A RECOMBINATION-BASED ASSAY DEMONSTRATES THAT THE FRAGILE-X SEQUENCE IS TRANSCRIBED WIDELY DURING DEVELOPMENT

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HANZLIK, AJ [1 ]
OSEMLAKHANZLIK, MM [1 ]
HAUSER, MA [1 ]
KURNIT, DM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,SCH MED,HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1038/ng0193-44
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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To identify transcribed sequences rapidly and efficiently, we have developed a recombination-based assay to screen bacteriophage lambda libraries for sequences that share homology with a given probe. This strategy determines analytically whether a given probe is transcribed in a given tissue at a given time of development, and may also be used to isolate preparatively the transcribed sequence free of the screening probe. We illustrate this technology for the fragile X sequence, demonstrating that it is transcribed ubiquitously in an 11 week fetus, in a variety of 20 week human fetal tissues, including brain, spinal cord, eye, liver, kidney and skeletal muscle, and in adult jejunum.
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