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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
Comparative DNA sequence studies between humans and nonhuman primates will be important for understanding the genetic basis of the phenotypic differences between these species. Here we compare approximately 27 Mb of human chromosome 21 with chimpanzee DNA sequences identifying 57 genomic rearrangements (deletions and insertions ranging in size from 0.2 to 8.0 kb) between the two species. These rearrangements are distributed along the entire length of chromosome 21, with approximately 35% found in genomic intervals encoding genes (genic intervals), and have occurred in the genomes of both humans and chimpanzees. Comparison of approximately 9 Mb of human chromosome 21 with orangutan, rhesus macaque, and woolly monkey DNA sequences identified a combined total of 114 genomic rearrangements between humans and nonhuman primates. Analysis of these rearrangements revealed that they are randomly distributed with respect to genic and nongenic intervals and identified one deletion that has likely resulted in the inactivation of a gene (beta1,3-galactosyltransferase) in the woolly monkey. Our data show that genomic rearrangements have occurred frequently during primate genome evolution and significantly contribute to the DNA differences between these species. These DNA rearrangements are commonly found in genic intervals, and thus provide natural starting points for focused investigations of qualitative and quantitative gene expression differences between humans and other primates.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1088-9051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
341-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Cebidae, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Chromosome Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Chromosomes, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Gene Amplification, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Gene Rearrangement, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Macaca mulatta, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Pan troglodytes, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Pongo pygmaeus, pubmed-meshheading:12618364-Synteny
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Genomic DNA insertions and deletions occur frequently between humans and nonhuman primates.
pubmed:affiliation
Perlegen Sciences, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. kelly_frazer@perlegen.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.