Fluorescence in situ hybridization with a synthetic (T2AG3)n polynucleotide detects several intrachromosomal telomere-like repeats on human chromosomes

C M Azzalin; E Mucciolo; L Bertoni; E Giulotto

doi:10.1159/000134640

Fluorescence in situ hybridization with a synthetic (T2AG3)n polynucleotide detects several intrachromosomal telomere-like repeats on human chromosomes

Cytogenet Cell Genet. 1997;78(2):112-5. doi: 10.1159/000134640.

Authors

C M Azzalin¹, E Mucciolo, L Bertoni, E Giulotto

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Genetica e Microbiologia Adriano Buzzati Traverso, Università di Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 9371401
DOI: 10.1159/000134640

Abstract

(T2AG3) repeats comprise the telomeres of human chromosomes and also are present at interstitial locations. Using a long synthetic (T2AG3)n probe, we have localized telomere-like repeats at several internal sites on human chromosomes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes*
DNA Probes
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Polynucleotides
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
Telomere*

Substances

DNA Probes
Polynucleotides