The angiotensinogen gene is located on mouse chromosome 8 |
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Authors: | W M Clouston R E Fournier R I Richards |
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Affiliation: | Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia. |
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Abstract: | We have recently identified a cis-acting genetic lesion affecting angiotensinogen gene expression in testis and salivary gland. Accordingly, the angiotensinogen gene was assigned to mouse chromosome 8 by screening a series of hybrid cell lines for retention of mouse angiotensinogen sequences by genomic Southern analysis. In AKXD recombinant inbred mice, the angiotensinogen gene is 2.4 +/- 1.8 centiMorgan from Rn7S-8,a 7S RNA gene located on chromosome 8 (Taylor, B.A., personal communication). However, the segregation of salivary and testicular angiotensinogen expression phenotypes into inbred mouse strains was not concordant with the known chromosome 8 proviruses Emv-2, Mtv-21, Xmv-12 or Xmv-26. |
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