title: Localization of the Chinese hamster CAD gene reveals homology between human chromosome 2p and Chinese hamster 7q.
abstract: The trifunctional enzyme CAD catalyzes the first three steps of pyrimidine biosynthesis. By using fluorescence in situ hybridization we have localized the Chinese hamster CAD gene on chromosome 7q11-q13 of diploid fibroblasts. Other genes previously assigned to chromosome 7 include acid phosphatase-1, the M2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase and ornithine decarboxylase. These genes are also syntenic with CAD on human chromosome 2p. We have then mapped CAD on the pericentromeric region of two different rearranged chromosomes (Z8p and R2q) in a cell line derived from Chinese hamster ovary. The presence of CAD on Z8 and R2 indicates that they derive from rearrangements involving chromosome 7.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Attolini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Giulotto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001221:Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D016466:CHO Cells; D002223:Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing) / Q000235:genetics*; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002889:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 2; D006224:Cricetinae; D004080:Dihydroorotase / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics*; D017385:Sequence Homology
chemical_list: C033626:CAD trifunctional enzyme; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D001221:Aspartate Carbamoyltransferase; D004080:Dihydroorotase; D002223:Carbamoyl-Phosphate Synthase (Glutamine-Hydrolyzing)