Genomic organization of the adrenoleukodystrophy gene
- Institut de Chimie Biologique, Strasbourg (France); and others
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), the most frequent peroxisomal disorder, is a severe neurodegenerative disease associated with an impairment of very long chain fatty acids {beta}-oxidation. The authors have recently identified by positional cloning the gene responsible for ALD, located in Xq28. It encodes a new member of the {open_quotes}ABC{close_quotes} superfamily of membrane-associated transporters that shows, in particular, significant homology to the 70-kDa peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP70). They report here a detailed characterization of the ALD gene structure. It extends over 21 kb and consists of 10 exons. To facilitate the detection of mutations in ALD patients, they have determined the intronic sequences flanking the exons as well as the sequence of the 3{prime} untranslated region and of the immediate 5{prime} promoter region. Sequences present in distal exons cross-hybridize strongly to additional sequences in the human genome. The ALD gene has been positioned on a pulsed-field map between DXS15 and the L1CAM gene, about 650 kb upstream from the color pigment genes. The frequent occurrence of color vision anomalies observed in patients with adrenomyeloneuropathy (the adult onset form of ALD) thus does not represent a contiguous gene syndrome but a secondary manifestation of ALD. 37 refs., 6 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 255167
- Journal Information:
- Genomics, Journal Name: Genomics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 22; ISSN GNMCEP; ISSN 0888-7543
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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