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SINEs and LINEs cluster in distinct DNA fragments of Giemsa band size

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By in situ hybridization, short interspersed repeated DNA elements (SINEs), exemplified by Alu repeats, are located principally in Giemsa-light human metaphase chromosome bands. In contrast, the L1 family of long interspersed repeats (LINEs) preferentially cluster in Giemsa-dark bands. These SINE/LINE patterns also generally correspond to early and later replication band patterns. In order to provide a molecular link between structurally visible chromosome bands and a framework of interspersed repeats, we investigated patterns of SINE and LINE hybridization using pulse-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Interspersed SINEs and LINEs hybridize with high intensity to specific size fragments of 0.2–3 megabase pairs (Mb). Using appropriate restriction enzymes and pulse-field conditions, a number of fragments were delineated that were either SINE or LINE rich, and were mutually exclusive. Control studies with a human endogenous retroviral repeat that is related in sequence to the major LINE family, delineated a subset of fragments of 0.07–0.4 Mb with unequal intensity. Thus these less numerous repeats also appear to cluster selectively in DNA domains that are larger than a chromosome loop (60–120 kb). In summary, PFGE studies independently confirm the clustering of interspersed repeats on contiguous DNA loops. Selective clustering of repeat motifs may contribute to special structural or functional properties of large chromosome domains, such as chromatin extension/condensation or replication characteristics. In some cases the DNA fragments defined by these repeats approach the size of tandem satellite arrays.

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Chen, T.L., Manuelidis, L. SINEs and LINEs cluster in distinct DNA fragments of Giemsa band size. Chromosoma 98, 309–316 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292382

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