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Title: Generation and annotation of the DNA sequences of human chromosomes 2 and 4
Hillier LW, Graves TA, Fulton RS, Fulton LA, Pepin KH, Minx P, Wagner-McPherson C, Layman D, Wylie K and Wilson RK <111 more author(s)> Hillier LW, Graves TA, Fulton RS, Fulton LA, Pepin KH, Minx P, Wagner-McPherson C, Layman D, Wylie K, Sekhon M, Becker MC, Fewell GA, Delehaunty KD, Miner TL, Nash WE, Kremitzki C, Oddy L, Du H, Sun H, Bradshaw-Cordum H, Ali J, Carter J, Cordes M, Harris A, Isak A, Van Brunt A, Nguyen C, Du F, Courtney L, Kalicki J, Ozersky P, Abbott S, Armstrong J, Belter EA, Caruso L, Cedroni M, Cotton M, Davidson T, Desai A, Elliott G, Erb T, Fronick C, Gaige T, Haakenson W, Haglund K, Holmes A, Harkins R, Kim K, Kruchowski SS, Strong CM, Grewal N, Goyea E, Hou S, Levy A, Martinka S, Mead K, McLellan MD, Meyer R, Randall-Maher J, Tomlinson C, Dauphin-Kohlberg S, Kozlowicz-Reilly A, Shah N, Swearengen-Shahid S, Snider J, Strong JT, Thompson J, Yoakum M, Leonard S, Pearman C, Trani L, Radionenko M, Waligorski JE, Wang C, Rock SM, Tin-Wollam AM, Maupin R, Latreille P, Wendl MC, Yang SP, Pohl C, Wallis JW, Spieth J, Bieri TA, Berkowicz N, Nelson JO, Osborne J, Ding L, Sabo A, Shotland Y, Sinha P, Wohldmann PE, Cook LL, Hickenbotham MT, Eldred J, Williams D, Jones TA, She X, Ciccarelli FD, Izaurralde E, Taylor J, Schmutz J, Myers RM, Cox DR, Huang X, McPherson JD, Mardis ER, Clifton SW, Warren WC, Chinwalla AT, Eddy SR, Marra MA, Ovcharenko I, Furey TS, Miller W, Eichler EE, Bork P, Suyama M, Torrents D, Waterston RH, Wilson RK (- 111)
Ref: Nature, 434:724, 2005 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Hillier_2005_Nature_434_724
PubMedSearch: Hillier 2005 Nature 434 724
PubMedID: 15815621
Gene_locus related to this paper: human-ABHD1, human-LDAH, human-ABHD18, human-KANSL3, human-PGAP1, human-PREPL

Abstract

Human chromosome 2 is unique to the human lineage in being the product of a head-to-head fusion of two intermediate-sized ancestral chromosomes. Chromosome 4 has received attention primarily related to the search for the Huntington's disease gene, but also for genes associated with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, polycystic kidney disease and a form of muscular dystrophy. Here we present approximately 237 million base pairs of sequence for chromosome 2, and 186 million base pairs for chromosome 4, representing more than 99.6% of their euchromatic sequences. Our initial analyses have identified 1,346 protein-coding genes and 1,239 pseudogenes on chromosome 2, and 796 protein-coding genes and 778 pseudogenes on chromosome 4. Extensive analyses confirm the underlying construction of the sequence, and expand our understanding of the structure and evolution of mammalian chromosomes, including gene deserts, segmental duplications and highly variant regions.



        

Title: Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution
Hillier LW, Miller W, Birney E, Warren W, Hardison RC, Ponting CP, Bork P, Burt DW, Groenen MA and Wilson RK <164 more author(s)> Hillier LW, Miller W, Birney E, Warren W, Hardison RC, Ponting CP, Bork P, Burt DW, Groenen MA, Delany ME, Dodgson JB, Chinwalla AT, Cliften PF, Clifton SW, Delehaunty KD, Fronick C, Fulton RS, Graves TA, Kremitzki C, Layman D, Magrini V, McPherson JD, Miner TL, Minx P, Nash WE, Nhan MN, Nelson JO, Oddy LG, Pohl CS, Randall-Maher J, Smith SM, Wallis JW, Yang SP, Romanov MN, Rondelli CM, Paton B, Smith J, Morrice D, Daniels L, Tempest HG, Robertson L, Masabanda JS, Griffin DK, Vignal A, Fillon V, Jacobbson L, Kerje S, Andersson L, Crooijmans RP, Aerts J, van der Poel JJ, Ellegren H, Caldwell RB, Hubbard SJ, Grafham DV, Kierzek AM, McLaren SR, Overton IM, Arakawa H, Beattie KJ, Bezzubov Y, Boardman PE, Bonfield JK, Croning MD, Davies RM, Francis MD, Humphray SJ, Scott CE, Taylor RG, Tickle C, Brown WR, Rogers J, Buerstedde JM, Wilson SA, Stubbs L, Ovcharenko I, Gordon L, Lucas S, Miller MM, Inoko H, Shiina T, Kaufman J, Salomonsen J, Skjoedt K, Ka-Shu Wong G, Wang J, Liu B, Yu J, Yang H, Nefedov M, Koriabine M, deJong PJ, Goodstadt L, Webber C, Dickens NJ, Letunic I, Suyama M, Torrents D, von Mering C, Zdobnov EM, Makova K, Nekrutenko A, Elnitski L, Eswara P, King DC, Yang S, Tyekucheva S, Radakrishnan A, Harris RS, Chiaromonte F, Taylor J, He J, Rijnkels M, Griffiths-Jones S, Ureta-Vidal A, Hoffman MM, Severin J, Searle SM, Law AS, Speed D, Waddington D, Cheng Z, Tuzun E, Eichler E, Bao Z, Flicek P, Shteynberg DD, Brent MR, Bye JM, Huckle EJ, Chatterji S, Dewey C, Pachter L, Kouranov A, Mourelatos Z, Hatzigeorgiou AG, Paterson AH, Ivarie R, Brandstrom M, Axelsson E, Backstrom N, Berlin S, Webster MT, Pourquie O, Reymond A, Ucla C, Antonarakis SE, Long M, Emerson JJ, Betran E, Dupanloup I, Kaessmann H, Hinrichs AS, Bejerano G, Furey TS, Harte RA, Raney B, Siepel A, Kent WJ, Haussler D, Eyras E, Castelo R, Abril JF, Castellano S, Camara F, Parra G, Guigo R, Bourque G, Tesler G, Pevzner PA, Smit A, Fulton LA, Mardis ER, Wilson RK (- 164)
Ref: Nature, 432:695, 2004 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Hillier_2004_Nature_432_695
PubMedSearch: Hillier 2004 Nature 432 695
PubMedID: 15592404
Gene_locus related to this paper: chick-a0a1d5pmd9, chick-b3tzb3, chick-BCHE, chick-cb043, chick-d3wgl5, chick-e1bsm0, chick-e1bvq6, chick-e1bwz0, chick-e1bwz1, chick-e1byn1, chick-e1bz81, chick-e1c0z8, chick-e1c7p7, chick-f1nby4, chick-f1ncz8, chick-f1ndp3, chick-f1nep4, chick-f1nj68, chick-f1njg6, chick-f1njk4, chick-f1njs4, chick-f1njs5, chick-f1nk87, chick-f1nmx9, chick-f1ntp8, chick-f1nvg7, chick-f1nwf2, chick-f1p1l1, chick-f1p3j5, chick-f1p4c6, chick-f1p508, chick-fas, chick-h9l0k6, chick-nlgn1, chick-NLGN3, chick-q5f3h8, chick-q5zhm0, chick-q5zi81, chick-q5zij5, chick-q5zin0, chick-thyro, chick-f1nrq2, chick-e1byd4, chick-e1c2h6, chick-a0a1d5pk92, chick-a0a1d5pzg7, chick-f1nbc2, chick-f1nf25, chick-f1nly5, chick-f1p4h5, chick-f1nzi7, chick-f1p5k3, chick-f1nm35, chick-a0a1d5pl11, chick-a0a1d5pj73, chick-f1nxu6, chick-a0a1d5nwc0, chick-e1bxs8, chick-f1p2g7, chick-f1nd96

Abstract

We present here a draft genome sequence of the red jungle fowl, Gallus gallus. Because the chicken is a modern descendant of the dinosaurs and the first non-mammalian amniote to have its genome sequenced, the draft sequence of its genome--composed of approximately one billion base pairs of sequence and an estimated 20,000-23,000 genes--provides a new perspective on vertebrate genome evolution, while also improving the annotation of mammalian genomes. For example, the evolutionary distance between chicken and human provides high specificity in detecting functional elements, both non-coding and coding. Notably, many conserved non-coding sequences are far from genes and cannot be assigned to defined functional classes. In coding regions the evolutionary dynamics of protein domains and orthologous groups illustrate processes that distinguish the lineages leading to birds and mammals. The distinctive properties of avian microchromosomes, together with the inferred patterns of conserved synteny, provide additional insights into vertebrate chromosome architecture.



        

Title: Comparison of genome degradation in Paratyphi A and Typhi, human-restricted serovars of Salmonella enterica that cause typhoid
McClelland M, Sanderson KE, Clifton SW, Latreille P, Porwollik S, Sabo A, Meyer R, Bieri T, Ozersky P and Wilson RK <25 more author(s)> McClelland M, Sanderson KE, Clifton SW, Latreille P, Porwollik S, Sabo A, Meyer R, Bieri T, Ozersky P, McLellan M, Harkins CR, Wang C, Nguyen C, Berghoff A, Elliott G, Kohlberg S, Strong C, Du F, Carter J, Kremizki C, Layman D, Leonard S, Sun H, Fulton L, Nash W, Miner T, Minx P, Delehaunty K, Fronick C, Magrini V, Nhan M, Warren W, Florea L, Spieth J, Wilson RK (- 25)
Ref: Nat Genet, 36:1268, 2004 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: McClelland_2004_Nat.Genet_36_1268
PubMedSearch: McClelland 2004 Nat.Genet 36 1268
PubMedID: 15531882
Gene_locus related to this paper: salen-OPDB, salty-AES, salty-BIOH, salty-DLHH, salty-ENTF, salty-FES, salty-IROD, salty-IROE, salty-P74847, salty-PLDB, salty-STM2547, salty-STM4506, salty-STY1441, salty-STY2428, salty-STY3846, salty-yafa, salty-YBFF, salty-ycfp, salty-YFBB, salty-YHET, salty-YQIA

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovars often have a broad host range, and some cause both gastrointestinal and systemic disease. But the serovars Paratyphi A and Typhi are restricted to humans and cause only systemic disease. It has been estimated that Typhi arose in the last few thousand years. The sequence and microarray analysis of the Paratyphi A genome indicates that it is similar to the Typhi genome but suggests that it has a more recent evolutionary origin. Both genomes have independently accumulated many pseudogenes among their approximately 4,400 protein coding sequences: 173 in Paratyphi A and approximately 210 in Typhi. The recent convergence of these two similar genomes on a similar phenotype is subtly reflected in their genotypes: only 30 genes are degraded in both serovars. Nevertheless, these 30 genes include three known to be important in gastroenteritis, which does not occur in these serovars, and four for Salmonella-translocated effectors, which are normally secreted into host cells to subvert host functions. Loss of function also occurs by mutation in different genes in the same pathway (e.g., in chemotaxis and in the production of fimbriae).



        

Title: The DNA sequence of human chromosome 7
Hillier LW, Fulton RS, Fulton LA, Graves TA, Pepin KH, Wagner-McPherson C, Layman D, Maas J, Jaeger S and Wilson RK <97 more author(s)> Hillier LW, Fulton RS, Fulton LA, Graves TA, Pepin KH, Wagner-McPherson C, Layman D, Maas J, Jaeger S, Walker R, Wylie K, Sekhon M, Becker MC, O'Laughlin MD, Schaller ME, Fewell GA, Delehaunty KD, Miner TL, Nash WE, Cordes M, Du H, Sun H, Edwards J, Bradshaw-Cordum H, Ali J, Andrews S, Isak A, Vanbrunt A, Nguyen C, Du F, Lamar B, Courtney L, Kalicki J, Ozersky P, Bielicki L, Scott K, Holmes A, Harkins R, Harris A, Strong CM, Hou S, Tomlinson C, Dauphin-Kohlberg S, Kozlowicz-Reilly A, Leonard S, Rohlfing T, Rock SM, Tin-Wollam AM, Abbott A, Minx P, Maupin R, Strowmatt C, Latreille P, Miller N, Johnson D, Murray J, Woessner JP, Wendl MC, Yang SP, Schultz BR, Wallis JW, Spieth J, Bieri TA, Nelson JO, Berkowicz N, Wohldmann PE, Cook LL, Hickenbotham MT, Eldred J, Williams D, Bedell JA, Mardis ER, Clifton SW, Chissoe SL, Marra MA, Raymond C, Haugen E, Gillett W, Zhou Y, James R, Phelps K, Iadanoto S, Bubb K, Simms E, Levy R, Clendenning J, Kaul R, Kent WJ, Furey TS, Baertsch RA, Brent MR, Keibler E, Flicek P, Bork P, Suyama M, Bailey JA, Portnoy ME, Torrents D, Chinwalla AT, Gish WR, Eddy SR, McPherson JD, Olson MV, Eichler EE, Green ED, Waterston RH, Wilson RK (- 97)
Ref: Nature, 424:157, 2003 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Hillier_2003_Nature_424_157
PubMedSearch: Hillier 2003 Nature 424 157
PubMedID: 12853948
Gene_locus related to this paper: human-ABHD11, human-ACHE, human-CPVL, human-DPP6, human-MEST

Abstract

Human chromosome 7 has historically received prominent attention in the human genetics community, primarily related to the search for the cystic fibrosis gene and the frequent cytogenetic changes associated with various forms of cancer. Here we present more than 153 million base pairs representing 99.4% of the euchromatic sequence of chromosome 7, the first metacentric chromosome completed so far. The sequence has excellent concordance with previously established physical and genetic maps, and it exhibits an unusual amount of segmentally duplicated sequence (8.2%), with marked differences between the two arms. Our initial analyses have identified 1,150 protein-coding genes, 605 of which have been confirmed by complementary DNA sequences, and an additional 941 pseudogenes. Of genes confirmed by transcript sequences, some are polymorphic for mutations that disrupt the reading frame.



        

Title: Complete genome sequence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2
McClelland M, Sanderson KE, Spieth J, Clifton SW, Latreille P, Courtney L, Porwollik S, Ali J, Dante M and Wilson RK <16 more author(s)> McClelland M, Sanderson KE, Spieth J, Clifton SW, Latreille P, Courtney L, Porwollik S, Ali J, Dante M, Du F, Hou S, Layman D, Leonard S, Nguyen C, Scott K, Holmes A, Grewal N, Mulvaney E, Ryan E, Sun H, Florea L, Miller W, Stoneking T, Nhan M, Waterston R, Wilson RK (- 16)
Ref: Nature, 413:852, 2001 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: McClelland_2001_Nature_413_852
PubMedSearch: McClelland 2001 Nature 413 852
PubMedID: 11677609
Gene_locus related to this paper: salen-OPDB, salti-q8z717, salty-AES, salty-BIOH, salty-ENTF, salty-FES, salty-IROD, salty-IROE, salty-P74847, salty-PLDB, salty-STM0332, salty-STM2547, salty-STM3079, salty-STM4506, salty-STY1441, salty-STY2428, salty-STY3846, salty-yafa, salty-YBFF, salty-ycfp, salty-YFBB, salty-YHET, salty-YJFP, salty-YQIA

Abstract

Salmonella enterica subspecies I, serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium), is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis, and is used as a mouse model of human typhoid fever. The incidence of non-typhoid salmonellosis is increasing worldwide, causing millions of infections and many deaths in the human population each year. Here we sequenced the 4,857-kilobase (kb) chromosome and 94-kb virulence plasmid of S. typhimurium strain LT2. The distribution of close homologues of S. typhimurium LT2 genes in eight related enterobacteria was determined using previously completed genomes of three related bacteria, sample sequencing of both S. enterica serovar Paratyphi A (S. paratyphi A) and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and hybridization of three unsequenced genomes to a microarray of S. typhimurium LT2 genes. Lateral transfer of genes is frequent, with 11% of the S. typhimurium LT2 genes missing from S. enterica serovar Typhi (S. typhi), and 29% missing from Escherichia coli K12. The 352 gene homologues of S. typhimurium LT2 confined to subspecies I of S. enterica-containing most mammalian and bird pathogens-are useful for studies of epidemiology, host specificity and pathogenesis. Most of these homologues were previously unknown, and 50 may be exported to the periplasm or outer membrane, rendering them accessible as therapeutic or vaccine targets.



        

Title: The DNA sequence of human chromosome 22
Dunham I, Hunt AR, Collins JE, Bruskiewich R, Beare DM, Clamp M, Smink LJ, Ainscough R, Almeida JP and O'Brien KP <207 more author(s)> Dunham I, Hunt AR, Collins JE, Bruskiewich R, Beare DM, Clamp M, Smink LJ, Ainscough R, Almeida JP, Babbage AK, Bagguley C, Bailey J, Barlow KF, Bates KN, Beasley OP, Bird CP, Blakey SE, Bridgeman AM, Buck D, Burgess J, Burrill WD, Burton J, Carder C, Carter NP, Chen Y, Clark G, Clegg SM, Cobley VE, Cole CG, Collier RE, Connor R, Conroy D, Corby NR, Coville GJ, Cox AV, Davis J, Dawson E, Dhami PD, Dockree C, Dodsworth SJ, Durbin RM, Ellington AG, Evans KL, Fey JM, Fleming K, French L, Garner AA, Gilbert JGR, Goward ME, Grafham DV, Griffiths MND, Hall C, Hall RE, Hall-Tamlyn G, Heathcott RW, Ho S, Holmes S, Hunt SE, Jones MC, Kershaw J, Kimberley AM, King A, Laird GK, Langford CF, Leversha MA, Lloyd C, Lloyd DM, Martyn ID, Mashreghi-Mohammadi M, Matthews LH, Mccann OT, Mcclay J, Mclaren S, McMurray AA, Milne SA, Mortimore BJ, Odell CN, Pavitt R, Pearce AV, Pearson D, Phillimore BJCT, Phillips SH, Plumb RW, Ramsay H, Ramsey Y, Rogers L, Ross MT, Scott CE, Sehra HK, Skuce CD, Smalley S, Smith ML, Soderlund C, Spragon L, Steward CA, Sulston JE, Swann RM, Vaudin M, Wall M, Wallis JM, Whiteley MN, Willey DL, Williams L, Williams SA, Williamson H, Wilmer TE, Wilming L, Wright CL, Hubbard T, Bentley DR, Beck S, Rogers J, Shimizu N, Minoshima S, Kawasaki K, Sasaki T, Asakawa S, Kudoh J, Shintani A, Shibuya K, Yoshizaki Y, Aoki N, Mitsuyama S, Roe BA, Chen F, Chu L, Crabtree J, Deschamps S, Do A, Do T, Dorman A, Fang F, Fu Y, Hu P, Hua A, Kenton S, Lai H, Lao HI, Lewis J, Lewis S, Lin S-P, Loh P, Malaj E, Nguyen T, Pan H, Phan S, Qi S, Qian Y, Ray L, Ren Q, Shaull S, Sloan D, Song L, Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang Z, White J, Willingham D, Wu H, Yao Z, Zhan M, Zhang G, Chissoe S, Murray J, Miller N, Minx P, Fulton R, Johnson D, Bemis G, Bentley D, Bradshaw H, Bourne S, Cordes M, Du Z, Fulton L, Goela D, Graves T, Hawkins J, Hinds K, Kemp K, Latreille P, Layman D, Ozersky P, Rohlfing T, Scheet P, Walker C, Wamsley A, Wohldmann P, Pepin K, Nelson J, Korf I, Bedell JA, Hillier L, Mardis E, Waterston R, Wilson R, Emanuel BS, Shaikh T, Kurahashi H, Saitta S, Budarf ML, McDermid HE, Johnson A, Wong ACC, Morrow BE, Edelmann L, Kim UJ, Shizuya H, Simon MI, Dumanski JP, Peyrard M, Kedra D, Seroussi E, Fransson I, Tapia I, Bruder CE, O'Brien KP (- 207)
Ref: Nature, 402:489, 1999 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Dunham_1999_Nature_402_489
PubMedSearch: Dunham 1999 Nature 402 489
PubMedID: 10591208
Gene_locus related to this paper: human-CES5A, human-SERHL2

Abstract

Knowledge of the complete genomic DNA sequence of an organism allows a systematic approach to defining its genetic components. The genomic sequence provides access to the complete structures of all genes, including those without known function, their control elements, and, by inference, the proteins they encode, as well as all other biologically important sequences. Furthermore, the sequence is a rich and permanent source of information for the design of further biological studies of the organism and for the study of evolution through cross-species sequence comparison. The power of this approach has been amply demonstrated by the determination of the sequences of a number of microbial and model organisms. The next step is to obtain the complete sequence of the entire human genome. Here we report the sequence of the euchromatic part of human chromosome 22. The sequence obtained consists of 12 contiguous segments spanning 33.4 megabases, contains at least 545 genes and 134 pseudogenes, and provides the first view of the complex chromosomal landscapes that will be found in the rest of the genome.



        

Title: Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana
Mayer K, Schuller C, Wambutt R, Murphy G, Volckaert G, Pohl T, Dusterhoft A, Stiekema W, Entian KD and McCombie WR <220 more author(s)> Mayer K, Schuller C, Wambutt R, Murphy G, Volckaert G, Pohl T, Dusterhoft A, Stiekema W, Entian KD, Terryn N, Harris B, Ansorge W, Brandt P, Grivell L, Rieger M, Weichselgartner M, de Simone V, Obermaier B, Mache R, Muller M, Kreis M, Delseny M, Puigdomenech P, Watson M, Schmidtheini T, Reichert B, Portatelle D, Perez-Alonso M, Boutry M, Bancroft I, Vos P, Hoheisel J, Zimmermann W, Wedler H, Ridley P, Langham SA, McCullagh B, Bilham L, Robben J, Van der Schueren J, Grymonprez B, Chuang YJ, Vandenbussche F, Braeken M, Weltjens I, Voet M, Bastiaens I, Aert R, Defoor E, Weitzenegger T, Bothe G, Ramsperger U, Hilbert H, Braun M, Holzer E, Brandt A, Peters S, van Staveren M, Dirske W, Mooijman P, Klein Lankhorst R, Rose M, Hauf J, Kotter P, Berneiser S, Hempel S, Feldpausch M, Lamberth S, Van den Daele H, De Keyser A, Buysshaert C, Gielen J, Villarroel R, De Clercq R, van Montagu M, Rogers J, Cronin A, Quail M, Bray-Allen S, Clark L, Doggett J, Hall S, Kay M, Lennard N, McLay K, Mayes R, Pettett A, Rajandream MA, Lyne M, Benes V, Rechmann S, Borkova D, Blocker H, Scharfe M, Grimm M, Lohnert TH, Dose S, de Haan M, Maarse A, Schafer M, Muller-Auer S, Gabel C, Fuchs M, Fartmann B, Granderath K, Dauner D, Herzl A, Neumann S, Argiriou A, Vitale D, Liguori R, Piravandi E, Massenet O, Quigley F, Clabauld G, Mundlein A, Felber R, Schnabl S, Hiller R, Schmidt W, Lecharny A, Aubourg S, Chefdor F, Cooke R, Berger C, Montfort A, Casacuberta E, Gibbons T, Weber N, Vandenbol M, Bargues M, Terol J, Torres A, Perez-Perez A, Purnelle B, Bent E, Johnson S, Tacon D, Jesse T, Heijnen L, Schwarz S, Scholler P, Heber S, Francs P, Bielke C, Frishman D, Haase D, Lemcke K, Mewes HW, Stocker S, Zaccaria P, Bevan M, Wilson RK, de la Bastide M, Habermann K, Parnell L, Dedhia N, Gnoj L, Schutz K, Huang E, Spiegel L, Sehkon M, Murray J, Sheet P, Cordes M, Abu-Threideh J, Stoneking T, Kalicki J, Graves T, Harmon G, Edwards J, Latreille P, Courtney L, Cloud J, Abbott A, Scott K, Johnson D, Minx P, Bentley D, Fulton B, Miller N, Greco T, Kemp K, Kramer J, Fulton L, Mardis E, Dante M, Pepin K, Hillier L, Nelson J, Spieth J, Ryan E, Andrews S, Geisel C, Layman D, Du H, Ali J, Berghoff A, Jones K, Drone K, Cotton M, Joshu C, Antonoiu B, Zidanic M, Strong C, Sun H, Lamar B, Yordan C, Ma P, Zhong J, Preston R, Vil D, Shekher M, Matero A, Shah R, Swaby IK, O'Shaughnessy A, Rodriguez M, Hoffmann J, Till S, Granat S, Shohdy N, Hasegawa A, Hameed A, Lodhi M, Johnson A, Chen E, Marra M, Martienssen R, McCombie WR (- 220)
Ref: Nature, 402:769, 1999 : PubMed
Abstract


ESTHER: Mayer_1999_Nature_402_769
PubMedSearch: Mayer 1999 Nature 402 769
PubMedID: 10617198
Gene_locus related to this paper: arath-AT4G00500, arath-AT4G16690, arath-AT4G17480, arath-AT4G24380, arath-AT4g30610, arath-o65513, arath-o65713, arath-LPAAT, arath-f4jt64

Abstract

The higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) is an important model for identifying plant genes and determining their function. To assist biological investigations and to define chromosome structure, a coordinated effort to sequence the Arabidopsis genome was initiated in late 1996. Here we report one of the first milestones of this project, the sequence of chromosome 4. Analysis of 17.38 megabases of unique sequence, representing about 17% of the genome, reveals 3,744 protein coding genes, 81 transfer RNAs and numerous repeat elements. Heterochromatic regions surrounding the putative centromere, which has not yet been completely sequenced, are characterized by an increased frequency of a variety of repeats, new repeats, reduced recombination, lowered gene density and lowered gene expression. Roughly 60% of the predicted protein-coding genes have been functionally characterized on the basis of their homology to known genes. Many genes encode predicted proteins that are homologous to human and Caenorhabditis elegans proteins.