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Human Genome News, March 1993; 4(6)

GENOME CENTER:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

(DOE; established 1990)

DIRECTOR:
Anthony V. Carrano

CONTACTS:
Linda Ashworth, Assistant to Center Director (510/422-5665; ashworth1@llnl.gov)
Anthony Carrano (-5698, carrano1@llnl.gov)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Human Genome Center
Biology and Biotechnology Research Program
7000 East Avenue, L-452
P.O. Box 808
Livermore, CA 94551

OTHER KEY RESEARCHERS:
Mark Batzer, Brigitte Brandriff, Elbert Branscomb, Pieter de Jong, Emilio Garcia, Richard Langlois, Greg Lennon, Harvey Mohrenweiser, Anne Olsen

MAJOR GOALS:

  • Development of new cloning, mapping, instrumentation, informatics, and sequencing technologies focused on the assembly, closure, and characterization of a high-resolution ordered clone map of human chromosome 19. The final high-resolution map will consist of cosmid contigs with YACs, BACs, and PACs and an EcoR1 restriction map for the minimal spanning set of cosmids; the map will be aligned with genetic maps of chromosome 19.
  • Isolation, mapping, and sequencing of chromosome 19 cDNAs with emphasis on full-length clones.
  • Construction of NLGLP chromosome-specific lambda and cosmid libraries (with LANL) for distribution.
  • Development of new cloning, mapping, and sequencing technologies.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • Coverage of an estimated 90% of chromosome 19 with about 800 contigs (assembled from over 12,000 cosmids, using automated fluorescence-based fingerprinting).
  • Rapid closure of gaps with YACs, BACs, and PACs; 232 contigs representing about 50% of the chromosome have been regionally mapped to bands by FISH.
  • Localization of more than 150 genes/polymorphic markers on the contig map. Using FISH, localization of over 500 cosmids to bands, including an ordered set of cosmids spaced an average of 1 Mb over the whole chromosome and 500 kb in selected bands.
  • Organization determined for a number of gene families, including carcinoembryonic, olfactory receptor, zinc finger, cytochrome P450, and D19S11 (with several collaborators).
  • Identification and characterization of the structural defect in DM, the most common form of adult muscular dystrophy (with several collaborators).
  • Development of new vectors for cosmid and P1 cloning systems.
  • Development of novel Alu PCR primers for fingerprinting and forensic analysis.
  • Sequence determination for over 150 kb from chromosome 19 repair gene regions.
  • Development of integrated mapping analysis software with interactive graphical display and linkage to local and national databases.
  • Development of a high-speed flow cytometer and sorter for cell and chromosome purification.
  • Construction of NLGLP chromosome-specific lambda and cosmid libraries from sorted chromosomes 3, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 21, 22, X, and Y.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES:

  • NLGLP large-insert lambda and cosmid chromosome-specific libraries.
  • Cosmid filters, FISH mapping, and cDNA and YAC/BAC/PAC screening for chromosome 19 probes.
  • Assistance in database development, systems management, networking, and in contig assembly by fingerprinting and automated restriction mapping.
  • Graduate and postdoctoral research training through the Institute of Genetics and Genomics at LLNL (Mohrenweiser, 510/423-0534).

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