Figure 1

DNase I hypersensitivity studies. In (A), a schematic representation of the CCR3 gene is shown. Exons 1 through 4 (E1 – E4) are depicted as boxes; open box represents the open reading frame, while the closed box represents the untranslated region. The position of Hind III (H) and Eco RI (RI) restriction sites is depicted with arrows and probes used for DNase I hypersensitivity are depicted as lines above the genomic fragment. The position of hypersensitive site is depicted as HS1. In (B), Southern blot analysis for the HS site is shown. Nuclei from the primary human eosinophils were digested with indicated doses of DNase I for 5 minutes at 30°C. Following DNA purification and digestion with restriction enzymes (shown in figure is Eco RI), DNA was electrophoresed on an agarose gel and transferred to nylon membranes. Following hybridization with genomic probes, membranes were exposed to film. Size markers are shown on the right. Ethidium bromide staining of the gel is also shown.