Human repeat element-mediated PCR: cloning and mapping of chromosome 10 DNA markers.
Repeat element-mediated PCR can facilitate rapid cloning and mapping of human chromosomal region-specific DNA markers from somatic cell hybrid DNA. PCR primers directed to human repeat elements result in human-specific DNA synthesis; template DNA derived from a somatic cell hybrid containing the human chromosomal region of interest provides region specificity. We have generated a series of repeat element-mediated PCR clones from a reduced complexity somatic cell hybrid containing a portion of human chromosome 10. The cloning source retains the centromere and tightly linked flanking markers, plus additional chromosome 10 sequences. Twelve new inter-Alu, two inter-L1, and four inter-Alu/L1 repeat element-mediated PCR clones were mapped by hybridization to Southern blots of repeat element-mediated PCR products amplified from somatic cell hybrid DNA templates. Two inter-Alu clones mapped to the pericentromeric region. We propose that a scarcity of Alu elements in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 10 contributed to the low number of clones obtained from this region. One inter-Alu clone, pC11/A1S-6-c23, defines the D10S94 locus, which is tightly linked to MEN2A and D10Z1.
Brooks-Wilson
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AR
Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Smailus
D E
DE
Weier
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HU
Goodfellow
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PJ
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
D005819:Genetic Markers