title: Efficient isolation of X chromosome-specific single-copy probes from a cosmid library of a human X/hamster hybrid-cell line: mapping of new probes close to the locus for X-linked mental retardation.
abstract: We isolated X-chromosomal DNA probes from a cosmid library constructed from a single human X/hamster hybrid-cell line (C12D). One hundred human clones were isolated and used to construct a pool of X-chromosomal DNA. This DNA was digested into 0.15-2-kb fragments and subcloned into plasmids allowing the rapid characterization of new single-copy probes. These were regionally mapped and used for the detection of restriction-site polymorphisms. Together with a series of subcloned probes from individually isolated cosmids, we found seven polymorphic probes among 53 tested. Thirty-one of the probes were physically localized to different regions of the X chromosome. Four polymorphic probes map to Xq27-Xq28: DXS102 (cX38.1), DXS105(cX55.7), DXS107(cpX234), and DXS134(cpX67). These were genetically mapped by multipoint analysis relative to previously characterized loci, a mapping that resulted in the following order: DXYS1, DXS107, DXS51/DXS102, F9, DXS105, Fra-X, F8/DXS52, DXS15, DXS134. The mapping of DXS105 between F9 and Fra-X makes this probe useful for Fra-X analysis. For the linkage between FraX and DXS105, a maximum lod score of 5.01 at 4 cMorgans has been obtained in one large Dutch pedigree.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003360:Cosmids; D006224:Cricetinae; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000032:analysis; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D014960:X Chromosome
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D005819:Genetic Markers