title: Fine assignment of beta-hexosaminidase A alpha-subunit on 15q23-q24 by high resolution in situ hybridization.
abstract: Tay-Sachs disease results from mutation in the gene encoding beta-hexosaminidase A alpha-subunit. Although some reports have suggested the locus on 15q, we tried to determine the finer gene locus using high resolution in situ hybridization. cDNA probe, p beta H alpha-5, containing the full-length sequence for the enzyme subunit, was 3H-labeled within 1-4 x 10(7) cpm/micrograms of cDNA by nick-translation. After molecular hybridization and autoradiography, prometaphases were G-banded by Hoechst 33258, UV-exposure and Giemsa. A total of 227 silver grains on chromosomes within 115 prometaphase spreads were analyzed. The region 15q23-q24 had 27 grains, corresponding to 11.9% of the total grains and to 77.1% of the grains on chromosome 15. 20.9% of prometaphases were observed with a grain at 15q23-q24. According to several previous reports, the shortest region of overlap (SRO) of the locus has been 15q22-q25.1. Here we have assigned the gene locus to the narrower region 15q23-q24 by high-resolution in situ hybridization, which is one of the most powerful strategy for the completion of human gene map.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Takeda
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nakai
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Hagiwara
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Tada
authors: T B
authors: TB
authors: Shows
authors: M G
authors: MG
authors: Byers
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Myerowitz
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D004247:DNA; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D013661:Tay-Sachs Disease / Q000235:genetics; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases