Physical mapping of sequences homologous to an endogenous retrovirus LTR on human chromosome 19 |
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Authors: | Yuri B. Lebedev Stanislav V. Volik Danko Obradovic Olga D. Ermolaeva Linda K. Ashworth Gregory G. Lennon Eugene D. Sverdlov |
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Affiliation: | (1) Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117871 Moscow, Russia;(2) L-452, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Human Genome Center, 94550 Livermore, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | The human genome contains multiple copies of sequences related to the HERV-K family of endogenous retroviruses, homologous to the B-type mouse mammary tumour virus. A DNA fragment closely resembling an HERV-K long tandem repeat (LTR) was detected in a library of hncDNA clones enriched for sequences from human chromosome 19. Sites showing homology to the sequence of this fragment have been identified on human chromosome 19 by hybridization to previously mapped chromosome 19 cosmids. Thus the distribution of LTR sequences on a specific human chromosome has been mapped for the first time. We estimate the total number of such sites on human chromosome 19 to be at least 110. Many of these sites are located in the vicinity of known genes. The precise localizations (to specific cosmids) of LTR-homologous sequences on chromosome 19 can serve as a reference source and will automatically provide further insight into LTR-gene relationships as new genes are mapped onto the chromosome. |
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