title: Two regions of M13 phage genome hybridizing with human DNA are similar to several keratin genes.
abstract: DNA from two regions of the phage M13 genome hybridizes with DNA restriction fragments from genomes of various species including man [15, 20]. As the pattern of hybridization is individual-specific, this phage M13 probe can be used for DNA fingerprinting. We demonstrate here that the regions of many keratin genes coding for glycine-rich parts of C and N end domains are very similar to the phage M13 probe, and this similarity may be responsible for hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Research Computer Center Academy of Sciences USSR, Moscow Region.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kondrashov
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Beridze
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Chiaureli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007633:Keratins; D004247:DNA