Localization of human cell cycle regulatory genes CDC25C to 5q31 and WEE1 to 11p15.3-11p15.1 by fluorescence in situ...

The cell cycle control genes are highly conserved during evolution since they play a key role in the regulation of cell division. We have localized CDC25C and WEE1 respectively at 5q31 and 11p15.3-11p15.1 using fluorescent in situ hybridization of cDNA probes on human chromosomes. This shows that genes acting through a regulatory phosphorylation cascade are not clustered on the same chromosome. Furthermore, they appear to map on chromosomal regions involved in tumorigenesis. The 5q23-q31 region of chromosome 5 is deleted in some hematologic disorders, and the p15 region of chromosome 11 is involved in development of embryonic tumors.