Carroll M C, Alicot E M, Katzman P J, Klickstein L B, Smith J A, Fearon D T
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
J Exp Med. 1988 Apr 1;167(4):1271-80. doi: 10.1084/jem.167.4.1271.
The organization and physical linkage of four members of a major complement locus, the RCA locus, have been determined using the technique of pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis in conjunction with Southern blotting. The genes encoding CR1, CR2, DAF, and C4bp were aligned in that order within a region of 750 kb. In addition, the 5' to 3' orientation of the CR1 gene (5' proximal to CR2) was determined using 5'- and 3'-specific DNA probes. The proximity of these genes may be related to structural and functional homologies of the protein products. Overall, a restriction map including 1,500 kb of DNA was prepared, and this map will be important for positioning of additional coding sequences within this region on the long arm of chromosome 1.
利用脉冲场梯度凝胶电泳技术结合Southern印迹法,已确定了主要补体基因座(RCA基因座)的四个成员的组织和物理连锁关系。编码CR1、CR2、DAF和C4bp的基因在750 kb的区域内按该顺序排列。此外,使用5'和3'特异性DNA探针确定了CR1基因的5'至3'方向(5'靠近CR2)。这些基因的邻近性可能与蛋白质产物的结构和功能同源性有关。总体而言,制备了包含1500 kb DNA的限制性图谱,该图谱对于在1号染色体长臂的该区域内定位其他编码序列将具有重要意义。