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Molecular Cytogenetics in Domestic Bovids: A Review. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13050944. [PMID: 36899801 PMCID: PMC10000107 DOI: 10.3390/ani13050944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The discovery of the Robertsonian translocation (rob) involving cattle chromosomes 1 and 29 and the demonstration of its deleterious effects on fertility focused the interest of many scientific groups on using chromosome banding techniques to reveal chromosome abnormalities and verify their effects on fertility in domestic animals. At the same time, comparative banding studies among various species of domestic or wild animals were found useful for delineating chromosome evolution among species. The advent of molecular cytogenetics, particularly the use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), has allowed a deeper investigation of the chromosomes of domestic animals through: (a) the physical mapping of specific DNA sequences on chromosome regions; (b) the use of specific chromosome markers for the identification of the chromosomes or chromosome regions involved in chromosome abnormalities, especially when poor banding patterns are produced; (c) better anchoring of radiation hybrid and genetic maps to specific chromosome regions; (d) better comparisons of related and unrelated species by comparative FISH mapping and/or Zoo-FISH techniques; (e) the study of meiotic segregation, especially by sperm-FISH, in some chromosome abnormalities; (f) better demonstration of conserved or lost DNA sequences in chromosome abnormalities; (g) the use of informatic and genomic reconstructions, in addition to CGH arrays, to predict conserved or lost chromosome regions in related species; and (h) the study of some chromosome abnormalities and genomic stability using PCR applications. This review summarizes the most important applications of molecular cytogenetics in domestic bovids, with an emphasis on FISH mapping applications.
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Pauciullo A, Versace C, Perucatti A, Gaspa G, Li LY, Yang CY, Zheng HY, Liu Q, Shang JH. Oocyte aneuploidy rates in river and swamp buffalo types (Bubalus bubalis) determined by Multi-color Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (M-FISH). Sci Rep 2022; 12:8440. [PMID: 35590020 PMCID: PMC9120204 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12603-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Aneuploidy is one of the main causes of fetal and embryonic mortality in mammals. Nonetheless, its incidence in domestic ruminants has been investigated little. Indeed, no incidence data have ever been reported for water buffalo. To establish the incidence of aneuploidy in this species, we analysed in vitro matured metaphase II (MII) oocytes with corresponding first polar bodies (I PB) of the river (2n = 50) and swamp (2n = 48) buffaloes. For the first time, six river type probes (corresponding to chromosomes 1–5 and heterosome X), were tested on swamp buffalo metaphases using Multicolor-Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (M-FISH) before their use on oocytes MII metaphases. Of the 120 total Cumulus Oocyte Complexes (COCs, 60 for each buffalo type) subjected to in vitro maturation, 104 reached the MII stage and were analysed by M-FISH. Haploid chromosome arrangement and visible I PB were observed in 89 of the oocytes (45 in river and 44 in swamp type). In the river type, the analysis revealed one oocyte was disomic for the chromosome X (2.22%). In the swamp type, one oocyte was found to be nullisomic for chromosome X (2.27%); another was found to be nullisomic for chromosome 5 (2.27%). We also observed one oocyte affected by a premature separation of sister chromatids (PSSC) on the chromosome X (2.27%). In both buffalo types, no abnormalities were detected in other investigated chromosomes. Based on merged data, the overall aneuploidy rate for the species was 3.37%. Oocytes with unreduced chromosomes averaged 1.92% across the two types, with 1.96% in river and 1.88% in swamp. The interspecies comparison between these data and cattle and pig published data revealed substantial difference in both total aneuploidy and diploidy rates. Reducing the negative impact of the meiotic segregation errors on the fertility is key to more sustainable breeding, an efficient embryo transfer industry and ex-situ bio-conservation. In this respect, additional M-FISH studies are needed on oocytes of domestic species using larger sets of probes and/or applying next generation sequencing technologies.
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- Alfredo Pauciullo
- Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Genomics, National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, 80056, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, 530001, China
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Pauciullo A, Knorr C, Perucatti A, Iannuzzi A, Iannuzzi L, Erhardt G. Characterization of a very rare case of living ewe-buck hybrid using classical and molecular cytogenetics. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34781. [PMID: 27698378 PMCID: PMC5048133 DOI: 10.1038/srep34781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The natural occurrence of live hybrid offsprings between sheep and goats has been documented in literature, however all the studies have reported the mating of goats with rams, whereas the reciprocal cross was never documented. This study reports on a very rare case of interspecies hybridization occurred between a ewe (2n = 54, XX) and a buck (2n = 60, XY). The hybrid, born in a German flock under natural conditions, is characterised by an intermediate karyotype (2n = 57, XX). The CBA-banding has shown 3 metacentric and 54 acrocentric chromosomes, whereas the GTG- and RBA-banding have revealed that the autosomes involved in the hybrid combination were CHI1, 3; CHI2, 8 and CHI5, 11 corresponding to the metacentric chromosomes OAR1, OAR2 and OAR3. A tri-colour FISH using chromosome paintings and BAC probes has validated this arrangement. A further FISH analysis has been carried out to analyse the telomeres, which showed a normal structure. Nucleolus organiser-bearing chromosomes were identified as pairs OAR1p(CHI3), OAR2q(CHI2), OAR3q(CHI5), OAR4(CHI4) and OAR25(CHI28), and nuclear associations were found. Sex chromosomes were correctly arranged. The odd number of the karyotype might be responsible for a reduced fertility as consequence of the incorrect chromosomal pairing and/or segregation during the meiosis.
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- Alfredo Pauciullo
- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy.,Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University Ludwigstraβe 21b, D-35390 Giessen, Germany.,National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Gene Mapping, via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Department for Animal Science, Biotechnology and Reproduction of Livestock, Georg-August-University, Burckhardtweg 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Gene Mapping, via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Gene Mapping, via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Gene Mapping, via Argine 1085, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus-Liebig-University Ludwigstraβe 21b, D-35390 Giessen, Germany
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Chromosome microdissection followed by microcloning is an efficient tool combining cytogenetics and molecular genetics that can be used for the construction of the high density molecular marker linkage map and fine physical map, the generation of probes for chromosome painting, and the localization and cloning of important genes. Here, we describe a modified technique to microdissect a single chromosome, paint individual chromosomes, and construct single-chromosome DNA libraries.
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- Ying-Xin Zhang
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Pauciullo A, Perucatti A, Cosenza G, Iannuzzi A, Incarnato D, Genualdo V, Di Berardino D, Iannuzzi L. Sequential cross-species chromosome painting among river buffalo, cattle, sheep and goat: a useful tool for chromosome abnormalities diagnosis within the family Bovidae. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110297. [PMID: 25330006 PMCID: PMC4201488 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The main goal of this study was to develop a comparative multi-colour Zoo-FISH on domestic ruminants metaphases using a combination of whole chromosome and sub-chromosomal painting probes obtained from the river buffalo species (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50,XY). A total of 13 DNA probes were obtained through chromosome microdissection and DOP-PCR amplification, labelled with two fluorochromes and sequentially hybridized on river buffalo, cattle (Bos taurus, 2n = 60,XY), sheep (Ovis aries, 2n = 54,XY) and goat (Capra hircus, 2n = 60,XY) metaphases. The same set of paintings were then hybridized on bovine secondary oocytes to test their potential use for aneuploidy detection during in vitro maturation. FISH showed excellent specificity on metaphases and interphase nuclei of all the investigated species. Eight pairs of chromosomes were simultaneously identified in buffalo, whereas the same set of probes covered 13 out 30 chromosome pairs in the bovine and goat karyotypes and 40% of the sheep karyotype (11 out of 27 chromosome pairs). This result allowed development of the first comparative M-FISH karyotype within the domestic ruminants. The molecular resolution of complex karyotypes by FISH is particularly useful for the small chromosomes, whose similarity in the banding patterns makes their identification very difficult. The M-FISH karyotype also represents a practical tool for structural and numerical chromosome abnormalities diagnosis. In this regard, the successful hybridization on bovine secondary oocytes confirmed the potential use of this set of probes for the simultaneous identification on the same germ cell of 12 chromosome aneuploidies. This is a fundamental result for monitoring the reproductive health of the domestic animals in relation to management errors and/or environmental hazards.
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- Alfredo Pauciullo
- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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Development of a sequential multicolor-FISH approach with 13 chromosome-specific painting probes for the rapid identification of river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50) chromosomes. J Appl Genet 2014; 55:397-401. [PMID: 24664789 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-014-0207-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 03/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The development of new molecular techniques (array CGH, M-FISH, SKY-FISH, etc.) has led to great advancements in the entire field of molecular cytogenetics. However, the application of these methods is still very limited in farm animals. In the present study, we report, for the first time, the production of 13 river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50) chromosome-specific painting probes, generated via chromosome microdissection and the DOP-PCR procedure. A sequential multicolor-FISH approach is also proposed on the same slide for the rapid identification of river buffalo chromosome/arms, namely, 1p-1q, 2p-2q, 3p-3q, 4p-4q, 5p-5q, 18, X, and Y, using both conventional and late-replicating banded chromosome preparations counterstained by DAPI. The provided 'bank' of chromosome-specific painting probes is useful for any further cytogenetic investigation not only for the buffalo breeds, but also for other species of the family Bovidae, such as cattle, sheep, and goats, for chromosome abnormality diagnosis, and, more generally, for evolutionary studies.
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Deng C, Bai L, Fu S, Yin W, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Wang RRC, Zhang X, Han F, Hu Z. Microdissection and chromosome painting of the alien chromosome in an addition line of wheat--Thinopyrum intermedium. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72564. [PMID: 23967319 PMCID: PMC3743814 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this study, chromosome painting was developed and used to identify alien chromosomes in TAi-27, a wheat - Thinopyrumintermedium addition line, and the chromosomes of the three different genomes of Th. Intermedium. The smallest alien chromosome of TAi-27 was microdissected and its DNA amplified by DOP-PCR was used as a probe to hybridize with metaphase chromosomes of TAi-27 and Th. intermedium. Results showed that hybridization signals were observed in all regions of a pair of the smallest alien chromosomes and the pericentromeric area of another pair of alien chromosomes in TAi-27, indicating that the probe from microdissected chromosome is species specific. In Th. intermedium, 14 chromosomes had wide and strong hybridization signals distributed mainly on the pericentromere area and 9 chromosomes with narrow and weak signals on the pericentromere area. The remaining chromosomes displayed a very weak or no signal. Sequential FISH/GISH on Th. intermedium chromosomes using the DNAs of microdissected chromosome, Pseudoroegneriaspicata (St genome) and pDbH12 (a Js genome specific probe) as the probes indicated that the microdissected chromosome belonged to the St genome, three genomes (Js, J and St) in Th. intermedium could be distinguished, in which there is no hybridization signal on J genome that is similar to the genome of Th. bessarabicum. Our results showed that the smallest alien chromosomes may represent a truncated chromosome and the repetitive sequence distribution might be similar in different chromosomes within the St genome. However, the repetitive sequence distributions are different within the Js genome, within a single chromosome, and among different genomes in Th. intermedium. Our results suggested that chromosome painting could be feasible in some plants and useful in detecting chromosome variation and repetitive sequence distribution in different genomes of polyploidy plants, which is helpful for understanding the evolution of different genomes in polyploid plants.
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- Chuanliang Deng
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Agriculture, ARS, FRRL, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, United States of America
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (ZH); (FH)
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- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (ZH); (FH)
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Pauciullo A, Fleck K, Lühken G, Di Berardino D, Erhardt G. Dual-Color High-Resolution Fiber-FISH Analysis on Lethal White Syndrome Carriers in Sheep. Cytogenet Genome Res 2013; 140:46-54. [DOI: 10.1159/000350786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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