Characterization of a protein kinase gene in allelic association with the spinal muscular atrophy locus
- Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States); and others
A protein kinase gene has been identified from a 400 Kb minimal genetic region which defines the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) locus. A highly polymorphic microsatellite marker (D5S1414) isolated from a yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) clone within this interval detects linkage disequilibrium with the SMA locus in 32 Polish families (Yule`s coefficient: 0.92) and maps to an intron of the protein kinase gene. Exon amplification was used to isolate coding sequences from a YAC-derived phage subclone containing D5S1414. Five exons were identified and a GenBank search using the BLAST program showed complete homology of these exons with a protein kinase gene. The gene is expressed in all tissues checked to far. Full-length cDNAs have been identified from both normal and SMA brain libraries and by reverse-transcriptase (RT) PCR from RNA of various tissues. The cDNA sequences will be reported. The genomic sequences flanking each exon were determined by direct sequencing of the homologous phage. The marker D5S1414 was located within the intronic sequence between exons 6 and 7. To screen for disease mutations, PCR was performed across each exon including the flanking splice sites in normal controls and SMA samples shown to be homozygous across the region by haplotyping. Comparative sequence analysis of the products together with the RT-PCR from normal and SMA brain RNA has identified several candidate polymorphisms. To date, the most interesting lead is an intronic polymorphism possibly affecting exon splicing in a homozygous SMA patient. An updated mutation search will be reported.
- OSTI ID:
- 134355
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941009--
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Human Genetics, Journal Name: American Journal of Human Genetics Journal Issue: Suppl.3 Vol. 55; ISSN AJHGAG; ISSN 0002-9297
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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