The HOX-5 and surfeit gene clusters are linked in the proximal portion of mouse chromosome 2

Lisa Stubbs, Clare Huxley, Brigid Hogan, Timothy Evans, Mike Fried, Denis Duboule, Hans Lehrach

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Abstract

Using an interspecies backcross, we have mapped the HOX-5 and surfeit (surf) gene clusters within the proximal portion of mouse chromosome 2. While the HOX-5 cluster of homeobox-containing genes has been localized to chromosome 2, bands C3-E1, by in situ hybridization, its more precise position relative to the genes and cloned markers of chromosome 2 was not known. Surfeit, a tight cluster of at least six highly conserved "housekeeping" genes, has not been previously mapped in mouse, but has been localized to human chromosome 9q, a region of the human genome with strong homology to proximal mouse chromosome 2. The data presented here place HOX-5 in the vicinity of the closely linked set of developmental mutations rachiterata, lethargic, and fidget and place surf close to the proto-oncogene Abl, near the centromere of chromosome 2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)645-650
Number of pages6
JournalGenomics
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1990
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics

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