title: Characterization of a 4-Mb region at chromosome 6q21 harboring a replicative senescence gene.
abstract: A 4-Mb region containing a senescence gene was defined at 6q21 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and deletion mapping after transfer of a normal human chromosome 6 to a BK virus-transformed mouse cell line. By screening three different yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) libraries, a YAC contig was constructed that covers the deleted region at 6q21. The contig is composed of 18 overlapping YACs with a size of 250-1800 kb and contains 3 CpG islands and 10 expressed sequence tags. By sequencing YACs and P1 artificial chromosomes, nine new sequence tagged sites and three new expressed sequence tags were detected that enrich the genetic resources of the region. The contig may also contain a fragile site, FRA6F, located close to a CpG island, which could be a landmark to localize the senescence gene. This YAC contig will be used to detect expressed sequences to clone and characterize the senescence gene at 6q21.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Interdepartment Center for Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sherratt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trabanelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rimessi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gualandi
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Greaves
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negrini
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barbanti-Brodano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017101:Bacteriophage P1 / Q000235:genetics; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000235:genetics*; D043283:Chromosome Fragile Sites; D002873:Chromosome Fragility; D016386:Chromosome Walking; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D002896:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6 / Q000235:genetics*; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000235:genetics; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000235:genetics*; D015723:Gene Library; D005796:Genes; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers