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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
Transmission ratio distortion (TRD) of mouse t haplotypes occurs through the interaction of multiple distorter loci with the t complex responder (Tcr) locus. Males heterozygous for a t haplotype will transmit the t-bearing chromosome to nearly all of their offspring. This process is mediated by the production of functionally inequivalent gametes: wild-type meiotic partners of t spermatozoa are rendered functionally inactive. The Tcr locus, which is required for TRD to occur, is thought to somehow protect its host spermatid from the sperm-inactivating effects of linked distorter genes (Lyon 1984). In previous work, Tcr was mapped to a small genetic interval in t haplotypes, and a candidate gene from this region was isolated (Tcp-10bt). In this work, we further localize Tcr to a 40-kb region that contains the 21-kb Tcp-10bt gene. A cloned genomic copy of Tcp-10bt was used to generate transgenic mice. The transgene was bred into a variety of genetic backgrounds to test for non-Mendelian segregation. Abberrant segregation was observed in some mice carrying either a complete t haplotype or a combination of certain partial t haplotypes. These observations, coupled with those of Snyder and colleagues (in this issue), provide genetic and functional evidence that the Tcp-10bt gene is Tcr. However, other genotypes that were predicted to produce distortion did not. The unexpected data from a variety of crosses in this work and those of our colleagues suggest that elements to the TRD system and the Tcr locus remain to be identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0938-8990
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:geneSymbol
Tcp-10b<up>t</up>
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
579-87
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional analysis of a t complex responder locus transgene in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Baylor College of Medicine, Institute for Molecular Genetics, Houston, Texas 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't