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Almeida B, Malcher S, Costa M, Martins J, Procópio R, Noronha R, Nagamachi C, Pieczarka J. High Chromosomal Reorganization and Presence of Microchromosomes in Chactidae Scorpions from the Brazilian Amazon. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12040563. [PMID: 37106763 PMCID: PMC10135684 DOI: 10.3390/biology12040563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Scorpions are of particular interest in cytogenomic studies, as they can present a high incidence of chromosomal rearrangements heterozygous in natural populations. In this study, we cytogenetically analyzed four species of Chactidae. In Brotheas, 2n = 40 was observed in Brotheas silvestris, 2n = 48 in Brotheas paraensis, and 2n = 50 (cytotype A) or 2n = 52 (cytotype B) among populations of Brotheas amazonicus. Our results showed a bimodal karyotype in Neochactas parvulus, 2n = 54, with microchromosomes and a concentration of constitutive heterochromatin in macrochromosomes. The 45S rDNA is located in only one pair of the karyotype, with different heteromorphisms of clusters of this rDNA in the cytotype B of B. amazonicus, with NOR-bearing chromosomes involved in multi-chromosomal associations during meiosis I. The U2 snDNA was mapped in the interstitial region of distinct karyotype pairs of three Chactidae species. Our results indicate the possible formation of cryptic species in B. amazonicus; the different 45S rDNA configurations in the genome of this species may result from amplification and degeneration. We suggest that the bimodal karyotype in N. parvulus results from fusion/fission events and that the unequal distribution of repetitive DNAs between macro and microchromosomes contributes to the maintenance of its asymmetry.
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- Bruno Almeida
- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará-Campus Itaituba, R. Universitário, s/n, Maria Magdalena, Itaituba 68183-300, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus 69067-375, AM, Brazil
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- Medical School, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Av. Carvalho Leal, 1777, Cachoeirinha, Manaus 69065-170, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Av. Perimetral da Ciência, km 01, Guamá, Belém 66075-750, PA, Brazil
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Contributions to Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) species diagnosis by cytotaxonomic autapomorphies: from U2 snRNA chromosome polymorphism to rDNA and histone gene synteny. ORG DIVERS EVOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13127-022-00560-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Warchałowska-Śliwa E, Grzywacz B, Heller KG, Chobanov DP. Comparative analysis of chromosomes in the Palaearctic bush-crickets of tribe Pholidopterini (Orthoptera, Tettigoniinae). COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2017; 11:309-324. [PMID: 28919967 PMCID: PMC5596980 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v11i2.12070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study focused on the evolution of the karyotype in four genera of the tribe Pholidopterini: Eupholidoptera Mařan, 1953, Parapholidoptera Mařan, 1953, Pholidoptera Wesmaël, 1838, Uvarovistia Mařan, 1953. Chromosomes were analyzed using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with 18S rDNA and (TTAGG) n telomeric probes, and classical techniques, such as C-banding, silver impregnation and fluorochrome DAPI/CMA3 staining. Most species retained the ancestral diploid chromosome number 2n = 31 (male) or 32 (female), while some of the taxa, especially a group of species within genus Pholidoptera, evolved a reduced chromosome number 2n = 29. All species show the same sex determination system X0/XX. In some taxa, a pericentric inversion has changed the morphology of the ancestral acrocentric X chromosome to the biarmed X. The rDNA loci coincided with active NORs and C-band/CG-rich segments. A comparison of the location of the single rDNA/NOR in the genus Pholidoptera suggests that reduced chromosome number results from Robertsonian translocation between two pairs of autosomes, one carrying the rDNA/NOR. The results constitute a step towards better understanding of the chromosomal reorganization and evolution within the tribe Phaneropterini and the whole subfamily Tettigoniinae.
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- Elżbieta Warchałowska-Śliwa
- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016 Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Boul., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Pine MB, Gallo RB, da Silva CRM, Pezenti LF, Domenico FCD, Loreto V, da Rosa R. Chromosome mapping in Abracris flavolineata (De Geer, 1773) (Orthoptera) from the Iguaçu National Park - Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2017; 11:203-212. [PMID: 28919959 PMCID: PMC5596987 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v11i2.10282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this paper, we present the cytomolecular analysis of a population of Abracris flavolineata collected in the largest fragment of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, the Iguaçu National Park. The diploid number in males was 23 (22+X0), with two large pairs (1-2), 7 medium (3-9), 2 small (10-11) and the X chromosome of medium size. Heterochromatic blocks were evident in the pericentromeric regions of all chromosomes. Heterogeneity in the distribution of heterochromatin was observed, with a predominance of DAPI+ blocks. However, some chromosomes showed CMA3+ blocks and other DAPI+/CMA3+ blocks. The 18S rDNA sites were distributed on the short arms of 5 pairs. In two of these pairs, such sites were in the same chromosome bearing 5S rDNA, and one of the bivalents, they were co-located. Histone H3 genes were found on one bivalent. The results added to the existing cytogenetic studies provided evidence of great karyotypic plasticity in the species. This pliancy may be the result of vicariant events related to the geographical distribution of different populations of A. flavolineata.
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- Mariana Bozina Pine
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, CCB, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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The 5S rDNA in two Abracris grasshoppers (Ommatolampidinae: Acrididae): molecular and chromosomal organization. Mol Genet Genomics 2016; 291:1607-13. [PMID: 27106499 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-016-1204-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences are subject of dynamic evolution at chromosomal and molecular levels, evolving through concerted and/or birth-and-death fashion. Among grasshoppers, the chromosomal location for this sequence was established for some species, but little molecular information was obtained to infer evolutionary patterns. Here, we integrated data from chromosomal and nucleotide sequence analysis for 5S rDNA in two Abracris species aiming to identify evolutionary dynamics. For both species, two arrays were identified, a larger sequence (named type-I) that consisted of the entire 5S rDNA gene plus NTS (non-transcribed spacer) and a smaller (named type-II) with truncated 5S rDNA gene plus short NTS that was considered a pseudogene. For type-I sequences, the gene corresponding region contained the internal control region and poly-T motif and the NTS presented partial transposable elements. Between the species, nucleotide differences for type-I were noticed, while type-II was identical, suggesting pseudogenization in a common ancestor. At chromosomal point to view, the type-II was placed in one bivalent, while type-I occurred in multiple copies in distinct chromosomes. In Abracris, the evolution of 5S rDNA was apparently influenced by the chromosomal distribution of clusters (single or multiple location), resulting in a mixed mechanism integrating concerted and birth-and-death evolution depending on the unit.
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Rocha MDF, Pine MB, Oliveira EFADS, Loreto V, Gallo RB, da Silva CRM, de Domenico FC, da Rosa R. Spreading of heterochromatin and karyotype differentiation in two Tropidacris Scudder, 1869 species (Orthoptera, Romaleidae). COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2015; 9:435-450. [PMID: 26312132 PMCID: PMC4547036 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v9i3.5160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Tropidacris Scudder, 1869 is a genus widely distributed throughout the Neotropical region where speciation was probably promoted by forest reduction during the glacial and interglacial periods. There are no cytogenetic studies of Tropidacris, and information allowing inference or confirmation of the evolutionary events involved in speciation within the group is insufficient. In this paper, we used cytogenetic markers in two species, Tropidacriscollaris (Stoll, 1813) and Tropidacriscristatagrandis (Thunberg, 1824), collected in different Brazilian biomes. Both species exhibited 2n=24,XX for females and 2n=23,X0 for males. All chromosomes were acrocentric. There were some differences in the karyotype macrostructure, e.g. in the chromosome size. A wide interspecific variation in the chromosome banding (C-banding and CMA3/DAPI staining) indicated strong differences in the distribution of repetitive DNA sequences. Specifically, Tropidacriscristatagrandis had a higher number of bands in relation to Tropidacriscollaris. FISH with 18S rDNA revealed two markings coinciding with the NORs in both species. However, two analyzed samples of Tropidacriscollaris revealed a heterozygous condition for the rDNA site of S10 pair. In Tropidacriscollaris, the histone H3 genes were distributed on three chromosome pairs, whereas in Tropidacriscristatagrandis, these genes were observed on 14 autosomes and on the X chromosome, always in terminal regions. Our results demonstrate that, although the chromosome number and morphology are conserved in the genus, Tropidacriscristatagrandis substantially differs from Tropidacriscollaris in terms of the distribution of repetitive sequences. The devastation and fragmentation of the Brazilian rainforest may have led to isolation between these species, and the spreading of these repetitive sequences could contribute to speciation within the genus.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, CCB, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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Gunderina L, Golygina V, Broshkov A. Chromosomal organization of the ribosomal RNA genes in the genus Chironomus (Diptera, Chironomidae). COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2015; 9:201-220. [PMID: 26140162 PMCID: PMC4488967 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v9i2.9055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Chromosomal localization of ribosomal RNA coding genes has been studied by using FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) in 21 species from the genus Chironomus Meigen, 1803. Analysis of the data has shown intra- and interspecific variation in number and location of 5.8S rDNA hybridization sites in 17 species from the subgenus Chironomus and 4 species from the subgenus Camptochironomus Kieffer, 1914. In the majority of studied species the location of rDNA sites coincided with the sites where active NORs (nucleolus organizer regions) were found. The number of hybridization sites in karyotypes of studied chironomids varied from 1 to 6. More than half of the species possessed only one NOR (12 out of 21). Two rDNA hybridization sites were found in karyotypes of five species, three - in two species, and five and six sites - in one species each. NORs were found in all chromosomal arms of species from the subgenus Chironomus with one of them always located on arm G. On the other hand, no hybridization sites were found on arm G in four studied species from the subgenus Camptochironomus. Two species from the subgenus Chironomus - Chironomusbalatonicus Devai, Wuelker & Scholl, 1983 and Chironomus "annularius" sensu Strenzke, 1959 - showed intraspecific variability in the number of hybridization signals. Possible mechanisms of origin of variability in number and location of rRNA genes in the karyotypes of species from the genus Chironomus are discussed.
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- Larisa Gunderina
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Academician Lavrentiev avenue 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Academician Lavrentiev avenue 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Academician Lavrentiev avenue 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova str. 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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U1 snDNA clusters in grasshoppers: chromosomal dynamics and genomic organization. Heredity (Edinb) 2014; 114:207-19. [PMID: 25248465 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2014.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The spliceosome, constituted by a protein set associated with small nuclear RNA (snRNA), is responsible for mRNA maturation through intron removal. Among snRNA genes, U1 is generally a conserved repetitive sequence. To unveil the chromosomal/genomic dynamics of this multigene family in grasshoppers, we mapped U1 genes by fluorescence in situ hybridization in 70 species belonging to the families Proscopiidae, Pyrgomorphidae, Ommexechidae, Romaleidae and Acrididae. Evident clusters were observed in all species, indicating that, at least, some U1 repeats are tandemly arrayed. High conservation was observed in the first four families, with most species carrying a single U1 cluster, frequently located in the third or fourth longest autosome. By contrast, extensive variation was observed among Acrididae, from a single chromosome pair carrying U1 to all chromosome pairs carrying it, with occasional occurrence of two or more clusters in the same chromosome. DNA sequence analysis in Eyprepocnemis plorans (species carrying U1 clusters on seven different chromosome pairs) and Locusta migratoria (carrying U1 in a single chromosome pair) supported the coexistence of functional and pseudogenic lineages. One of these pseudogenic lineages was truncated in the same nucleotide position in both species, suggesting that it was present in a common ancestor to both species. At least in E. plorans, this U1 snDNA pseudogenic lineage was associated with 5S rDNA and short interspersed elements (SINE)-like mobile elements. Given that we conclude in grasshoppers that the U1 snDNA had evolved under the birth-and-death model and that its intragenomic spread might be related with mobile elements.
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