Beta-heterochromatin in mammals: evidence from studies in Microtus agrestis 
based on the extensive accumulation of L1 and non-L1 retroposons in the 
heterochromatin

Neitzel, H.; Kalscheuer, V.; Henschel, S.; Digweed, M.; Sperling, K.

doi:10.1159/000014974

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Beta-heterochromatin in mammals: evidence from studies in Microtus agrestis based on the extensive accumulation of L1 and non-L1 retroposons in the heterochromatin

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Neitzel, H.
Max Planck Society;

Kalscheuer, V.
Max Planck Society;

Henschel, S.
Max Planck Society;

Digweed, M.
Max Planck Society;

Sperling, K.
Max Planck Society;

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Neitzel, H., Kalscheuer, V., Henschel, S., Digweed, M., & Sperling, K. (1998). Beta-heterochromatin in mammals: evidence from studies in Microtus agrestis based on the extensive accumulation of L1 and non-L1 retroposons in the heterochromatin. Cytogenet Cell Genet, 80(1-4), 165-72. doi:10.1159/000014974.

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Abstract

The heterochromatin of Microtus agrestis contains two retroposons, one L1 and one non-L1, which were cloned and analyzed with respect to their structure and genomic organization. These sequences have accumulated in the heterochromatin and exhibit a complex interspersed organization of relatively recent origin. In contrast, the pericentromeric heterochromatin is composed of simple, repetitive, tandemly organized elements. From the underlying sequences, the dinucleotide frequencies, the sequence organization, and its transcriptional activity, the heterochromatin of M. agrestis strongly resembles the beta-heterochromatin first described by Heitz and well characterized in Drosophila. This is evidence that this class of heterochromatin, presumably with its own distinct physiological and functional role, is indeed also present in the mammalian genome.