title: Genomic DNA sequence of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene.
abstract: The gene responsible for cystic fibrosis, the most common severe autosomal recessive disorder, is located on the long arm of human chromosome 7, region q31-q32. The gene has recently been identified and shown to be approximately 250 kb in size. To understand the structure and to provide the basis for a systematic analysis of the disease-causing mutations in the gene, genomic DNA clones spanning different regions of the previously reported cDNA were isolated and used to determine the coding regions and sequences of intron/exon boundaries. A total of 22,708 bp of sequence, accounting for approximately 10% of the entire gene, was obtained. Alignment of the genomic DNA sequence with the cDNA sequence showed perfect colinearity between the two and a total of 27 exons, each flanked by consensus splice signals. A number of repetitive elements, including the Alu and Kpn families and simple repeats, such as (GT)17, (GATT)7, and (TA)14, were detected in close vicinity of some of the intron/exon boundaries. At least three of the simple repeats were found to be polymorphic in the population. Although an internal amino acid sequence homology could be detected between the two halves of the predicted polypeptide, especially in the regions of the two putative nucleotide-binding folds (NBF1 and NBF2), the lack of alignment of the nucleotide sequence as well as the different positions of the exon/intron boundaries does not seem to support the hypothesis of a recent gene duplication event. To facilitate detection of mutations by direct sequence analysis of genomic DNA, 28 sets of oligonucleotide primers were designed and tested for their ability to amplify individual exons and the immediately flanking sequences in the introns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zielenski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rozmahel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bozon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kerem
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Grzelczak
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Riordan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rommens
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Tsui
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D004247:DNA; D005091:Exons; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: C505032:CFTR protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D004247:DNA