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Thakur J, Packiaraj J, Henikoff S. Sequence, Chromatin and Evolution of Satellite DNA. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094309. [PMID: 33919233 PMCID: PMC8122249 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Satellite DNA consists of abundant tandem repeats that play important roles in cellular processes, including chromosome segregation, genome organization and chromosome end protection. Most satellite DNA repeat units are either of nucleosomal length or 5–10 bp long and occupy centromeric, pericentromeric or telomeric regions. Due to high repetitiveness, satellite DNA sequences have largely been absent from genome assemblies. Although few conserved satellite-specific sequence motifs have been identified, DNA curvature, dyad symmetries and inverted repeats are features of various satellite DNAs in several organisms. Satellite DNA sequences are either embedded in highly compact gene-poor heterochromatin or specialized chromatin that is distinct from euchromatin. Nevertheless, some satellite DNAs are transcribed into non-coding RNAs that may play important roles in satellite DNA function. Intriguingly, satellite DNAs are among the most rapidly evolving genomic elements, such that a large fraction is species-specific in most organisms. Here we describe the different classes of satellite DNA sequences, their satellite-specific chromatin features, and how these features may contribute to satellite DNA biology and evolution. We also discuss how the evolution of functional satellite DNA classes may contribute to speciation in plants and animals.
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- Jitendra Thakur
- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA;
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- Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA;
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Chromosome End Diversification in Sciarid Flies. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112425. [PMID: 33167604 PMCID: PMC7694509 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: Dipterans exhibit a remarkable diversity of chromosome end structures in contrast to the conserved system defined by telomerase and short repeats. Within dipteran families, structure of chromosome termini is usually conserved within genera. With the aim to assess whether or not the evolutionary distance between genera implies chromosome end diversification, this report exploits two representatives of Sciaridae, Rhynchosciara americana, and Trichomegalosphyspubescens. Methods: Probes and plasmid microlibraries obtained by chromosome end microdissection, in situ hybridization, cloning, and sequencing are among the methodological approaches employed in this work. Results: The data argue for the existence of either specific terminal DNA sequences for each chromosome tip in T. pubescens, or sequences common to all chromosome ends but their extension does not allow detection by in situ hybridization. Both sciarid species share terminal sequences that are significantly underrepresented in chromosome ends of T. pubescens. Conclusions: The data suggest an unusual terminal structure in T. pubescens chromosomes compared to other dipterans investigated. A putative, evolutionary process of repetitive DNA expansion that acted differentially to shape chromosome ends of the two flies is also discussed.
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Kuznetsova V, Grozeva S, Gokhman V. Telomere structure in insects: A review. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Valentina Kuznetsova
- Department of Karyosystematics, Zoological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg Russia
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- Cytotaxonomy and Evolution Research Group, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia Bulgaria
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Menezes RST, Bardella VB, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Lucena DAA, Almeida EAB. Are the TTAGG and TTAGGG telomeric repeats phylogenetically conserved in aculeate Hymenoptera? Naturwissenschaften 2017; 104:85. [PMID: 28956077 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-017-1507-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Despite the (TTAGG)n telomeric repeat supposed being the ancestral DNA motif of telomeres in insects, it was repeatedly lost within some insect orders. Notably, parasitoid hymenopterans and the social wasp Metapolybia decorata (Gribodo) lack the (TTAGG)n sequence, but in other representatives of Hymenoptera, this motif was noticed, such as different ant species and the honeybee. These findings raise the question of whether the insect telomeric repeat is or not phylogenetically predominant in Hymenoptera. Thus, we evaluated the occurrence of both the (TTAGG)n sequence and the vertebrate telomere sequence (TTAGGG)n using dot-blotting hybridization in 25 aculeate species of Hymenoptera. Our results revealed the absence of (TTAGG)n sequence in all tested species, elevating the number of hymenopteran families lacking this telomeric sequence to 13 out of the 15 tested families so far. The (TTAGGG)n was not observed in any tested species. Based on our data and compiled information, we suggest that the (TTAGG)n sequence was putatively lost in the ancestor of Apocrita with at least two subsequent independent regains (in Formicidae and Apidae).
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- Rodolpho S T Menezes
- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24A, 1515, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24A, 1515, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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Badaracco A, Gorab E. Unusual chromatin state in Rhynchosciara americana (Diptera: Sciaridae). Chromosome Res 2016; 23:781-90. [PMID: 26490538 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-015-9497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Euchromatin and heterochromatin are usually defined by the degree of DNA compaction, gene content and combinations of histone and non-histone proteins. More recent studies on protein location have been able to specify a variety of chromatin types thus adding chromatin configurations other than the two basic reference states. Chromatin research exploiting non-model organisms has the potential to provide novel information related to epigenetic modifications and their impact on chromosome structure and function. Polytene chromosomes of Rhynchosciara americana display a particular region within the A9 sub-section characterised by lack of DNA compaction as well as an usual polytene banding pattern. DNA content in the sub-section seems to be low as deduced by DAPI staining. Antibodies to H3K4me, a conserved epigenetic transcription marker,labelled the A9 sub-section strongly. In contrast,transcriptional activity in the region, if any, seems to be low as inferred by detection of RNA polymerase II and RNA. Histone markers related to heterochromatin formation such as H3K9me and H3K27me are underrepresented in the A9 sub-section. However, a chromodomain-containing sciarid protein was detected in the region, displaying levels of fluorescence very close to those observed in pericentric heterochromatin.A plasmid micro-library constructed with microdissected DNA from the A9 sub-section was screened for repetitive DNA. The proportion of inserts containing repeats was found to be similar to that contained in another micro-library made with DNA from a single chromosome end of this species. The data suggest an unusual "chromatin colour" indicating that high levels of histone markers related to transcription coexist with a significant presence of chromodomain-containing proteins and the virtual absence of histone modifications observed in heterochromatin formation.
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Simon CR, Siviero F, Monesi N. Beyond DNA puffs: What can we learn from studying sciarids? Genesis 2016; 54:361-78. [PMID: 27178805 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.22946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Members of the Sciaridae family attracted the interest of researchers because of the demonstration that the DNA puff regions, which are formed in the salivary gland polytene chromosomes at the end of the fourth larval instar, constitute sites of developmentally regulated gene amplification. Besides contributing to a deeper understanding of the process of gene amplification, the study of sciarids has also provided important insights on other biological processes such as sex determination, programmed cell death, insect immunity, telomere maintenance, and nucleolar organizing regions (NOR) formation. Open questions in sciarids include among others, early development, the role of noncoding RNAs in gene amplification and the relationship between gene amplification and transcription in DNA puff forming regions. These and other questions can now be pursued with next generation sequencing techniques and experiments using RNAi experiments, since this latter technique has been shown to be feasible in sciarids. These new perspectives in the field of sciarid biology open the opportunity to consolidate sciarid species as important emerging models. genesis 54:361-378, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Claudio Roberto Simon
- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro-UFTM, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e Naturais, Uberaba, MG, Brazil, CEP 38025-015
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, CEP 05508-900
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Mason JM, Randall TA, Capkova Frydrychova R. Telomerase lost? Chromosoma 2015; 125:65-73. [PMID: 26162505 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-015-0528-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Telomerase and telomerase-generated telomeric DNA sequences are widespread throughout eukaryotes, yet they are not universal. Neither telomerase nor the simple DNA repeats associated with telomerase have been found in some plant and animal species. Telomerase was likely lost from Diptera before the divergence of Diptera and Siphonaptera, some 260 million years ago. Even so, Diptera is one of the most successful animal orders, making up 11% of known animal species. In addition, many species of Coleoptera and Hemiptera seem to lack canonical telomeric repeats at their chromosome ends. These and other insects that appear to lack canonical terminal repeat sequences account for another 10-15% of animal species. Conversely, the silk moth Bombyx mori maintains canonical telomeric sequences at its chromosome ends but seems to lack a functional telomerase. We speculate that a telomere-specific capping complex that recognizes the telomeric repeats and protects chromosome ends is the determining factor in maintaining canonical telomeric sequences and that telomerase is an early and efficacious mechanism for satisfying the needs of capping complex. There are alternate mechanisms for maintaining chromosome ends that do not depend on telomerase, such as recombination found in some human cancer cells and yeast mutants. These mechanisms may maintain the canonical telomeric repeats or allow the terminal sequence to evolve when specificity of the capping complex for terminal repeat sequences is weak.
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- James M Mason
- Laboratory of Genome Integrity and Structural Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Integrative Bioinformatics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Garavís M, González C, Villasante A. On the origin of the eukaryotic chromosome: the role of noncanonical DNA structures in telomere evolution. Genome Biol Evol 2013; 5:1142-50. [PMID: 23699225 PMCID: PMC3698924 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evt079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The transition of an ancestral circular genome to multiple linear chromosomes was crucial for eukaryogenesis because it allowed rapid adaptive evolution through aneuploidy. Here, we propose that the ends of nascent linear chromosomes should have had a dual function in chromosome end protection (capping) and chromosome segregation to give rise to the “proto-telomeres.” Later on, proper centromeres evolved at subtelomeric regions. We also propose that both noncanonical structures based on guanine–guanine interactions and the end-protection proteins recruited by the emergent telomeric heterochromatin have been required for telomere maintenance through evolution. We further suggest that the origin of Drosophila telomeres may be reminiscent of how the first telomeres arose.
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- Miguel Garavís
- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolás Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Cloning and characterisation of a novel chromosome end repeat enriched with homopolymeric (dA)/(dT) DNA in Rhynchosciara americana (Diptera: Sciaridae). Chromosome Res 2012; 20:435-45. [PMID: 22729403 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-012-9287-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 05/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Short tandem DNA repeats and telomerase compose the telomere structure in the vast majority of eukaryotic organisms. However, such a conserved organisation has not been found in dipterans. While telomeric DNA in Drosophila is composed of specific retrotransposons, complex terminal tandem repeats are present in chromosomes of Anopheles and chironomid species. In the sciarid Rhynchosciara americana, short repeats (16 and 22 bp long) tandemly arrayed seem to reach chromosome ends. Moreover, in situ hybridisation data using homopolymeric RNA probes suggested in this species the existence of a third putative chromosome end repeat enriched with (dA).(dT) homopolymers. In this work, chromosome micro-dissection and PCR primed by homopolymeric primers were employed to clone these repeats. Named T-14 and 93 % AT-rich, the repetitive unit is 14 bp long and appears organised in tandem arrays. It is localised in five non-centromeric ends and in four interstitial bands of R. americana chromosomes. To date, T-14 is the shortest repeat that has been characterised in chromosome ends of dipterans. As observed for short tandem repeats identified previously in chromosome ends of R. americana, the T-14 probe hybridised to bridges connecting non-homologous polytene chromosome ends, indicative of close association of T-14 repeats with the very end of the chromosomes. The results of this work suggest that R. americana represents an additional example of organism provided with more than one DNA sequence that is able to reach chromosome termini.
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