Restriction fragment length polymorphisms associated with the gene for the major intrinsic protein of eye-lens fibre cell membranes in mice with hereditary cataracts

Alan Shiels, Carol S. Griffin, Audrey L. Muggleton-Harris

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Abstract

Cloned cDNAs coding for eye-lens fibre cell-membrane proteins, MIP and MP70, were used to detect restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in genomic DNA from inbred mice with autosomally inherited cataracts. Whereas distinct RFLPs associated with the MIP gene were identified in the Cba Cat and Nct mutants, no such genetic variation was associated with the MP70 gene. RFLPs associated with the mouse MIP gene may provide informative DNA markers in gene linkage studies of murine hereditary cataracts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)81-85
Number of pages5
JournalBBA - Molecular Basis of Disease
Volume1097
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 1991

Keywords

  • (Mouse)
  • Hereditary cataract RFLP
  • Lens
  • MIP
  • MP70

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