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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-11-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
During macronuclear development in the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila, sequence reorganization including sequence loss occurs. Addressing questions about the organization and nucleotide sequence of micronucleus limited regions can lead to insights about mechanisms of DNA rearrangements during macronuclear development as well as mechanisms for the maintenance of the stability of micronucleus-limited sequence families. We have previously identified a moderately repetitive micronucleus-limited sequence family called X-H (family members hybridize to an approximately 450 bp Xbal-HindIII restriction fragment), completely absent from macronuclear DNA. The first member of this family which we isolated is associated with terminal sequences characteristic of a Tel-1 element, a putative micronuclear transposable element. Two additional family members have been isolated which are not closely associated with Tel-1 terminal sequences. We have nucleotide sequence data for three cloned members of the X-H family. This analysis has demonstrated that the longest cloned members of the X-H family share a region of homology of approximately 2,400 bp and are highly conserved, differing only by small insertions or deletions of 100 bp or less. The sequences from one of the sequenced family members flanking the region of homology are themselves mostly micronucleus-limited.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0192-253X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A micronucleus-limited sequence family in Tetrahymena thermophila: organization and sequence conservation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't