Human gene for proliferating cell nuclear antigen has pseudogenes and localizes to chromosome 20

Somat Cell Mol Genet. 1989 Jul;15(4):297-307. doi: 10.1007/BF01534969.

Abstract

We have isolated from a human genomic library a pseudogene of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) gene. Its sequence shows a 78% similarity with the human PCNA/cDNA. The PCNA gene is located on human chromosome 20, while the pseudogene maps to chromosome region Xpter in equilibrium Xq13. An additional locus detected by the full-length PCNA cDNA, but not by intron probes, segregates concordantly with chromosome region 6p12 in equilibrium 6pter and probably represents a second pseudogene.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Blotting, Southern
  • Chromosome Mapping
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA / genetics
  • DNA Probes
  • Humans
  • Hybrid Cells
  • Introns
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics*
  • Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
  • Pseudogenes*
  • X Chromosome

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
  • DNA