title: Molecular characterization of a mouse Y chromosomal repetitive sequence that detects transcripts in the testis.
abstract: 145SC5 is a Y chromosomal repetitive sequence isolated from a BALB/c mouse and is unique in that it detects poly(A)-containing transcripts in the testis. We determined nucleotide sequences of 145SC5 and a related cDNA clone designated PC11 and compared their sequences to that of pYMT2/B, another related cDNA clone. 145SC5 and PC11 are almost identical (97%), while PC11 and pYMT2/B share 84% identity. In situ hybridization and Southern blot analysis with XXSxr male mice demonstrated that 145SC5-related sequences were distributed over the entire length of the Y chromosome including the short arm. Two types of Y chromosome are present in inbred mouse strains: the Mus musculus musculus type and M.m. domesticus type. Among 26 inbred strains surveyed, 145SC5 detected polymorphims only in the M.m. domesticus Y chromosome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zahed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vekemans
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishioka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007621:Karyotyping; D008099:Liver / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013737:Testis / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014998:Y Chromosome
chemical_list: D004247:DNA