title: Localization of the Chinese hamster MHC locus to chromosome 1q17-->q18 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
abstract: Comparative gene mapping analysis in mammals suggests that the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes map syntenic with genes, such as glyoxylase 1 (GLO1). In man, the MHC locus and other genes of this syntenic group map to chromosome band 6p21.3, and in mouse, these genes map to chromosome 17. In the hamster, however, only the GLO1 gene has been localized; GLO1 maps to chromosome 1, suggesting that the genes within the MHC locus also map to this chromosome. We have localized the hamster MHC class I genes to chromosome band 1q17-->q18 by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). These results suggest that GLO1 and other syntenic genes also lie within this chromosome region.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Rassool
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Neilly
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: McKeithan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Le Beau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D006224:Cricetinae; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000235:genetics*