta, Chenopodium album, Oenothera berteriana, Zea mays) were separated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Hybridization of the separated DNA with mtDNA-specific probes revealed an identical distribution of mtDNA sequences in all cases: part of the DNA formed a smear of linear molecules migrating into the gel, the rest remained in the well. Hybridization signals in the compression zone of the gels disappeared after RNase or alkaline treatment. It was shown that the linear molecules are not products of unspecific degradation by nucleases. All plastid (pt) DNA from leaves of Nicotiana tabacum remained in the well after PFGE. Separation of linear monomers and oligomers of the chloroplast chromosomes of N. tabacum was achieved by mild DNase treatment of the well-bound DNA. DNase treatment of well-bound mtDNA, however, generated a smear of linear molecules. PtDNA from cultured cells of C. album was found after PFGE to be partly well-bound, and partly separated into linear molecules with sizes of monomeric and oligomeric chromosomes. The ease with which it was possible to detect large linear molecules of plastid DNA indicates that shearing forces alone can not explain the smear of linear molecules obtained after PFGE of mtDNA. The results are discussed in relation to the structural organization of the mt genome of higher plants.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Fractionation
- Centrifugation, Density Gradient
- Chloroplasts/chemistry
- Chloroplasts/genetics
- DNA Probes
- DNA Restriction Enzymes/metabolism
- DNA, Chloroplast/chemistry
- DNA, Chloroplast/genetics
- DNA, Chloroplast/isolation & purification
- DNA, Circular/chemistry
- DNA, Circular/genetics
- DNA, Circular/isolation & purification
- DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/isolation & purification
- DNA, Plant/chemistry
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- DNA, Plant/isolation & purification
- DNA, Superhelical/chemistry
- DNA, Superhelical/genetics
- DNA, Superhelical/isolation & purification
- Deoxyribonucleases/metabolism
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Ethidium
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Plants/genetics
- Plastids/chemistry
- Plastids/genetics
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- Ribonucleases/metabolism
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- S Backert
- Institut für Biologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
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André CP, Walbot V. Pulsed-field gel mapping of maize mitochondrial chromosomes. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1995; 247:255-63. [PMID: 7753036 DOI: 10.1007/bf00705657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) in combination with infrequently cutting restriction enzymes was used to investigate the structure of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of the maize variety Black Mexican Sweet (BMS). The mt genome of this variety was found to resemble that of the closely related B37N variety, with one recombination and five insertion/deletion events being sufficient to account for the differences observed between the two genomes. The majority of the BMS genome is organized as a number of subgenomic chromosomes with circular restriction maps. Several large repeated sequences are found in the BMS mt genome, but not all appear to be in recombinational equilibrium. No molecules large enough to contain the entire mt genome were discernible using these techniques. The mapping approach described here provides a means of quickly analyzing the large and complex mt genomes of plants.
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- C P André
- Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, CA 94305-5020, USA
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- R G Roberts
- Division of Medical and Molecular Genetics, United Medical and Dental Schools, London, United Kingdom
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Nobile C, Marchi J. A refined restriction map of YAC clones spanning the entire human dystrophin gene. Mamm Genome 1994; 5:566-71. [PMID: 8000141 DOI: 10.1007/bf00354931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The enormous size of the human dystrophin gene (2300 kb) has so far hindered the analysis of its organization and the characterization at the genomic level of the deletion and duplication mutations causing Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. A detailed physical map of the gene locus would considerably simplify these studies. We constructed a refined, long-range restriction map of the entire human dystrophin gene, using 12 overlapping YAC clones as DNA sources. The sites for six rare cutting enzymes (SfiI, NruI, EagI, BssHII, SacII, and NotI) were mapped by partial digest analysis of YACs over a region of 2600 kb, within a level of resolution of about 10 kb. Such a map provides the first detailed representation of the physical structure of the dystrophin gene. It will be useful for mapping unlocalized exons and, eventually, for the characterization of deletions and duplications leading to disease.
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- C Nobile
- Istituto di Genetica Molecolare del CNR, Laboratori di Ricaerca Formazione di Porto Conte, Alghero, Italy
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Jiang X, Villeneuve L, Turmel C, Kozak CA, Jolicoeur P. The Myb and Ahi-1 genes are physically very closely linked on mouse chromosome 10. Mamm Genome 1994; 5:142-8. [PMID: 7911043 DOI: 10.1007/bf00352344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Ahi-1 has previously been identified as a common helper provirus integration site on mouse Chromosome (Chr) 10 in 16% of Abelson pre-B-cell lymphomas and shown to be closely linked to the Myb protooncogene. By using long-range restriction mapping, we have mapped the Myb and Ahi-1 regions within a 120-kbp DNA fragment. The Ahi-1 region is located approximately 35 kbp downstream of the Myb gene. A further confirmation of this finding was obtained by screening a mouse YAC library. The three positive clones obtained contained both the Myb and Ahi-1 gene sequences. To test whether provirus integration in the Ahi-1 region enhances the expression of Myb by a cis-acting mechanism, we have also examined Myb gene expression in A-MuLV-induced pre-B-lymphomas. Our data have revealed that there is no clear evidence for such activation in the tumors we have tested, indicating that provirus insertion in the Ahi-1 region is activating a novel gene, apparently involved in tumor formation.
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- X Jiang
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Kodaira M, Hiyama K, Karakawa T, Kameo H, Satoh C. Duplication detection in Japanese Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and identification of carriers with partial gene deletions using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Hum Genet 1993; 92:237-43. [PMID: 8406431 DOI: 10.1007/bf00244465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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DNA samples from 21 unrelated Japanese patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) with nondeletion-type abnormality in the dystrophin gene and three samples from possible deletion carriers were analyzed using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Among the 21 patients, 7 were found to carry partial duplications of the dystrophin gene spanning 50-400 kb. Of these 7 patients, 4 carried duplications corresponding to the major hot-spot regions for deletions (7.5-8.5 kb from the 5' end of cDNA), whereas two cases contained duplications in a region about 10 kb from the 5' end of cDNA, where causative mutations are reported to be rare. Only 1 case was found to contain a duplication of a region about 1 kb from the 5' end of cDNA, which is the reported duplication prone region. A combination of Southern blot analyses of conventional agarose gel electrophoresis and PFGE was confirmed to be useful, not only for detecting duplications and deletions, per se, but also for identifying carriers in the affected family.
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- M Kodaira
- Department of Genetics, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
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Tachibana K, Takayama N, Matsuo K, Kato S, Yamamoto K, Ohyama K, Umezawa A, Takano T. Allele-specific activation of the c-myc gene in an atypical Burkitt's lymphoma carrying the t(2;8) chromosomal translocation 250 kb downstream from c-myc. Gene 1993; 124:231-7. [PMID: 8444346 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90398-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The genetic structure and regulation of the c-myc gene was comprehensively studied for the first time in Burkitt's lymphoma with t(2;8) translocation. In a Burkitt's lymphoma cell line, KOBK101, the immunoglobulin kappa-encoding gene on chromosome 2, accompanied by its enhancer, was translocated to the pvt-1 locus located about 250 kb downstream from c-myc on chromosome 8. Only the c-myc allele on the translocated chromosome carried aberrant SalI and KpnI sites in the first intron, so the two c-myc alleles and their transcripts were analyzed separately. The c-myc allele on the untranslocated chromosome conserved the normal c-myc sequence and was transcriptionally silent. In contrast, the c-myc allele on the translocated chromosome was actively transcribed at three- to fivefold higher levels, as compared with non-malignant B-cell lines. Additionally, it carried predominant multiple mutations consisting of 64 nucleotide substitutions, three short deletions, and a one-base insertion, most of which clustered in the first exon and intron. The 24-base deletion in the first intron completely overlapped the binding site of a putative negative transcriptional factor of the 138-kDa phosphoprotein, MIF. Thus, the multiple mutations and the deregulated, allele-specific expression of c-myc were associated with the chromosomal translocation in cis. Together activation by the long-distance immunoglobulin kappa enhancer, and the alleviation of negative regulation by the mutations, seemed to cause the allele-specific activation of c-myc.
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MESH Headings
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Burkitt Lymphoma/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, myc
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Restriction Mapping
- Transcription, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- K Tachibana
- Department of Microbiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Monaco AP. Molecular human genetics and the Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy gene. MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF HUMAN DISEASES SERIES 1993; 3:1-11. [PMID: 8111535 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-1528-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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- A P Monaco
- Human Genetics Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Makos M, Nelkin BD, Lerman MI, Latif F, Zbar B, Baylin SB. Distinct hypermethylation patterns occur at altered chromosome loci in human lung and colon cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1992; 89:1929-33. [PMID: 1347428 PMCID: PMC48567 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.5.1929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regional increases in DNA methylation occur in normally unmethylated cytosine-rich areas in neoplastic cells. These changes could potentially alter chromatin structure to inactivate gene transcription or generate DNA instability. We now show that, in human lung and colon cancer DNA, hypermethylation of such a region consistently occurs on chromosome 17p in an area that is frequently reduced to homozygosity in both tumor types. Over the progression stages of colon neoplasia, this methylation change increases in extent and precedes the allelic losses on 17p that are characteristic of colon carcinomas. We also show on chromosome 3p that regional hypermethylation may nonrandomly accompany chromosome changes in human neoplasia. Increased methylation is consistent in small-cell lung carcinoma DNA at two 3p loci that are constantly reduced to homozygosity in this tumor, but it is not seen in colon cancer DNA, in which these loci are infrequently structurally altered.
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- M Makos
- Oncology Center, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21231
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Monaco AP, Walker AP, Millwood I, Larin Z, Lehrach H. A yeast artificial chromosome contig containing the complete Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene. Genomics 1992; 12:465-73. [PMID: 1559698 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(92)90436-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A contig of 36 overlapping yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) clones has been constructed for the complete Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene in Xp21. The YACs were isolated from a human 48,XXXX YAC library using the DMD cDNA and brain promoter fragments as hybridization probes. The YAC clones were characterized for exon content using HindIII or EcoRI digests, hybridization of individual DMD cDNA probes, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of specific exons near the 5' end of the gene. For comparison to the known long-range restriction map of the DMD gene, YAC clones were digested with SfiI and hybridized with DMD cDNA probes. The combined analysis of the exon content and the SfiI map allowed an approximately 3.2-Mb YAC contig to be constructed. The complete 2.4-Mb DMD gene could be represented in a minimum set of 7 overlapping YAC clones.
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- A P Monaco
- Human Genetics Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Coffey AJ, Roberts RG, Green ED, Cole CG, Butler R, Anand R, Giannelli F, Bentley DR. Construction of a 2.6-Mb contig in yeast artificial chromosomes spanning the human dystrophin gene using an STS-based approach. Genomics 1992; 12:474-84. [PMID: 1559699 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(92)90437-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A sequence tagged site (STS)-based approach has been used to construct a 2.6-Mb contig in yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) spanning the human dystrophin gene. Twenty-seven STSs were used to identify and overlap 34 YAC clones. A DNA fingerprint of each clone produced by direct Alu-PCR amplification of YAC colonies and the isolation of YAC insert ends by vectorette PCR were used to detect overlaps in intron 1 (280 kb) where no DNA sequence data were available, thereby achieving closure of the map. This study has evaluated methods for mapping large regions of the X chromosome and provides a valuable resource of the dystrophin gene in cloned form for detailed analysis of gene structure and function in the future.
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- A J Coffey
- Paediatric Research Unit, United Medical School of Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Vetrie D, Flinter F, Bobrow M, Harris A. Long-range mapping of the gene for the human alpha 5(IV) collagen chain at Xq22-q23. Genomics 1992; 12:130-8. [PMID: 1733850 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(92)90415-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The X-linked kidney disorder known as Alport syndrome (AS) has been shown to be due to mutations in the gene for an alpha 5 chain of type IV collagen that maps to Xq22-23. Using overlapping cDNA clones that represent approximately 90% of this gene and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, we have constructed a 2.4-Mb long-range restriction map around the locus. All of the cDNA clones lie within a 360-kb segment of DNA bounded by CpG islands that contain sites for the rare-cutting enzymes BssHII, MluI, NotI, NruI, SalI, and SfiI. High-resolution PFGE mapping with XhoI shows that the gene is at least 110 kb in size and is one of the largest collagen genes characterized to date. This map will prove useful in the characterization of mutations in individuals affected with AS and will also provide information as to the location of other genes in the region.
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- D Vetrie
- Division of Molecular and Medical Genetics, United Medical School of Guy's Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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Tripp CA, Myler PJ, Stuart K. A DNA sequence (LD1) which occurs in several genomic organizations in Leishmania. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1991; 47:151-6. [PMID: 1682806 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(91)90174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Leishmania DNA 1 (LD1) is a 27.5-kb sequence that occurs in all 91 stocks of twelve New and Old World Leishmania species examined; related sequences are present in some other kinetoplastid species. LD1 has no homology to several DNA sequences that are amplified in drug-resistant Leishmania. LD1 occurs in 3 different genomic organizations in Leishmania, depending on the stock. It is present within large (1.5-2 megabase) chromosomes in all stocks, and 74 stocks contain only this form. In 12 other stocks, LD1 also occurs in smaller (less than 550 kb) chromosomes, some of which are multicopy. Five stocks contain LD1 in multicopy circular DNA molecules in addition to the sequences found in the larger chromosome(s). Restriction fragment length polymorphisms of LD1 sequences correlate with taxonomic grouping, suggsting that LD1 is an endogenous sequence.
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- C A Tripp
- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, WA 98109-1651
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Love DR, England SB, Speer A, Marsden RF, Bloomfield JF, Roche AL, Cross GS, Mountford RC, Smith TJ, Davies KE. Sequences of junction fragments in the deletion-prone region of the dystrophin gene. Genomics 1991; 10:57-67. [PMID: 2045110 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(91)90484-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus is remarkable in that it shows a high mutation rate and the majority of mutations found are deletions. These deletions are generated as meiotic as well as mitotic events and occur preferentially in the central region of the gene. Nothing is known so far about the mechanisms involved. This paper reports the first sequencing of deletion junctions in the dystrophin gene. The data from a study of two patients with deletions in the central region of dystrophin show the breakpoints to lie in regions of introns in which stretches of dA-dT are seen. The relationship between these observations and possible mechanisms for the mutations is discussed.
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- D R Love
- Molecular Genetics Group, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, England
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Love DR, Morris GE, Ellis JM, Fairbrother U, Marsden RF, Bloomfield JF, Edwards YH, Slater CP, Parry DJ, Davies KE. Tissue distribution of the dystrophin-related gene product and expression in the mdx and dy mouse. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991; 88:3243-7. [PMID: 2014247 PMCID: PMC51422 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.8.3243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We have previously reported a dystrophin-related locus (DMDL for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-like) on human chromosome 6 that maps close to the dy mutation on mouse chromosome 10. Here we show that this gene is expressed in a wide range of tissues at varying levels. The transcript is particularly abundant in several human fetal tissues, including heart, placenta, and intestine. Studies with antisera raised against a DMDL fusion protein identify a 400,000 Mr protein in all mouse tissues tested, including those of mdx and dy mice. Unlike the dystrophin gene, the DMDL gene transcript is not differentially spliced at the 3' end in either fetal muscle or brain.
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- D R Love
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Ganal MW, Bonierbale MW, Roeder MS, Park WD, Tanksley SD. Genetic and physical mapping of the patatin genes in potato and tomato. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1991; 225:501-9. [PMID: 1673222 DOI: 10.1007/bf00261693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Genes for the major storage protein of potato, patatin, have been mapped genetically and physically in both the potato and tomato genomes. In potato, all patatin genes detected by the cDNA clone pGM01 map to a single locus at the end of the long arm of chromosome 8. By means of pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) it was possible further to delimit this locus, containing 10-15 copies of the gene, to a maximum size of 1.4 million base pairs. Hybridizations with class-specific clones suggest that the locus is at least partially divided into domains containing the two major types of patatin genes, class I and II. In tomato, patatin-homologous sequences were found to reside at the orthologous locus at the end of chromosome 8. The approximately three copies in tomato were localized by PFGE to a single fragment of 300 kilobases. Whereas the class II-specific 5' promoter sequences reside in tomato at the same locus as the coding sequences, the single class I-specific copy of the 5' promoter sequences was localized on chromosome 3 with no coding sequence attached to it. A clone from this chromosome 3 locus of tomato was isolated and by restriction fragment length polymorphism mapping it could be further shown that a similar class I-specific sequence also exists on chromosome 3 of potato. As in tomato, this copy on chromosome 3 is not linked to a coding sequence for patatin. The results are discussed with respect to genome evolution and PFGE analysis of complex gene families.
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- M W Ganal
- Department of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Bell MV, Hirst MC, Nakahori Y, MacKinnon RN, Roche A, Flint TJ, Jacobs PA, Tommerup N, Tranebjaerg L, Froster-Iskenius U. Physical mapping across the fragile X: hypermethylation and clinical expression of the fragile X syndrome. Cell 1991; 64:861-6. [PMID: 1997211 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90514-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 248] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The most common genetic cause of mental retardation after Down's syndrome, the fragile X syndrome, is associated with the occurrence of a fragile site at Xq27.3. This X-linked disease is intriguing because transmission can occur through phenotypically normal males. Theories to explain this unusual phenomenon include genomic rearrangements and methylation changes associated with a local block of reactivation of the X chromosome. Using microdissected markers close to the fragile site, we have been able to test these hypotheses. We present evidence for the association of methylation with the expression of the disease. However, there is no simple relationship between the degree of methylation and either the level of expression of the fragile site or the severity of the clinical phenotype.
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- M V Bell
- Molecular Genetics Group, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
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Dystrophin is transcribed in brain from a distant upstream promoter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991; 88:1276-80. [PMID: 1996328 PMCID: PMC51000 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.4.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Dystrophin, the protein product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene, is expressed in brain as well as muscle. The role of dystrophin in the brain is not clear, though one-third of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients exhibit some degree of mental retardation. We have isolated the genomic region encoding the alternative 5' terminus of dystrophin used in the brain. Primer extension and polymerase chain reaction assays on RNA demonstrate that this region contains an alternative promoter for dystrophin used in the brain. Physical mapping of this region indicates that this brain promoter is located greater than 90 kilobases 5' to the promoter used in muscle and 400 kilobases from exon 2 to which it is spliced. The large physical distance between the promoters, taken together with their known tissue selectivities, suggests that in certain patients a deletion of either dystrophin promoter might give rise to reduced dystrophin expression selective to brain or muscle. We have identified one such individual with specific deletion of the dystrophin muscle promoter, giving rise to Becker muscular dystrophy, and we predict that specific loss of the brain promoter may be one cause of X chromosome-linked mental retardation.
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Coutelle C, Speer A. Genomics in the German Democratic Republic. Genomics 1990; 8:182-6. [PMID: 2081595 DOI: 10.1016/0888-7543(90)90244-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- C Coutelle
- Department of Molecular Human Genetics, Academy of Science, GDR
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Field inversion gel electrophoresis was used for analysis of the chromosome of Mycoplasma pneumoniae. The restriction endonuclease SfiI (5'-GGCCNNNNNGGCC-3') generated 2 M. pneumoniae DNA fragments of approximately 437 and 357.5 kilobase pairs (kbp), whereas 13 restriction fragments ranging in size from 2.4 to 252.0 kbp resulted from digestion with ApaI (5'-GGGCCC-3'). Totaling the sizes of the individual restriction fragments from digestion with SfiI or ApaI yielded a genome size of 794.5 or 775.4 kbp, respectively. A physical map of the M. pneumoniae chromosome was constructed by using a combination of techniques that included analysis by sequential or partial restriction endonuclease digestions and use as hybridization probes of cloned M. pneumoniae DNA containing ApaI sites and hence overlapping adjacent ApaI fragments. Genetic loci for deoC, rrn, hmw3, and the P1 gene were identified by using cloned DNA to probe ApaI restriction fragment profiles.
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- D C Krause
- Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602
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Love DR, Flint TJ, Marsden RF, Bloomfield JF, Daniels RJ, Forrest SM, Gabrielli O, Giorgi P, Novelli G, Davies KE. Characterization of deletions in the dystrophin gene giving mild phenotypes. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1990; 37:136-42. [PMID: 2240031 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320370132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We have characterized deletions of the dystrophin gene in patients suffering from relatively mild muscular dystrophy. Our data show that most of the Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) patients have intragenic deletions which leave the protein reading frame in phase. Remarkably, large deletions of the region corresponding to the central triple helical repeats in the protein can result in an exceptionally mild phenotype. Three brothers suffering from BMD, glycerol kinase deficiency, and adrenal hypoplasia possess a deletion at the 3' end of the gene. They also display developmental delay. Thus the 3' processing of the gene must be necessary for the correct function of the dystrophin molecule.
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- D R Love
- Molecular Genetics Group, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, England
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We report a new locus, designated JC-1, which maps between the gene responsible for adrenal hypoplasia (AHC) and the gene that encodes glycerol kinase (GK) in Xp21.2-21.3. The probe identifying this locus was obtained by cloning the distal sequence of a junction fragment from a Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patient with a large deletion. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis shows that a region of at least 4 Mb separates the 3' end of the dystrophin gene and the closest distal marker to AHC, DXS28. This region of the human genome contains few genes whose deletion results in a clinical phenotype. JC-1 is a useful probe from which to initiate strategies directed at cloning the AHC and GK loci.
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- D R Love
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, England
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Lawrence JB, Singer RH, McNeil JA. Interphase and metaphase resolution of different distances within the human dystrophin gene. Science 1990; 249:928-32. [PMID: 2203143 DOI: 10.1126/science.2203143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization makes possible direct visualization of single sequences not only on chromosomes, but within decondensed interphase nuclei, providing a potentially powerful approach for high-resolution (1 Mb and below) gene mapping and the analysis of nuclear organization. Interphase mapping was able to extend the ability to resolve and order sequences up to two orders of magnitude beyond localization on banded or unbanded chromosomes. Sequences within the human dystrophin gene separated by less than 100 kb to 1 Mb were visually resolved at interphase by means of standard microscopy. In contrast, distances in the 1-Mb range could not be ordered on the metaphase chromosome length. Analysis of sequences 100 kb to 1 Mb apart indicates a strong correlation between interphase distance and linear DNA distance, which could facilitate a variety of gene-mapping efforts. Results estimate chromatin condensation up to 1 Mb and indicate a comparable condensation for different cell types prepared by different techniques.
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- J B Lawrence
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655
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Bodrug SE, Roberson JR, Weiss L, Ray PN, Worton RG, Van Dyke DL. Prenatal identification of a girl with a t(X;4)(p21;q35) translocation: molecular characterisation, paternal origin, and association with muscular dystrophy. J Med Genet 1990; 27:426-32. [PMID: 2395160 PMCID: PMC1017179 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.27.7.426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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There are 23 females known with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD or BMD) who have X;autosome translocations that disrupt the X chromosome within band p21. A female with a t(X;4)(p21;q35) translocation was identified prenatally at routine amniocentesis. At birth, she was found to have a raised CK level, consistent with a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Her cells were fused with mouse RAG cells and the translocated chromosomes were separated from one another and from the normal X chromosome by segregation in the resulting somatic cell hybrids. Southern blot analysis of the hybrids indicated that the translocation occurred on the X chromosome between genomic probes GMGX11 and J-66, both of which lie within the DMD gene. Further localisation with a subfragment of the DMD cDNA clone placed the translocation breakpoint in an intron towards the middle of the gene, confirming that the de novo translocation disrupted the DMD gene. RFLP analysis of the patient, her parents, and the hybrid cell lines showed that the translocation originated in the paternal genome. This brings to six out of six the number of DMD gene translocations of paternal origin, a fact that may be an important clue in future studies of the mechanism by which X;autosome translocations arise.
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- S E Bodrug
- Genetics Department and Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pardo-Manuel F, Rey-Campos J, Hillarp A, Dahlbäck B, Rodriguez de Cordoba S. Human genes for the alpha and beta chains of complement C4b-binding protein are closely linked in a head-to-tail arrangement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:4529-32. [PMID: 2352933 PMCID: PMC54149 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.12.4529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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C4b-binding protein (C4BP) is an important component in the regulation of the complement system and also binds the anticoagulant vitamin K-dependent protein S. These activities are performed by distinct, although structurally related, polypeptides of 70 kDa (alpha chain) and 45 kDa (beta chain), respectively. In this report we have investigated the genetic relationships between these polypeptides. Using pulsed field gel electrophoresis analysis we demonstrate that the genes coding for the alpha (C4BP alpha) and beta (C4BP beta) chains are closely linked within the regulator of complement activation gene cluster. In addition, we have determined that the 3' end of the C4BP beta gene lies 3.5-5 kilobases from the 5' end of the C4BP alpha gene. These findings support the concept that the C4BP alpha and C4BP beta genes are the result of a gene duplication event.
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- F Pardo-Manuel
- Unidad de Immunologia, Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas), Madrid, Spain
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Foroni L, Boehm T, Lampert F, Kaneko Y, Raimondi S, Rabbitts TH. Multiple methylation-free islands flank a small breakpoint cluster region on 11p13 in the t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 1990; 1:301-9. [PMID: 2278961 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.2870010407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation is one of the most frequent chromosomal abnormalities in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Ten different leukemias carrying this translocation have been analysed and all 10 breakpoints fall within a region of less than 25 kb on chromosome band 11p13. We have used PFGE and cosmid cloning to assess the presence of potential genes by analysing methylation-free islands in the vicinity. Four methylation-free islands, within 270 kb, flank the t(11;14)-associated breakpoint cluster region (T-ALLbcr), one occurring about 25 kb on the telomeric side and one about 100 kb on the centromeric side of the T-ALLbcr. Evidence for eight further methylation-free islands on both sides of the T-ALLbcr region is also presented. Thus multiple methylation-free islands exist on 11p13 flanking the t(11;14)(p13;q11) translocation-associated breakpoint cluster region, representing multiple potential transcription units whose chromosomal environment is altered by chromosome translocation.
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- L Foroni
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England
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Molecular and functional analysis of the muscle-specific promoter region of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene. Mol Cell Biol 1990. [PMID: 2403634 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.10.1.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene transcripts are most abundant in normal skeletal and cardiac muscle and accumulate as normal myoblasts differentiate into multinucleated myotubes. In this report we describe our initial studies aimed at defining the cis-acting sequences and trans-acting factors involved in the myogenic regulation of DMD gene transcription. A cosmid clone containing the first exon of the DMD gene has been isolated, and sequences lying upstream of exon 1 were analyzed for homologies to other muscle-specific gene promoters and for their ability to direct muscle-specific transcription of chimeric chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene constructs. The results indicate that the transcriptional start site for this gene lies 37 base pairs (bp) upstream of the 5' end of the published cDNA sequence and that 850 bp of upstream sequence can direct CAT gene expression in a muscle-specific manner. Sequence analysis indicates that in addition to an ATA and GC box, this region contains domains that have been implicated in the regulation of other muscle-specific genes: a CArG box at -91 bp; myocyte-specific enhancer-binding nuclear factor 1 binding site homologies at -58, -535, and -583 bp; and a muscle-CAAT consensus sequence at -394 bp relative to the cap site. Our observation that only 149 bp of upstream sequence is required for muscle-specific expression of a chimeric CAT gene construct further implicates the CArG and myocyte-specific enhancer-binding nuclear factor 1 binding homologies as important domains in the regulation of this gene. On the other hand, the unique profile of myogenic cell line-specific induction displayed by our DMD promoter-CAT gene constructs suggests that other as yet undefined cis-acting sequences and/or trans-acting factors may also be involved.
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Ishihara H, Shikita M. Electroblotting of double-stranded DNA for hybridization experiments: DNA transfer is complete within 10 minutes after pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Anal Biochem 1990; 184:207-12. [PMID: 2327566 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(90)90670-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A rapid, simple, and efficient method for DNA blotting is presented. This method is characteristic in that DNA is transferred without denaturation from an electrophoretic gel to a membrane in low-salt concentrations and denatured on the membrane after blotting. More than 89% of double-stranded DNAs ranging in size from 75 to 1.9 million bp can simultaneously be transferred from the gel to a positively charged nylon membrane within 10 min. The present "low-salt electroblotting" method is superior to other blotting methods in that it saves time and labor and its high and even transfer efficiency makes it useful for hybridization analysis.
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- H Ishihara
- Division of Chemical Pharmacology, National Institute of Radiological Science, Chiba, Japan
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