title: Analysis of 5S rDNA arrays in Arabidopsis thaliana: physical mapping and chromosome-specific polymorphisms.
abstract: A physical map of a pericentromeric region of chromosome 5 containing a 5S rDNA locus and spanning approximately 1000 kb was established using the CIC YAC clones. Three 5S rDNA arrays were resolved in this YAC contig by PFGE analysis and we have mapped different types of sequences between these three blocks. 5S rDNA units from each of these three arrays of chromosome 5, and from chromosomes 3 and 4, were isolated by PCR. A total of 38 new DNA sequences were obtained. Two types of 5S rDNA repeated units exist: the major variant with 0.5-kb repeats and one with short repeats (251 bp) only detected on YAC 11A3 from chromosome 3. Although the 38 sequences displayed noticeable heterogeneity, we were able to group them according to their 5S array origin. The presence of 5S array-specific variants was confirmed with the restriction polymorphism study of all the YACs carrying 5S units.
authors.affiliation: Unité Mixte de Recherche, 6547 BIOMOVE, Université Blaise Pascal, 63177 Aubière Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cloix
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tutois
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuvillier
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Espagnol
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Picard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tourmente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002503:Centromere / Q000235:genetics; D018244:Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast; D015825:Chromosomes, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020451:Contig Mapping; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012341:RNA, Ribosomal, 5S