The XIST locus replicates late on the active X, and earlier on the inactive X based on FISH DNA replication analysis of somatic cell hybrids

1995 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 327-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth S. Torchia ◽  
Barbara R. Migeon
2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 3373-3386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixin Wang ◽  
Chii-Mei Lin ◽  
Sarah Brooks ◽  
Dan Cimbora ◽  
Mark Groudine ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Previous studies have shown that mammalian cells contain replicator sequences, which can determine where DNA replication initiates. However, the specific sequences that confer replicator activity were not identified. Here we report a detailed analysis of replicator sequences that dictate initiation of DNA replication from the human β-globin locus. This analysis suggests that the β-globin replication initiation region contains two adjacent, redundant replicators. Each replicator was capable of initiating DNA replication independently at ectopic sites. Within each of these two replicators, we identified short, discrete, nonredundant sequences, which cooperatively determine replicator activity. Experiments with somatic cell hybrids further demonstrated that the requirements for initiation at ectopic sites were similar to the requirements for initiation within native human chromosomes. The replicator clustering and redundancy exemplified in the human β-globin locus may account for the extreme difficulty in identifying replicator sequences in mammalian cells and suggest that mammalian replication initiation sites may be determined by cooperative sequence modules.


1997 ◽  
Vol 76 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.B. Nesterova ◽  
A.A. Isaenko ◽  
N.M. Matveeva ◽  
A.G. Shilov ◽  
N.B. Rubtsov ◽  
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1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aviva Greenberg ◽  
Mohammad Huazzi ◽  
Hava Sharir ◽  
Lea Cohen ◽  
Yehudit Bergman ◽  
...  

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