Report of the comparative subcommittee for human and mouse homologies.
Report of the comparative subcommittee for human and mouse homologies.
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人类和小鼠同源性比较小组委员会的报告。
DOI:
10.1159/000133026
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发表时间:
1990
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通讯作者:
A. Searle
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作者:
M. Davisson;P. Lalley;J. Peters;D. Doolittle;A. Hillyard;A. Searle
The number of homologous loci mapped in mouse has increased by one quarter since HGM10. A total of 400 homologous loci (357 autosomal and 43 X-or Y-linked genes) were identified at the end of HGM10; 519 loci (473 autosomal and 46 X-or Y-linked) have been mapped as of this meeting (Table 1). Most new genes added have extended or filled out previously identified autosomal segments; however, six additional conserved segments have been identified on human chromosomes 8, 10, 16, 17, 19, and 22 bringing the total number of segments to at least 59. For historical comparison, the first comparative report at HGM3 (1974) included 5 conserved autosomal segments and 4 X-linked loci. The predictive value of comparative gene mapping has increased enormously due to these increased numbers of identified homologous segments between the human and mouse genomes. Thus, comparative mapping is an increasingly powerful tool for efficiently mapping new genes in both species and for identifying candidate disease genes. A notable advancement is the progress in comparative mapping of visible phenotypes. With the advances toward high resolution maps in mouse and human genomes, the ability to identify candidate loci in the mouse for human disease genes is increasing rapidly. Examples of mutations in mice that may identify candidate loci for human disease genes are listed in Table 2. Each of these mutations produces a visible phenotype resembling that produced by a human mutation that maps to the homologous region. A more complete list of candidate disease homologs appears in Searle et al.(1989). Until recently comparative mapping studies between the human and mouse genomes have relied upon comparisons of syntenic groups in both species or comparisons of cytological maps of human and genetic maps of the mouse. Physical mapping in the mouse, however, has accelerated during the past two years so that comparisons between the physical maps of regions of homology of human and mouse genomes can be made. These studies will make it possible to address directly whether gene order and intergcnic distances have been conserved, whether there have been internal rearrangements within highly conserved segments, and how the physical and genetic maps relate to each other. These data will also be instrumental in identifying mouse models of human diseases. Some of the most detailed studies thus far involve comparisons between HSAlqand MMU1 (Kingsmoreet al., 1989), HSAlq and MMU3 (Kingsmorc ct al., 1990), a pulse field map of X-linked genes in the mouse (Brockdorff et al., 1989), a physical map of MMU11 (Munkc and Francke, 1987) and physical maps of the mouse Hox gene clusters (Do and Lonai, 1988; Ferguson-Smith and Ruddle, 1988). In the near future, physical mapping procedures will be used as routinely in the mouse as they are in human genome mapping. Criteria for the homologies in Table 1 were listed in the HGM10 Comparative Committee Report. The Committee strongly encourages authors to be explicit about criteria for homology in published reports. We have not listed pseudogenes unless there is specific evidence for homology between them. The table displays map positions for human loci based on cytological mapping and for mouse genes based on recombination analysis (in cM from the centromere), because these are the most informative kinds of mapping for each species currently available. Although the two types of maps are constructed using different procedures, they give a good approximation of the comparative positions of homologous genes in the two species. It …