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Una unidad muy grande de repetición de ADN de ratón que contiene los genes de ARNr 18S, 28S y 5.8S
Cell
|August 1, 1977
Resumen
Los investigadores mapearon la organización del ADN ribosomal del ratón (ADNr) utilizando enzimas de restricción y hibridación. Esto reveló grandes unidades de repetición que contienen genes de ARNr, con variaciones en la región espaciadora no transcrita.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Genética La genética.
- La genómica es la genómica.
Sus antecedentes:
- Comprender la organización del ADN ribosomal (ADNr) es crucial para los estudios de expresión génica.
- La estructura del ADNr del genoma del ratón ha sido previamente menos definida.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para dilucidar la organización de los genes 18S, 28S y 5.8S de ARN ribosomal (ARNr) en el ratón.
- Para construir un mapa detallado de restricciones del ADNr del ratón.
Principales métodos:
- Restricción de la digestión de la endonucleasa (Eco RI, Hind III, Bam HI) del ADN nuclear total.
- La hibridación in situ con ARNr radioodinados o con sondas de ARN complementarias.
- Fraccionamiento electroforético de los digestos de ADN.
Principales resultados:
- Se construyó un mapa de restricción de ADNr de ratón con 13 sitios.
- Los genes de ARNr se encuentran dentro de grandes unidades de ADN repetido, de al menos 44.000 pares de bases de largo.
- Se identificaron al menos de dos a cuatro clases de unidades repetitivas, con una heterogeneidad probable en el espaciador no transcrito.
Conclusiones:
- El estudio proporciona un mapa detallado de la organización del ADNr del ratón.
- El ADNr del ratón se compone de grandes unidades repetitivas con una heterogeneidad significativa de las regiones espaciadoras.
- El gen de ARNr 5.8S está posicionado entre los genes de ARNr 18S y 28S dentro de la región transcrita.
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