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The L-isoaspartyl/D-aspartyl protein methyltransferase gene (PCMT1) maps to human chromosome 6q22. 3-6. q24 and the syntenic region of mouse chromosome 10

Journal Article · · Genomics; (United States)
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  1. Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, MA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

The authors have mapped the genes for the human and mouse L-isoaspartyl./D-aspartyl protein carboxyl methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.77) using cDNA probes. They determined that the human gene is present in chromosome 6 by Southern blot analysis of DNA from a panel of mouse-human somatic cell hybrids. In situ hybridization studies allowed confirmation of this identification and further localized the human gene (PCMT1) to the 6q22.3-6q24 region. By analyzing the presence of an EcoRI polymorphism in DNA from backcrosses of C57BL/6J and Mus spretus strains of mice, they localized the mouse gene (Pcmt-1) to chromosome 10, at a position 8.2 [+-] 3.5 cM proximal to the Myb locus. This region of the mouse chromosome is homologous to the human 6q24 region. 32 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

OSTI ID:
6553757
Journal Information:
Genomics; (United States), Journal Name: Genomics; (United States) Vol. 14:4; ISSN 0888-7543; ISSN GNMCEP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English