title: Development and utilization of a somatic cell hybrid mapping panel to assign NotI linking probes to the long arm of human chromosome 6.
abstract: A somatic cell hybrid mapping panel that defines seven regions of the long arm and one region of the short arm of human chromosome 6 has been developed. Utilizing this panel, 17 NotI boundary clones from a NotI linking library were regionally assigned to the long arm of chromosome 6. The majority of these clones (11) were found to localize within band regions 6q24-q27. The nonuniform distribution of NotI sites may indicate a cluster of HTF islands and likely represents a coincidence of coding sequences in this region of chromosome 6. Cross-hybridization of these linking clones to DNA from other species (zoo blots) provides further evidence for transcribed sequences in 7 of the NotI clones. These NotI clones were also used to identify corresponding NotI fragments using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, facilitating further physical mapping of this region. Finally, regional assignment of five polymorphic probes to the long arm of chromosome 6 is also presented. These hybrids and probes should facilitate the construction of a physical and genetic linkage map to assist in the identification of disease loci along chromosome 6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: E U
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Meese
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Witkowski
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zoghbi
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Stanbridge
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Trent
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6; D006224:Cricetinae; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D007621:Karyotyping; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D004247:DNA; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; C038565:GCGGCCGC-specific type II deoxyribonucleases