Theoretical and Applied Genetics

, Volume 84, Issue 5–6, pp 739–746 | Cite as

HpaII library indicates ‘methylation-free islands’ in wheat and barley

  • W. Y. Cheung
  • G. Moore
  • T. A. Money
  • M. D. Gale
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Summary

A library of wheat genomic DNA HpaII tiny fragments (HTF), sized below 500 bp, has been constructed. Of the clones in the library 80% belong to the single/low-copy category, while 12% of the clones are nuclear repetitive sequences and 8% originate from the chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA. This result shows a substantial enrichment in the single/low-copy sequences of the wheat genome, which contains at least 80% repetitive sequences. Twenty-nine random single/lowcopy clones were analysed further for wheat chromosome location, cross-hybridisation to barley DNA and their association with rare-cutting, C-methylation-sensitive restriction sites. The results show that the HTF clones are associated more frequently than expected with NotI, MluI, NruI and PstI sites in wheat and barley genomic DNA. The 12% repetitive fraction of the clones contain both moderately and highly repetitive sequences, but no tandemly repeated sequences. The level of enrichment for single/low-copy sequences indicates that libraries of this type are a valuable source of probes for RFLP mapping. In addition, the close association of the HTF clones with rare-cutting restriction enzyme sites ensures that HTF clones will have a useful role in the construction of long-range physical maps in wheat.

Key words

Wheat Barley Methylation-free islands HpaII tiny fragments RFLP 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • W. Y. Cheung
    • 1
  • G. Moore
    • 1
  • T. A. Money
    • 1
  • M. D. Gale
    • 1
  1. 1.Cambridge LaboratoryJohn Innes CentreNorwichUK

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