Open AccessDNA organisation in the chicken lysozyme gene region
Author(s) -
Patricia Baldacci,
André Royal,
François Brégégère,
Jean-Pierre Abastado,
B. Cami,
F Daniel,
Philippe Kourilsky
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/9.15.3575
Subject(s) - biology , lysozyme , gene , ovalbumin , oviduct , genetics , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , immune system , endocrinology
DNA sequences surrounding the lysozyme gene of the chicken have been cloned in several recombinants which define a region of 40 Kb. We have detected no other gene with a sequence related to that of the lysozyme gene, nor any gene expressed in the oviduct in these recombinants. This situation contrasts with that of the ovalbumin gene, in the vicinity of which lie two other genes of related structure expressed in the oviduct under hormonal control. The lysozyme gene region, however contains a complex array of repeated sequences, which have been resolved into at least five classes. An inverted repeat overlaps the lysozyme gene itself.