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Chromosomal assignment of 311 sequences transcribed in human adult testis
M H Jones1, Y Zhang, K N Tirosvoutis
1Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, England, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
A total of 311 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) derived from human adult testis have been assigned to human chromosomes by Southern analysis of a monochromosome somatic cell hybrid panel. Over 70% of the ESTs show conservation to hamster and mouse DNA, and the overall distribution of transcripts correlates well with physical chromosome size and to a greater extent with male meiotic chromosome length. The notable exception is the X chromosome, for which the number of testis-derived ESTs is greatly underrepresented. This finding may reflect inactivation of the X chromosome during the meiotic phase of spermatogenesis and a consequent selection against large numbers of X-linked germ cell transcripts. Further analysis of the distribution of testis ESTs showed that the EST density remains significantly correlated with the recombination density of each autosome. Analysis of a comparable number (320) of brain EST autosome assignments showed no similar correlation. These data suggest a specific association between transcription in testis tissue and male meiotic recombination.
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