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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
Lethal mutations in the 0.5 map unit region between dpy-5 and bli-4 on chromosome I in Caenorhabditis elegans were serially rescued using cosmid-containing transgenic strains. All the lethal mutations analyzed came from a set of 495 EMS-induced, sDp2-rescued lethals described previously. Germline transformation with cosmid DNA was used to create 25 transgenic strains bearing heritable extrachromosomal arrays. These arrays were used as small duplications for the fine-scale mapping of essential genes, via the rescue of lethal mutations. Lethal mutations in 13 essential genes have been phenotypically rescued, allowing the alignment of the genetic and physical maps in this region. Extrachromosomal arrays were found to be transmitted 2- to 7-fold less frequently in oocytes than in hermaphrodite sperm for 12 of the 16 arrays that were examined. Three of these strains showed a subsequent 4- to 13-fold increase in array stability in oocytes. This phenomenon may be influenced by cosmid sequences. Early mitotic loss of the arrays was observed in all 17 transgenic strains examined, suggesting that loss of the array can occur at any time during development when cell divisions are occurring. As a result of this work, 13 of the essential loci positioned between dpy-5 and bli-4 are anchored to the physical map, thereby providing links between the physical and genetic maps on average every 85 kb.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0026-8925
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
255
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
78-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Animals, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Cosmids, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Crosses, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Disorders of Sex Development, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Extrachromosomal Inheritance, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Forkhead Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Genes, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Genetic Complementation Test, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Restriction Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9230901-Transformation, Genetic
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Alignment of the genetic and physical maps in the dpy-5 bli-4 (I) region of C. elegans by the serial cosmid rescue of lethal mutations.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't