DOE '99 Oakland Highlights
Meeting Intro
HGP Progress, Challenges
Joint Genome Institute
JGI Facility Opening
Sequencing
Device Speeds Sequencing
Chromosome 19 Genes
Functional Genomics
Sample Prep System
Informatics
Education & Bioethics
Microbial Genomes
Next Meeting Feb. 2000

Genome Project
Accelerated Timetable
FY1999 Budgets
JGI Refits Facility
Progress

In the News 
 Drosophila Near Completion
Directors, Researchers Receive Awards
Chromosomes 21, 22 Near Finish
Human MHC Region Sequenced
Mouse Probes Aid Mapping
Genetic Testing Committee
DOE Labs & Biomedicine
Biomedical Engineering Proposals
Drug Firms Create SNP Resource
SBIR 1999 Awards
HUGO News
1999 Hollaender Winners

Microbial Genomics 
EcoCyc Database for E. coli
Developing EcoCyc
Thermotoga Sequence
Clostridium Sequenced
Microbial Gene Finder
Neisseria Sequence
Microbial Web Sites

Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues
Education, Counseling Foundation
 ELSI Studies
ELSI Retrospective
Protecting Privacy

Informatics 
MGI 2.2 Released
DNA Repository

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Metabolic Pathways
New Staden Package
PDB Newsletter
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Gene Riches of Chromosome 19 Revealed

Report from 1999 DOE Genome Meeting

Preliminary analysis of chromosome 19 sequence data, as reported by Jane Lamerdin (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL) at the Oakland meeting, reaffirms the chromosome's selection as a rich target for gene discovery through genomic sequencing. Lamerdin's group at JGI-LLNL has finished about 10 Mb of genomic sequence and has placed many large (1-Mb) contigs from well-mapped regions in its sequencing queue, including representative contigs from almost every cytogenetic band on the chromosome.

Several sequenced GC-rich areas exhibit a high gene density relative to the rest of the genome--on average 1 gene per 20 to 25 kb. To better understand evolution and subsequent functional diversification, the group currently is sequencing and making a detailed comparison of several clustered chromosome 19 gene families and their orthologs in the mouse. The genes coding for cytochrome P-450 proteins are one such family under study. These proteins are considered part of the detoxification pathway used by eukaryotes (animals, plants, algae, and fungi) to rid themselves of toxins. Other gene families being analyzed include the pregnancy-specific glycoprotein family, multiple zinc finger families, and olfactory receptors.

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