title: Neuropeptide Y receptor genes on human chromosome 4q31-q32 map to conserved linkage groups on mouse chromosomes 3 and 8.
abstract: Npy1r and Npy2r, the genes encoding mouse type 1 and type 2 neuropeptide Y receptors, have been mapped by interspecific backcross analysis. Previous studies have localized the human genes encoding these receptors to chromosome 4q31-q32. We have now assigned Npy1r and Npy2r to conserved linkage groups on mouse Chr 8 and Chr 3, respectively, which correspond to the distal region of human chromosome 4q. Using yeast artificial chromosomes, we have estimated the distance between the human genes to be approximately 6 cM. Although ancient tandem duplication events may account for some closely spaced G-protein-coupled receptor genes, the large genetic distance between the human type 1 and type 2 neuropeptide Y receptor genes raises questions about whether this mechanism accounts for their proximity.
authors.affiliation: Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Frankel
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 / Q000235:genetics*; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009115:Muridae; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y; C097212:neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor; C095889:neuropeptide Y2 receptor; D004247:DNA