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Nature ; 439(7074): 331-5, 2006 Jan 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16421571

RESUMO

The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (IHGSC) recently completed a sequence of the human genome. As part of this project, we have focused on chromosome 8. Although some chromosomes exhibit extreme characteristics in terms of length, gene content, repeat content and fraction segmentally duplicated, chromosome 8 is distinctly typical in character, being very close to the genome median in each of these aspects. This work describes a finished sequence and gene catalogue for the chromosome, which represents just over 5% of the euchromatic human genome. A unique feature of the chromosome is a vast region of approximately 15 megabases on distal 8p that appears to have a strikingly high mutation rate, which has accelerated in the hominids relative to other sequenced mammals. This fast-evolving region contains a number of genes related to innate immunity and the nervous system, including loci that appear to be under positive selection--these include the major defensin (DEF) gene cluster and MCPH1, a gene that may have contributed to the evolution of expanded brain size in the great apes. The data from chromosome 8 should allow a better understanding of both normal and disease biology and genome evolution.


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Cromossomos Humanos Par 8/genética , Evolução Molecular , Animais , Mapeamento de Sequências Contíguas , DNA Satélite/genética , Defensinas/genética , Eucromatina/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Imunidade Inata/genética , Masculino , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Família Multigênica/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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