Cirera S, Martín-Campos J M, Segarra C, Aguadé M
Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
Genetics. 1995 Jan;139(1):321-6. doi: 10.1093/genetics/139.1.321.
The two breakpoints of a chromosomal inversion fixed since the split of Drosophila melanogaster and D. subobscura lineages have been isolated and sequenced in both species. The regions spanning the breakpoints initially were identified by the presence of two signals after interspecific in situ hybridization on polytene chromosomes. Interspecific comparison of the sequenced regions allowed us to delineate the location of the breakpoints. Close to one of these breakpoints a new transcription unit (bcn92) has been identified in both species. The inversion fixed between D. melanogaster and D. subobscura does not seem to have broken any transcription unit. Neither complete nor defective transposable elements were found in the regions encompassing the breakpoints. Short thymine-rich sequences (30-50 bp long) have been found bordering the breakpoint regions. Although alternating Pur-Pyr sequences were detected, these putative target sites for topoisomerase II were not differentially clustered in the breakpoints.
自黑腹果蝇和暗果蝇谱系分化以来固定的染色体倒位的两个断点已在两个物种中分离并测序。最初,通过在多线染色体上进行种间原位杂交后出现的两个信号来识别跨越断点的区域。对测序区域的种间比较使我们能够确定断点的位置。在这两个物种中,已在其中一个断点附近鉴定出一个新的转录单位(bcn92)。黑腹果蝇和暗果蝇之间固定的倒位似乎没有破坏任何转录单位。在包含断点的区域中未发现完整或有缺陷的转座元件。已发现富含胸腺嘧啶的短序列(30 - 50个碱基对长)毗邻断点区域。尽管检测到嘌呤 - 嘧啶交替序列,但这些假定的拓扑异构酶II靶位点在断点处没有差异聚集。