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Haerter CAG, Blanco DR, Traldi JB, Feldberg E, Margarido VP, Lui RL. Are scattered microsatellites weak chromosomal markers? Guided mapping reveals new insights into Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae) diversity. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285388. [PMID: 37310952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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The scattered distribution pattern of microsatellites is a challenging problem in fish cytogenetics. This type of array hinders the identification of useful patterns and the comparison between species, often resulting in over-limited interpretations that only label it as "scattered" or "widely distributed". However, several studies have shown that the distribution pattern of microsatellites is non-random. Thus, here we tested whether a scattered microsatellite could have distinct distribution patterns on homeologous chromosomes of closely related species. The clustered sites of 18S and 5S rDNA, U2 snRNA and H3/H4 histone genes were used as a guide to compare the (GATA)n microsatellite distribution pattern on the homeologous chromosomes of six Trachelyopterus species: T. coriaceus and Trachelyopterus aff. galeatus from the Araguaia River basin; T. striatulus, T. galeatus and T. porosus from the Amazonas River basin; and Trachelyopterus aff. coriaceus from the Paraguay River basin. Most species had similar patterns of the (GATA)n microsatellite in the histone genes and 5S rDNA carriers. However, we have found a chromosomal polymorphism of the (GATA)n sequence in the 18S rDNA carriers of Trachelyopterus galeatus, which is in Hard-Weinberg equilibrium and possibly originated through amplification events; and a chromosome polymorphism in Trachelyopterus aff. galeatus, which combined with an inversion polymorphism of the U2 snRNA in the same chromosome pair resulted in six possible cytotypes, which are in Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium. Therefore, comparing the distribution pattern on homeologous chromosomes across the species, using gene clusters as a guide to identify it, seems to be an effective way to further the analysis of scattered microsatellites in fish cytogenetics.
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Cascavel, Paraná, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Cascavel, Paraná, Brasil
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da Rocha RH, Fernandes CA, Bignotto TS, Margarido VP, Tencatt LFC, da Graça WJ, Gubiani ÉA. Integrated analysis reveals a new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the lower Iguassu River, Brazil. ORG DIVERS EVOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13127-021-00534-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Takagui FH, Viana P, Baumgärtner L, Bitencourt JA, Margarido VP, Lui RL, Feldberg E, Birindelli JLO, Almeida FS, Giuliano-Caetano L. Reconstruction of the Doradinae (Siluriformes-Doradidae) ancestral diploid number and NOR pattern reveals new insights about the karyotypic diversification of the Neotropical thorny catfishes. Genet Mol Biol 2021; 44:e20200068. [PMID: 34821336 PMCID: PMC8612126 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2020-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Doradinae (Siluriformes: Doradidae) is the most species-rich subfamily among
thorny catfishes, encompassing over 77 valid species, found mainly in Amazon and
Platina hydrographic basins. Here, we analyzed seven Doradinae species using
combined methods (e.g., cytogenetic tools and Mesquite ancestral reconstruction
software) in order to scrutinize the processes that mediated the karyotype
diversification in this subfamily. Our ancestral reconstruction recovered that
2n=58 chromosomes and simple nucleolar organizer regions (NOR) are ancestral
features only for Wertheimerinae and the most clades of Doradinae. Some
exceptions were found in Trachydoras paraguayensis (2n=56),
Trachydoras steindachneri (2n=60), Ossancora
punctata (2n=66) and Platydoras hancockii whose
karyotypes showed a multiple NOR system. The large thorny catfishes, such as
Pterodoras granulosus, Oxydoras niger and
Centrodoras brachiatus share several karyotype features,
with subtle variations only regarding their heterochromatin distribution. On the
other hand, a remarkable karyotypic variability has been reported in the
fimbriate barbells thorny catfishes. These two contrasting karyoevolution
trajectories emerged from a complex interaction between chromosome
rearrangements (e.g., inversions and Robertsonian translocations) and mechanisms
of heterochromatin dispersion. Moreover, we believe that biological features,
such as microhabitats preferences, populational size, low vagility and migratory
behavior played a key role during the origin and maintenance of chromosome
diversity in Doradinae subfamily.
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- Fábio H Takagui
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Laboratório de Citogenética Animal, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Genética Animal, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Citogenética, Jequié, BA, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Laboratório de Genética Animal, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Museu de Zoologia, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Laboratório de Genética e Ecologia Animal, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Laboratório de Citogenética Animal, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Nimet J, Leite NF, Paulin AF, Margarido VP, Moresco RM. Use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry of Adipose Tissue for Detection of Bioaccumulation of Pyriproxyfen in Adults of Lithobates catesbeianus. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2021; 107:911-916. [PMID: 34415366 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03356-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aims of the study were: (i) evaluate the efficacy of using amphibian adipose tissue as a valid biomarker of water contaminated by pyriproxyfen; and (ii) verify the use of Lithobates catesbeianus in laboratory experiments as a potential bioindicator for bioaccumulation of pesticide in adipose tissue from amphibians. Adult frogs were exposed to different dilutions (0.002 g/L and 0.02 g/L) of Sumilarv® (pyriproxyfen) over 50 days. The average results of the fortified sample were 108%, indicating that the test method was effective. Adult frogs exposed to the standard dose recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) showed bioaccumulation of pyriproxyfen in adipose tissue significantly higher than control animals. Lithobates catesbeianus proved to be an effective bioindicator and the adipose tissue was an efficient biomarker to bioaccumulation of pyriproxyfen. We conclude that high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was effective measuring pyriproxyfen bioaccumulation in adult amphibians.
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- Jardel Nimet
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil.
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Saúde e Meio Ambiente, Área Agroquímica, Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (TECPAR), Rua Prof Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775, Curitiba, PR, 81350-010, Brazil
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Saúde e Meio Ambiente, Área Agroquímica, Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (TECPAR), Rua Prof Algacyr Munhoz Mader, 3775, Curitiba, PR, 81350-010, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), Avenida Colombo, 5790, Maringá, PR, 87020-900, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, 85819-110, Brazil
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Fernandes CA, Paiz LM, Piscor D, Gavazzoni M, Carvalho LABD, Portela-Castro ALDB, Margarido VP. Chromosomal Diversity in Two Allopatric Populations of Farlowella hahni Meinken 1937 (Teleostei: Siluriformes): Cytogenetics and Cytochrome b Analyses. Zebrafish 2021; 18:66-72. [PMID: 33538653 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2020.1966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Farlowella is the second richest genus in Loricariinae, broadly distributed in freshwater streams and rivers of South America. In this article, we aimed to expand on the cytogenetic and molecular data available for two allopatric populations of Farlowella hahni. Both populations had diploid chromosome number 58, but with karyotype differences, indicative of chromosomal rearrangements. C-banding showed large heterochromatic blocks at telomeric regions in acrocentric chromosomes in both populations. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) revealed a single 18S rDNA site in both populations and a single 5S rDNA site for individuals from lower Paraná River basin (native region) and multiple 5S rDNA sites for individuals from upper Paraná River basin (non-native region). Mitochondrial sequence analyses did not separate the two F. hahni populations. The cytogenetic and molecular data obtained are relevant in a preliminary study and suggested the existence of cryptic diversity and the hypothesis that at least two Farlowella lineages may coexist in the Paraná basin.
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- Carlos Alexandre Fernandes
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.,Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade Universitária de Mundo Novo, Dourados, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.,Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Comparada, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil.,Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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Santos DPD, Felicetti D, Baumgärtner L, Margarido VP, Blanco DR, Moreira-Filho O, Lui RL. Contributions to the taxonomy of Trachelyopterus (Siluriformes): comparative cytogenetic analysis in three species of Auchenipteridae. Neotrop ichthyol 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Auchenipteridae is divided into subfamilies Centromochlinae and Auchenipterinae. Parauchenipterus is included in the latter and is subject of taxonomic discussions concerning its validation or synonymization with Trachelyopterus. Herein, three species from two hydrographic basins were cytogenetically analyzed: Parauchenipterus striatulus from Doce River and two sympatric species, P. galeatus and Trachelyopterus coriaceus, from the Araguaia River. Diploid number of 58 chromosomes was verified for all species, but P. striatulus has different karyotype formula from the others. The three species have heterochromatin located in terminal regions of almost all chromosomes and in pericentromeric region on acrocentric chromosomes. Simple NORs was verified on a subtelocentric chromosome for all species. 5S rDNA sites were detected in three submetacentric chromosome pairs in P. striatulus; in a metacentric chromosome pair and submetacentric pair in T. coriaceus; and in one metacentric chromosome pair in P. galeatus. The similarities found in the karyotypes of the three species suggest the existence of only one genus, Trachelyopterus; therefore, our data refutes the validation of Parauchenipterus. Moreover, the differences in 5S rDNA distribution in P. galeatus in comparison with other populations already studied, indicate the existence of a new taxonomic unit, which suggests a species complex in P. galeatus.
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Takagui FH, Baumgärtner L, Venturelli NB, Paiz LM, Viana P, Dionísio JF, Pompeo LRS, Margarido VP, Fenocchio AS, da Rosa R, Giuliano-Caetano L. Unrevealing the Karyotypic Evolution and Cytotaxonomy of Armored Catfishes (Loricariinae) with Emphasis in Sturisoma, Loricariichthys, Loricaria, Proloricaria, Pyxiloricaria, and Rineloricaria. Zebrafish 2020; 17:319-332. [PMID: 32985966 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2020.1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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This study provides new insight into the chromosomal diversification in Loricariinae. We analyzed nine species from different Brazilian hydrographic basins, using conventional and molecular cytogenetic methods, aiming to understand the karyotypic diversification, and contribute with cytotaxonomic markers in this group considered one of the most diverse of Loricariidae. Our results evidenced a high karyotypic variability in diploid number (2n) ranging from 2n = 54 (Loricariichthys platymetopon and Loricariichthys anus), 2n = 60 (Rineloricaria reisi and Rineloricaria parva), 2n = 62 (Proloricaria prolixa), 2n = 64 (Loricaria cataphracta complex species), 2n = 66 (Sturisoma barbatum), and 2n = 68 (Pyxiloricaria menezesi). Different patterns of 18S and 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were also identified, while slight divergences in heterochromatin distribution were observed. This high variability is probably related with independent events of Robertsonian translocations, pericentric inversions, and different mechanisms of rDNA sites dispersion (nonreciprocal translocation and transposable element [TEs] co-localization). In addition, our study provides a set of efficient chromosomal markers for the characterization of all analyzed species, and certainly, in future analyzes, will contribute as a useful cytotaxonomic tool in groups where the traditional taxonomy based on morphological data are not sufficient to clarify their relationship.
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- Fábio Hiroshi Takagui
- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, CCB, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Genetics, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, CCB, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, CCB, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, CCB, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, CCB, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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Piscor D, Paiz LM, Baumgärtner L, Cerqueira FJ, Fernandes CA, Lui RL, Parise-Maltempi PP, Margarido VP. Chromosomal mapping of repetitive sequences in Hyphessobrycon eques (Characiformes, Characidae): a special case of the spreading of 5S rDNA clusters in a genome. Genetica 2020; 148:25-32. [PMID: 31997050 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-020-00086-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Cytogenetic data showed a variation in diploid chromosome number in the genus Hyphessobrycon ranging from 2n = 46 to 52, and studies involving repetitive DNA sequences are scarce in representatives of this genus. The purpose of this paper was the chromosomal mapping of repetitive sequences (rDNA, histone genes, U snDNA and microsatellites) and investigation of the amplification of 5S rDNA clusters in the Hyphessobrycon eques genome. Two H. eques populations displayed 2n = 52 chromosomes, with the acrocentric pair No. 24 bearing Ag-NORs corresponding with CMA3+/DAPI-. FISH with a 18S rDNA probe identified the NORs on the short (p) arms of the acrocentric pairs Nos. 22 and 24. The 5S rDNA probe visualized signals on almost all chromosomes in genomes of individuals from both populations (40 signals); FISH with H3 histone probe identified two chromosome pairs, with the pericentromeric location of signals; FISH with a U2 snDNA probe identified one chromosome pair bearing signals, on the interstitial chromosomal region. The mononucleotide (A), dinucleotide (CA) and tetranucleotide (GATA) repeats were observed on the centromeric/pericentromeric and/or terminal positions of all chromosomes, while the trinucleotide (CAG) repeat showed signals on few chromosomes. Molecular analysis of 5S rDNA and non-transcribed spacers (NTS) showed microsatellites (GATA and A repeats) and a fragment of retrotransposon (SINE3/5S-Sauria) inside the sequences. This study expanded the available cytogenetic data for H. eques and demonstrated to the dispersion of the 5S rDNA sequences on almost all chromosomes.
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- Diovani Piscor
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil. .,Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Unidade de Mundo Novo, BR 163, Km 20.2, Mundo Novo, MS, ZIP: 79980-000, Brazil.
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Unidade de Mundo Novo, BR 163, Km 20.2, Mundo Novo, MS, ZIP: 79980-000, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Av. 24A, 1515, Rio Claro, SP, ZIP: 13506-900, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Laboratório de Citogenética, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), Rua Universitária, 2069, Cascavel, PR, ZIP: 85819-110, Brazil
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Kowalski S, Paiz LM, da Silva M, Machado ADS, Feldberg E, Traldi JB, Margarido VP, Lui RL. Chromosomal analysis of Centromochlus heckelii (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae), with a contribution to Centromochlus definition. Neotrop ichthyol 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2020-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Historically, there are divergences in the species allocation between Centromochlus and Tatia. This study aimed to generate the first cytogenetic data about Centromochlus and, by analyzing a population of Centromochlus heckelii from the Amazon River basin, to contribute as evidence to a historical taxonomic dilemma. Diploid number of 46 chromosomes and a heteromorphic pair was found in the female karyotypes, thus characterizing a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system. Pale blocks of heterochromatin were located in centromeric regions of some chromosomes; however, the exclusive female chromosome (W) is almost entirely heterochromatic. AgNORs were detected in terminal position on the short arms of one acrocentric pair in males and two chromosome pairs in females, the acrocentric plus the sex chromosome pair. Notable differences between Centromochlus heckelii and previous data about species of Tatia are: lower diploid number, presence of a sex chromosome system and multiple AgNORs in Centromochlus, while species of Tatia have simple AgNORs and the absence of acrocentric chromosomes. Results in this study show that chromosomal markers could contribute as evidence to taxonomic delimitation studies.
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Takagui FH, Baumgärtner L, Baldissera JN, Laridondo Lui R, Margarido VP, Fonteles SBA, Garcia C, Birindelli JO, Moreira-Filho O, Almeida FS, Giuliano-Caetano L. Chromosomal Diversity of Thorny Catfishes (Siluriformes-Doradidae): A Case of Allopatric Speciation Among Wertheimerinae Species of São Francisco and Brazilian Eastern Coastal Drainages. Zebrafish 2019; 16:477-485. [PMID: 31453759 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2019.1769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Wertheimerinae is a small subfamily of thorny catfish composed of two species found in eastern Brazilian coastal drainages: Wertheimeria maculata and Kalyptodoras bahiensis. According to molecular phylogenetic analysis, Franciscodoras marmoratus an endemic species of the São Francisco River is also a member of this subfamily. Even though both phylogenetic approaches suggest that this group is one of the oldest lineages of the Doradidae, a disagreement remains about the constitution of Wertheimerinae. Hence, cytogenetic analysis is important to understand the karyotypic evolution of thorny catfish and can be a useful cytotaxonomic tool to clarify the relationships between these species. All Wertheimerinae species, and F. marmoratus here analyzed, shared 2n = 58 chromosomes, karyotypic formulas (24m+12sm +8st +14a), and nucleolus organizer region (NOR) pattern (terminal 18S rDNA sites on pair 22). Differences were noted in heterochromatin and 5S rDNA site distribution. The chromosomal markers here applied added to the molecular data, reinforcing that these three species actually represent a well-resolved taxonomic unit. Our results represent one more evidence of the ancient connectivity between eastern coastal drainages and São Francisco River, whose separation represented an important event for the allopatric speciation that produced the current forms of Wertheimerinae subfamily.
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- Fábio Hiroshi Takagui
- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Center for Biological and Health Sciences, Western Paraná State University, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Genetics of Aquatic Organisms Laboratory, Center for Agrarian Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil
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- Cytogenetic Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Southwest of Bahia, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
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- Museum of Zoology, Department of Animal and Plant Biology, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Molecular Biodiversity and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Genetics and Animal Ecology Laboratory, Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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- Animal Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Center, Londrina State University, Londrina, Brazil
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Prestes AB, Nardelli A, Paiz LM, Gavazzoni M, Margarido VP. Cytogenetic markers as tools in delimiting species of the highly diverse Neotropical fish Bryconamericus (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop ichthyol 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20190057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Bryconamericus is a highly diverse group of characid fishes, being cytogenetic a valuable tool for the delimitation of species. Bryconamericus aff. iheringii (Upper Uruguay/Lower Paraná), B. coeruleus (Upper Paraná), B. cf. ecai e B. cf. eigenmanni (Upper Uruguay) were studied cytogenetically, and presented 2n=52 chromosomes, with interpopulational/interspecific variation of karyotype and fundamental number. Heterochromatin was evidenced in pericentromeric, telomeric and interstitial regions, and it was shown to be an important cytogenetic marker. Single nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) were found in B. cf. eigenmanni, B. cf. ecai and B. aff. iheringii (Lower Paraná), and multiple in B. aff. iheringii (Upper Uruguay) and B. coeruleus, with occurrence of two patterns for the first species, and three for the second. The 5S/18S rDNA-FISH confirmed the location of the NORs and showed single 5S rDNA cistrons only in B. aff. iheringii (Lower Paraná), evidencing the dispersion of both genes, often co-located, in the karyotype of the others species. The data of this work contribute for the delimitation of the species of the genus. Co-localization of ribosomal genes may represent a plesiomorphic condition for the group, and their dispersion suggest the occurrence of duplication, pseudogeneization and transposition events mediated by mobile genetic elements.
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Fernandes CA, Aguiar AKMD, Paiz LM, Baumgärtner L, Piscor D, Margarido VP. First chromosomal analysis of Gymnorhamphichthys britskii: the remarkable lowest diploid value within the family Rhamphichthyidae (Gymnotiformes). Neotrop ichthyol 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20190069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Gymnorhamphichthys britskii is a Neotropical electric fish of family Rhamphichthyidae described from the Paraná-Paraguay system. This study reports the first karyotypic description of G. britskii collected from the upper Paraná river basin, which presented 2n=38 chromosomes, karyotype composed of 14 metacentric, 8 submetacentric, 2 subtelocentric and 14 acrocentric chromosomes, and fundamental number as 62 for both sexes. Heteromorphic sex chromosomes were absent. A single pair of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) was detected in the submetacentric chromosome pair number 9 by silver staining and confirmed by the 18S rDNA probe. The 5S rDNA was located in a single chromosome pair. Heterochromatic regions were clearly observed in the short arms of the NOR-bearing chromosome pair and in the telomeric positions of most acrocentric chromosomes. Besides the present data are valuable to help in understanding karyotypic evolution in Rhamphichthyidae, data from NORs confirmed the tendency of this family in presenting simple NORs sites, similar to the other Gymnotiformes clades. Yet, the presence of a large heterochromatic block in the NOR-bearing chromosome can be used as cytogenetic markers for G. britskii, and that centric fusions appear to be an important mechanism in the karyotype evolution and differentiation among Gymnotiformes species.
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Bueno V, Konerat JT, Zawadzki CH, Venere PC, Blanco DR, Margarido VP. Divergent Chromosome Evolution in Hypostominae Tribes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Correlation of Chromosomal Data with Morphological and Molecular Phylogenies. Zebrafish 2018; 15:492-503. [DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2018.1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Vanessa Bueno
- Coordenação do Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Santa Helena, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Citogenética e Genética Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil
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- Coordenação do Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Santa Helena, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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Baumgärtner L, Paiz LM, Takagui FH, Lui RL, Moreira-Filho O, Giuliano-Caetano L, Portela-Castro ALDB, Margarido VP. Comparative Cytogenetics Analysis on Five Genera of Thorny Catfish (Siluriformes, Doradidae): Chromosome Review in the Family and Inferences About Chromosomal Evolution Integrated with Phylogenetic Proposals. Zebrafish 2018; 15:270-278. [PMID: 29653070 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2017.1554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Doradidae has been a target of phylogenetic studies over the last few years, but chromosomal information about the family is still scarce. Therefore, new cytogenetic data are provided herein and they are correlated with phylogenetic proposals to contribute to the knowledge of chromosomal evolution within doradids. Cytogenetic studies were performed on Trachydoras paraguayensis, Anadoras sp. "araguaia," Ossancora eigenmanni, Platydoras armatulus, and Rhinodoras dorbignyi. O. eigenmanni, P. armatulus, and R. dorbignyi had 2n = 58 chromosomes as found for most doradids, but T. paraguayensis and Anadoras sp. "araguaia" had 2n = 56 chromosomes, probably caused by a chromosomal reduction. There is a great maintenance of 2n = 58 verified in doradids, but karyotype formulas are diverse. Moreover, other markers (i.e., nucleolar organizer regions, heterochromatin distribution, and 5S and 18S rDNA) showed a great diversity among the analyzed species. Contrasting the variability in the chromosomal markers with the maintenance of diploid number, it is likely that inversions and translocations played an important role in chromosome differentiation in Doradidae. Herein, we created an integrative discussion linking cytogenetic data to phylogenetic proposals, based on morphological and genetic features, enabling us to identify possible cytogenetic traits, as well as probable chromosomal plesiomorphy and apomorphy of Doradidae species.
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- Lucas Baumgärtner
- 1 Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Maringá, Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Brazil
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- 3 Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Londrina , Londrina, Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Brazil
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- 4 Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Rodovia Washington Luís (SP 310), Universidade Federal de São Carlos , São Carlos, Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Brazil
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Cavalli D, Frota A, Lira AD, Gubiani ÉA, Margarido VP, Graça WJD. Update on the ichthyofauna of the Piquiri River basin, Paraná, Brazil: a conservation priority area. Biota Neotrop 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2017-0350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract: Knowledge of the fish species in river basins is among the minimum requirements for the management of water and fish resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to update the fish species composition of the Piquiri River basin, upper Paraná River basin. Data were gathered from recent information published in specialized literature and records for ichthyology collections. This update reports the occurrence of 152 fish species distributed in 8 orders, 31 families, and 89 genera. Non-native species accounted for 20% of all species, and the construction of the Itaipu Power Plant and its fish ladder were the main vectors of introduction. Three percent of the species were endangered, and 11% were classified as migratory. The Piquiri River basin harbors a large number of species, some of which are rare, endangered, migratory, endemic, and even unknown by science. Because of this, maintaining the integrity of this river basin will support the persistence of regional biodiversity.
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil; Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brazil; Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Brasil
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Gavazzoni M, Paiz LM, Oliveira CAM, Moresco RM, Konerat JT, Lui RL, Pavanelli CS, Graça WJD, Margarido VP. Caracterização citogenética em duas espécies simpátricas do grupo Astyanax fasciatus, da bacia do alto Uruguai, e identificação de possíveis híbridos naturais. Semin Cienc Biol Saude 2018. [DOI: 10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1suplp117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Estudos citogenéticos e moleculares indicam ampla variabilidade cromossômica em Astyanax, principalmente dentro dos complexos de espécies. Tais fatores, somados a ampla distribuição geográfica, porte diminuto e semelhança morfológica, contribuem para a complexidade do grupo e dificultam a identificação e o estabelecimento de relações filogenéticas. Análises citogenéticas básicas e moleculares foram realizadas em Astyanax aff. fasciatus e Astyanax cf. aramburui, coletadas no rio Ijuí, Bacia do Alto rio Uruguai. Ambas as espécies compartilharam algumas características cromossômicas, tais como: número diploide de 46 cromossomos e mesma fórmula cromossômica (10m+22sm+8st+6a), heterocromatina preferencialmente centromérica e RONs simples (Ag- e 18S rDNA-FISH) no braço curto do primeiro par de cromossomos acrocêntricos. Astyanax aff. fasciatus apresentou cístrons múltiplos de 5S rDNA em posição pericentromérica no braço curto do par de cromossomos 3, e em posição centromérica nos pares 21 e 22, diferindo de Astyanax cf. aramburui que apresentou cístrons pericentroméricos no braço longo do par 2 e no braço curto do par 3, e em posição centromérica no par de cromossomos 22. Foram verificados indivíduos com padrão intermediário de distribuição dos cistrons de 5S rDNA, presentes nos homólogos dos pares de cromossomos 3 e 22, e em apenas um dos cromossomos dos pares 2 e 21. Astyanax aff. fasciatus e Astyanax cf. aramburui são espécies morfologicamente muito semelhantes e estão alocadas no complexo “Astyanax fasciatus”. Estudos morfológicos ressaltam a dificuldade de classificação devido a grande semelhança morfológica entre estas espécies, para as bacias da Argentina e Uruguai. Os dados obtidos revelam semelhanças citogenéticas que reforçam a proximidade destas espécies em Astyanax, no entanto, Astyanax aff. fasciatus e Astyanax cf. aramburui diferiram em relação ao número e localização dos cístrons de 5S rDNA, reforçando a importância desse marcador para a diferenciação de espécies complexas em Astyanax. Também foi verificada a existência de espécimes com padrão intermediário de distribuição dos sítios de 5S rDNA, que sugerem representar indivíduos híbridos. Os resultados reforçam a complexidade cromossômica encontrada no grupo Astyanax fasciatus e indicam a necessidade de estudos amplos dentro deste complexo de espécies, que incluam marcadores cromossômicos e que englobem as espécies das bacias hidrográficas do sul.Apoio: CNPq, CAPES, Fundação Araucária
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Prestes AB, Nardelli A, Paiz LM, Gavazzoni M, Lui RL, Moresco RM, Konerat JT, Margarido VP. Citogenética comparativa de três populações de Bryconamericus aff. iheringii (Boulenger, 1887) (Characidae, Stevardiinae). Semin Cienc Biol Saude 2018. [DOI: 10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1suplp128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bryconamericus é um dos gêneros mais numerosos de Characidae, com cerca de 60 espécies de porte reduzido, popularmente conhecidas como “lambaris”, e ampla diversidade nas drenagens atlânticas do continente americano. Apesar do elevado número de espécies, poucas foram estudadas citogeneticamente. Estudos citogenéticos em populações de Bryconamericus aff. iheringii dos rios Ijuí (Alto rio Uruguai), Piquiri (Alto rio Paraná) e Iguaçu (baixo rio Paraná) revelaram 2n=52 cromossomos, sem diferenciação de cromossomos sexuais e com variação interpopulacional de fórmulas cariotípicas. Heterocromatinas foram evidenciadas na região centromérica da maioria dos cromossomos e telomérica em alguns pares, os quais diferiram entre as populações. Diferente das outras populações, B. aff. iheringii do rio Iguaçu apresentou ainda heterocromatinas na região intersticial do braço longo do par de cromossomos subtelocêntricos 15. As AgRONs mostraram-se simples para a população do rio Iguaçu, e múltiplas para as demais, sendo observados dois padrões na população do rio Ijuí. A 18S rDNA-FISH corroborou os resultados obtidos pela impregnação por prata nas populações dos rios Ijuí e Iguaçu, e evidenciou cístrons extras na população do rio Piquiri. A 5S rDNA-FISH evidenciou cístrons simples no segundo padrão da população do rio Ijuí e na população do rio Iguaçu, e múltiplos para o primeiro padrão da população do rio Ijuí e para a população do rio Piquiri. Nas populações dos rios Ijuí e Piquiri foram encontrados cístrons 5S e 18S em sintenia, variando em número e nos pares portadores. A amplificação do DNA e posterior eletroforese em gel de agarose realizada em indivíduos dos rios Ijuí e Piquiri, revelou para ambas as populações um fragmento em torno de 230pb correspondente aos genes de 5S rDNA, e outro por volta de 400pb, o qual corresponde a variantes do 5S rDNA, devido possivelmente a inserções nos espaçadores não transcritos (sequências NTS). Apesar de apresentarem número diploide e padrão de distribuição de heterocromatina característico do gênero, a fórmula cariotípica, o número de RONs e a localização dos cístrons dos genes ribossomais mostraram-se importantes marcadores populacionais.Apoio: CNPq, CAPES, Fundação Araucária
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Nardelli A, Bortoncello Prestes A, Cristina Girardi S, Baumgartner L, Marcel Paiz L, Maria Moresco R, Thums Konerat J, Pavan Margarido V. Caracterização de polimorfismo cromossômico em Rineloricaria zaina Ghazzi, 2008 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Loricariinae) do rio Ijuí, bacia do rio Uruguai:. Semin Cienc Biol Saude 2018. [DOI: 10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1suplp118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Dentre os loricarídeos, Rineloricaria tem destaque devido a elevada quantidade de espécies. Com ampla distribuição geográfica e grande diversidade de habitats, possuem alta complexidade taxonômica e citogenética, o que dificulta a compreensão da evolução do grupo. Este estudo buscou caracterizar citogeneticamente uma população de Rineloricaria zaina do rio Ijuí, bacia do rio Uruguai, através das técnicas citogenéticas básicas (Giemsa, AgRONs e bandamento C) e moleculares (FISH com sondas de 5S e 18S rDNA, sequências [TTAGGG]n). Foi observado polimorfismo cromossômico numérico e estrutural, com número diplóide variando de 55 a 58 cromossomos, e presença de quatro citótipos distintos: A, 2n=55 cromossomos (12m+1sm+42a, NF=68); B, 2n=55 cromossomos (13m+1sm+41a, NF=69); C, 2n=57 cromossomos (10m+1sm+46a, NF=68) e D, 2n=58 cromossomos (9m+2sm+47a, NF=69). A técnica de bandamento C demonstrou heterocromatina na região centromérica na maioria dos cromossomos, coincidente as RONs, e nos citótipos B e D presente também no braço curto de um cromossomo submetacêntrico. As RONs (Ag- e 18S rDNA-FISH) se mostraram em posição terminal do braço curto do par de cromossomos acrocêntricos 15. Cístrons de 5S rDNA foram encontrados na região centromérica de um par de cromossomos metacêntricos e de um par de cromossomos acrocêntricos nos citótipos A, B e C, com diferença no citótipo D que apresentou cístrons de 5S rDNA na região centromérica de um cromossomo metacêntrico e de um par de cromossomos acrocêntricos. Sequências teloméricas intersticiais (ITS) em posição centromérica em um cromossomo metacêntrico foram localizadas nos citótipos A e B, sugerindo a a ocorrência de fusões de cromossomos acrocêntricos na origem deste polimorfismo. Os rearranjos cromossômicos parecem ter se originado partir do citótipo com 2n=58 cromossomos com fusão de seis cromossomos acrocêntricos de um citótipo ancestral (citótipo D), podendo ser portadores de 5S rDNA em região centromérica, resultando em 3 cromossomos metacêntricos, o que dá origem aos citótipos contendo 2n=55 cromossomos (citótipo A e B). O evento de fusão cromossômica é corroborado pela presença de sequências teloméricas em região pericentromérica em um cromossomo nos citótipos A e B. As regiões de rDNA são favoráveis a recombinação, por propiciar fragilidade e permitem rearranjos.Apoio: CNPq, CAPES, Fundação Araucária
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Takagui FH, Baumgartner L, Lui RL, Margarido VP, Viana P, Feldberg E, Giuliano Caetano L. Evidencias de fusões cromossômicas e translocações não recíprocas em Anadoras (Doradidae-Siluriformes): implicações na evolução cariotípica e citotaxonomia. Semin Cienc Biol Saude 2018. [DOI: 10.5433/1679-0367.2017v38n1suplp167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Anadoras é um pequeno gênero dentre os sete alocados na subfamília Astrodoradinae, o segundo maior grupo de Doradidae. Apenas duas espécies são formalmente reconhecidas: Anadoras grypus e Anadoras weddelli, sendo que uma espécie ainda não descrita ocorre no Alto Araguaia denominada Anadoras sp. “araguaia”. No presente estudo essas três espécies foram analisadas citogenéticamente, visando compreender a diversificação cariotípica e fornecer marcadores citotaxonômicos. Foram analisados 5 exemplares de A. grypus coletados no Lago Catalão (Rio Amazonas), 7 exemplares de A. weddelli provenientes do rio Miranda (Rio Paraguai) e 5 exemplares de Anadoras sp. “araguaia” coletados em Barra do Garça (Rio Araguaia). A. grypus apresentou 2n=56 (16m+16sm+12st+12a), e dois padrões de rDNA: quatro exemplares exibiram sítios de rDNA 18S e 5S sintênicos no par 11 e um sítio de rDNA 18S em apenas um dos cromossomos 28, e um indivíduo exibiu somente o par 11 portando os sítios de rDNA sintênicos. Esse polimorfismo intrapopulacional provavelmente surgiu por translocações não recíprocas favorecidas pelo modelo de Rabl. Anadoras sp. “araguaia” e A. weddelli apresentaram 2n=56 (22m+12sm+8st+14a), rDNA 18S simples no par 28 e rDNA5S no braço curto do par 15, sendo que o bandamento C é o único marcador que diferencia as duas espécies. A análise do dendograma de similaridade construído a partir de 32 caracteres cromossômicos evidencia um agrupamento similar à filogenia morfológica, onde A. grypus é a espécie mais diversificada e grupo-irmão do clado formado por A. weddelli e Anadoras sp. “araguaia”. O presente estudo forneceu informações citogenéticas de grande valor citotaxonômico e ainda revelou que em Anadoras, a variabilidade cariotípica ocorreu fundamentalmente devido à fusões cromossômicas, inversões pericêntricas e pelo acúmulo diferencial de DNAs repetitivos, merecendo destaque os rDNA 18S e 5S.Apoio Financeiro: CAPES/Fundação Araucária
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Fernandes CA, Baumgärtner L, Paiz LM, Margarido VP, de Brito Portela-Castro AL. Chromosomal characteristics of rDNA in a conserved karyotype of two Sternopygus macrurus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) populations from upper Paraná River basin. Biologia (Bratisl) 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2017-0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Fernandes CA, Paiz LM, Baumgärtner L, Margarido VP, Vieira MMDR. Comparative Cytogenetics of the Black Ghost Knifefish (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae): Evidence of Chromosomal Fusion and Pericentric Inversions in Karyotypes of Two Apteronotus Species. Zebrafish 2017; 14:471-476. [PMID: 28557696 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2017.1432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The karyotype and chromosomal characteristics of Apteronotus albifrons and Apteronotus caudimaculosus collected from populations of two different large Brazilian river basins were analyzed by conventional and molecular cytogenetic techniques, to contribute to the differentiation and identification of the species in this genus. The diploid chromosome number was 2n = 24 for A. albifrons, but with difference in the karyotype structure and fundamental number values between two populations under study. In A. caudimaculosus, the diploid chromosome number was 2n = 26, which was classified as 22 metacentric (m), 2 submetacentric (sm), and 2 acrocentric (a) chromosomes. Heterochromatins were preferentially located in pericentromeric regions for both species. However, there are more C-banded chromosomes in A. caudimaculosus than A. albifrons. The sites of 18S DNA as revealed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in the karyotypes of both species corresponded to sites revealed by Ag impregnation, although some additional 18S rDNA sites were observed in the genome of A. caudimaculosus. FISH with 5S rDNA-probe revealed interstitial sites on the m pair No. 1 for individuals of both A. albifrons populations, and in pericentromeric regions on the long arm of pair Nos. 5 and 9 in those of A. caudimaculosus. The karyotypes of A. albifrons and A. caudimaculosus indicated a reduction of 2n resulting from chromosomal fusion, as could be hypothesized from the presence of an interstitial telomere sequence in two chromosome pairs in karyotype of A. caudimaculosus. Thus, the present study demonstrated species-specific cytogenetic markers of otherwise morphologically very similar species A. albifrons and A. caudimaculosus.
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- Carlos Alexandre Fernandes
- 1 Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade Universitária de Mundo Novo , Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Maringá, Paraná, Brazil .,3 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- 3 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- 2 Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Maringá, Paraná, Brazil .,3 Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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Takagui FH, Moura LFD, Ferreira DC, Centofante L, Vitorino CDA, Bueno V, Margarido VP, Venere PC. Karyotype Diversity in Doradidae (Siluriformes, Doradoidea) and Presence of the Heteromorphic ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosome System in the Family. Zebrafish 2017; 14:236-243. [PMID: 28192063 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2016.1368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Karyotypes and other chromosomal markers as revealed by conventional and molecular cytogenetic protocols in four species of the catfish family Doradidae from the Araguaia-Tocantins river basin, namely Hassar wilderi, Leptodoras cataniae, Tenellus leporhinus and Tenellus trimaculatus were examined. All species had diploid chromosome number 2n = 58 and karyotypes dominated by biarmed chromosomes, simple NOR phenotype, that is, one chromosome pair bearing this site in terminal position, but some differences in karyotypes and distribution of constitutive heterochromatin, position of rDNA sites. Such characteristics appeared species-specific. A ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system was found in Tenellus trimaculatus, resulting likely from the amplification of the heterochromatin, followed by a paracentric inversion. Our results confirmed low karyotype differentiation observed until now among representatives of this endemic catfish family.
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- Fábio Hiroshi Takagui
- 1 Laboratório de Citogenética Animal, Departamento de Biologia Geral, CCB, Universidade Estadual de Londrina , Londrina, Brazil
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- 2 Laboratório de Ictiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Pontal do Araguaia, Brazil
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- 3 Laboratório de Citogenética e Genética Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Cuiabá, Brazil
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- 3 Laboratório de Citogenética e Genética Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Cuiabá, Brazil
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- 4 Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Cuiabá, Brazil
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- 5 Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná , Prolongamento da Rua Cerejeira s/n, Paraná, Brazil
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- 6 Laboratório de Citogenética de peixes, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná , Paraná, Brazil
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- 3 Laboratório de Citogenética e Genética Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Cuiabá, Brazil .,4 Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso , Cuiabá, Brazil
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da Rocha RH, Baumgärtner L, Paiz LM, Margarido VP, Fernandes CA, Gubiani ÉA. An uncommon co-localization of rDNA 5S with major rDNA clusters in Callichthyidae (Siluriformes): a report case in Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983. Comp Cytogenet 2016; 10:603-613. [PMID: 28123681 PMCID: PMC5240512 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v10i4.9507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Corydoras Lacepède, 1803 is the most specious genus of Corydoradinae subfamily and many of its species are still unknown in relation to molecular cytogenetic markers. However, the diploid number and karyotypic formula were recorded for many species of this group. In current study, we provided the first cytogenetic information of Corydoras carlae Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1983, an endemic fish species from Iguassu River basin, Paraná State, Brazil. The individuals were collected in Florido River, a tributary of Iguassu River and analysed with respect to diploid number, heterochromatin distribution pattern, Ag-NORs and mapping of 5S and 18S ribosomal genes. The karyotype of this species comprises 46 chromosomes arranged in 22m+22sm+2st. The heterochromatin is distributed in centromeric and pericentromeric positions in most of the chromosomes, and also associated with NORs. The Ag-NORs were detected in the terminal position on the long arm of the metacentric pair 6. The double-FISH technique showed that 5S rDNA and 18S rDNA were co-localized in the terminal portion on the long arm of the metacentric pair 6. This condition of co-localization of ribosomal genes in Corydoras carlae seems to represent a marker for this species.
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- Rafael Henrique da Rocha
- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas, 85903-000 Toledo, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 85819-110 Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 85819-110 Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 85819-110 Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, 87020-900 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul, Unidade Universitária de Mundo Novo, 79980-000 Mundo Novo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Centro de Engenharias e Ciências Exatas, 85903-000 Toledo, Paraná, Brazil
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Bueno V, Moresco RM, Konerat JT, Moreira-Filho O, Margarido VP. Instability of Multiple Sex Chromosomes Systems in Fish: The Case of Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Characiformes, Erythrinidae). Zebrafish 2016; 13:26-32. [DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2015.1138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Vanessa Bueno
- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Santa Helena, Santa Helena, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil
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Baumgärtner L, Paiz LM, Zawadzki CH, Margarido VP, Castro ALDBP. Heterochromatin polymorphism and physical mapping of 5S and 18S ribosomal DNA in four populations of Hypostomus strigaticeps (Regan, 1907) from the Paraná River basin, Brazil: evolutionary and environmental correlation. Zebrafish 2015; 11:479-87. [PMID: 25237984 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2014.1028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A cytogenetic analysis was performed on four populations of Hypostomus strigaticeps from the Paraná River basin, Brazil. Two populations were collected from the large channel river at the Itaipu reservoir area and the other two were from the upper stretches of tributaries of the Paraná River. All populations showed 2n=72 chromosomes (12m+12sm+18st+30a), intra- and interpopulation 18S rDNA site polymorphisms (two to three acrocentric chromosome pairs), and multiple 5S rDNA sites in three chromosome pairs (4, 21, and 28). C-banding revealed heterochromatin located in the centromere and pericentromere regions of most chromosome; however, large heterochromatic blocks (CMA3(-)/DAPI(+)) on the long arm of acrocentric chromosomes identified intra- and interpopulation polymorphism. The amount and distribution of heterochromatin seem to be correlated to biogeographical characteristics of H. strigaticeps along the Paraná River. Morphometric results also showed diversity among the populations, suggesting phenotypic plasticity of this species. Evolutionary, taxonomy, and biogeographical approaches with regard to H. strigaticeps and interrelationships in Hypostomus are discussed.
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- Lucas Baumgärtner
- 1 Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá , Maringá, Brazil
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Paiz LM, Baumgärtner L, da Graça WJ, Margarido VP. Basic cytogenetics and physical mapping of ribosomal genes in four Astyanax species (Characiformes, Characidae) collected in Middle Paraná River, Iguassu National Park: considerations on taxonomy and systematics of the genus. Comp Cytogenet 2015; 9:51-65. [PMID: 25893074 PMCID: PMC4387380 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v9i1.9002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Karyotypes and chromosomal characteristics of both minor and major rDNAs in four fish species known popularly as "lambaris", namely Astyanaxabramis (Jenyns, 1842), Astyanaxasuncionensis Géry, 1972, Astyanaxcorrentinus (Holmberg, 1891) and Astyanax sp. collected from downstream of the Iguassu Falls (Middle Paraná River basin), preservation area of the Iguassu National Park, were analyzed by conventional and molecular protocols. Astyanaxabramis had diploid chromosome number 2n=50 (4m+30sm+8st+8a) and single AgNORs (pair 22), Astyanaxasuncionensis had 2n=50 (8m+24sm+6st+12a) and single AgNORs (pair 20), Astyanax sp. had 2n=50 (4m+26sm+8st+12a) and single AgNORs (pair 25), and Astyanaxcorrentinus had 2n=36 (12m+16sm+2st+6a) and multiple AgNORs (pairs 12, 15, 16, 17). FISH with 18S rDNA showed a single site for Astyanaxabramis, Astyanaxasuncionensis and Astyanax sp. and multiple for Astyanaxcorrentinus (14 sites). FISH with 5S rDNA showed single 5S-bearing loci chromosome pair only for Astyanaxasuncionensis and multiple for Astyanaxabramis (four sites), Astyanaxcorrentinus (five sites) and Astyanax sp. (four sites). Distinct distribution patterns of heterochromatin were observed for karyotypes of all species, with the exception of the first acrocentric chromosome pair characterized by centromeric, interstitial-proximal and telomeric blocks of heterochromatin on the long arm, which may represent homeology between karyotypes of Astyanaxabramis and Astyanaxasuncionensis. Our study showed species-specific characteristics which can serve in diagnosis and differentiation between Astyanaxabramis and Astyanaxasuncionensis, considered cryptic species, as well as strengthening the occurrence of a species of Astyanax not yet described taxonomically. In addition, the data obtained from first cytogenetic studies in Astyanaxcorrentinus suggest a high similarity with Astyanaxschubarti Britski, 1964, suggesting that these species may belong to the same morphological group and that can be phylogenetically related.
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- Leonardo Marcel Paiz
- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná,,Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Genética, CEP 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Biologia, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aqüicultura (Nupélia), CEP 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná,,Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Gemi G, Lui RL, Treco FR, Paiz L, Moresco RM, Margarido VP. Basic cytogenetics and physical mapping of 5S and 18S ribosomal genes in Hoplias malabaricus (Osteichthyes, Characiformes, Erythrinidae) from isolated natural lagoons: a conserved karyomorph along the Iguaçu river basin. Comp Cytogenet 2014; 8:211-222. [PMID: 25349672 PMCID: PMC4205490 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v8i3.7084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Erythrinidae include Neotropical teleost fish that are widely distributed in South America. Hoplias Gill, 1903 include two large groups: H. malabaricus Bloch, 1794 and H. lacerdae Miranda Ribeiro, 1908. Hoplias malabaricus is characterized by remarkable karyotype diversity, with some karyomorphs widely distributed geographically while others are more restricted to certain river basins. Cytogenetic analyzes were performed in a population of Hoplias malabaricus from the Wildlife Refuge of Campos de Palmas, the Iguaçu River basin. The specimens showed diploid number of 42 chromosomes (24m+18sm) without differentiated sex chromosomes system. The impregnation by silver nitrate showed multiple AgNORs. Seven pairs (4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20 and 21) carrying 18S rDNA were detected by FISH. Heterochromatin was verified in the centromeric and pericentromeric region of most chromosomes and the terminal region of some pairs. FISH with 5S rDNA probes showed two chromosome pairs carrying these sites in the interstitial region (8 and 14). The data obtained in this study are similar to those found for two other populations of H. malabaricus already studied in the basin of the Iguaçu River, confirming the hypothesis that this species is natural, not having been introduced, as well as having an intrinsic characteristic, such as the largest number of sites of 18S rDNA.
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- Gisele Gemi
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária 2069, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária 2069, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Paranaense, Avenida Julio Assis Cavalheiro 2000, CEP: 85601-000, Francisco Beltrão, PR, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Departamento de Biologia, CEP: 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária 2069, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária 2069, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Konerat JT, Bueno V, Baumgartner L, Martins-Santos IC, Margarido VP. B chromosome and NORs polymorphism in Callichthys callichthys (Linnaeus, 1758) (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from upper Paraná River, Brazil. Neotrop ichthyol 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20130189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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B chromosomes are extra chromosomes from the normal chromosomal set, found in different organisms, highlighting their presence on the group of fishes. Callichthys callichthys from the upper Paraná River has a diploid number of 56 chromosomes (26 m-sm + 30 st-a) for both sexes, with the presence of a sporadically acrocentric B chromosome. Moreover, one individual presented a diploid number of 57 chromosomes, with the presence of a morphologically ill-defined acrocentric B chromosome in all analyzed cells. The physical mapping of 5S and 18S rDNA shows multiple 5S rDNA sites and only one pair of chromosomes with 18S sites in C. callichthys, except for two individuals. These two individuals presented a third chromosome bearing NORs (Ag-staining and 18S rDNA) where 5S and 18S rDNA genes are syntenic, differing only in position. The dispersion of the 18S rDNA genes from the main st-achromosome pair 25 to one of the chromosomes from the m-sm pair 4 would have originated two variant individuals, one of which with the ill-defined acrocentric B chromosome. Mechanisms to justify the suggested hypothesis about this B chromosome origin are discussed in the present study.
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Lui RL, Blanco DR, Martinez JDF, Margarido VP, Venere PC, Moreira Filho O. The role of chromosomal fusion in the karyotypic evolution of the genus Ageneiosus (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Neotrop ichthyol 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252013005000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ageneiosus is the most widely distributed genus of the family Auchenipteridae among South American river basins. Although chromosome studies in the family are scarce, this genus has the largest number of analyzed species, with 2n = 54 to 56 chromosomes, differing from the rest of the family (2n = 58). This study aimed to analyze Ageneiosus inermis from the Araguaia River basin. The diploid number found was of 56 chromosomes. Heterochromatin was allocated in terminal region of most chromosomes, plus a pericentromeric heterochromatic block in pair 1, a pair distinguished by size in relation to other chromosomes pairs. AgNORs were detected in only one submetacentric chromosome pair, which was confirmed by FISH. 5S rDNA was present in only one metacentric chromosome pair. Hybridization with [TTAGGG]n sequence marked the telomeres of all chromosomes, in addition to an ITS in the proximal region of the short arm of pair 1. The repetitive [GATA]n sequence was dispersed, with preferential location in terminal region of the chromosomes. Ageneiosus has a genomic organization somewhat different when compared to other Auchenipteridae species. Evidences indicate that a chromosomal fusion originated the first metacentric chromosome pair in A. inermis, rearrangement which may be a basal event for the genus
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Lui RL, Blanco DR, Margarido VP, Troy WP, Filho OM. Comparative chromosomal analysis and evolutionary considerations concerning two species of genus Tatia (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae). Comp Cytogenet 2013; 7:63-71. [PMID: 24260691 PMCID: PMC3833751 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v7i1.4368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Auchenipteridae is divided in two subfamilies, Centromochlinae and Auchenipterinae. Centromochlinae has 31 valid species, from which 13 are included in the genus Tatia Miranda Ribeiro, 1911. Among these, Tatia jaracatia Pavanelli & Bifi, 2009 and Tatia neivai (Ihering, 1930) are the only two representative species from the Paraná-Paraguay basins. This study aimed to analyze cytogenetically these two species and thus provide the first chromosomal data for the genus. Although Tatia jaracatia and Tatia neivai presented 2n=58 chromosomes, some differences were observed in the karyotypic formula. The heterochromatin was dispersed in the centromeric and terminal regions of most chromosomes of Tatia jaracatia, and only in the terminal region of most chromosomes of Tatia neivai. The AgNORs were detected in the subtelocentric pair 28 for both species, which was confirmed by FISH with 18S rDNA probe. The 5S rDNA sites were detected in four chromosome pairs in Tatia jaracatia and three chromosome pairs in Tatia neivai. Both species of Tatia presented great chromosomal similarities among themselves; however, when compared to other species of Auchenipteridae, it was possible to identify some differences in the karyotype macrostructure, in the heterochromatin distribution pattern and in the number and position of 5S rDNA sites, which until now seems to be intrinsic to the genus Tatia.
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- Roberto Laridondo Lui
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís (SP 310) Km 235, CEP: 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís (SP 310) Km 235, CEP: 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Rua Universitária 2069, CEP: 85819-110, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso, Rodovia MT 358, Km 07, s/n. Jardim Aeroporto, CEP: 78300-000, Tangará da Serra, MT, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís (SP 310) Km 235, CEP: 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Yano CF, Margarido VP. First cytogenetic studies of the genus Heptapterus (Actinopterygii, Siluriformes): karyotype differentiation and review of cytogenetic data on the Heptapteridae family. J Fish Biol 2012; 81:939-953. [PMID: 22880728 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Neotropical fish Heptapterus mustelinus, collected in the Pindorama stream of the upper Paraná River basin (Brazil), was studied cytogenetically, verifying 54 chromosomes (26m + 18m + 4st + 6a). This diploid number has not been reported among the Heptapteridae that have been studied to date. Unlike most species of the family, there were multiple Ag-nucleolar organizer regions (NOR) and heterochromatin present in the centromeric region of most of the chromosomes of the complement, being Chromomycin A(3) (CMA(3)(+))/4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI(-)) in nine chromosomal pairs, besides the one that coincides with the Ag-NORs. The data presented in this work reveal a different path in the karyotypic evolution of H. mustelinus when compared to the others Heptapteridae genera.
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- C F Yano
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, 85819-110, Rua Universitária 2069, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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Lui RL, Blanco DR, Margarido VP, Kuhn GCES, Gomes VN, Prioli AJ, Moreira-Filho O. A recent transposition of river involving Paraná and São Francisco basins: Effects on the genetic variability and structure of the neotropical fishParauchenipterus galeatus(Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 23:388-95. [DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2012.690747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Lui RL, Blanco DR, Moreira-Filho O, Margarido VP. Propidium iodide for making heterochromatin more evident in the C-banding technique. Biotech Histochem 2012; 87:433-8. [PMID: 22747174 DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2012.696700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The detection of regions of heterochromatin has been the subject of intense investigation. We investigated an adaptation of the commonly used technique by replacing the nonfluorescent dye, Giemsa, by a fluorescent one, propidium iodide. This adaptation produces greater contrast of the heterochromatic bands in metaphase chromosomes and can be especially valuable when the organisms studied possess heterochromatin that is pale and difficult to visualize. We discuss the interactions of these two dyes with DNA and the excitation of the fluorescent dye when irradiated with ultraviolet light.
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- R L Lui
- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Federal University of São Carlos, Highway Washington Luís (SP 310) Km 235, CEP: 13565-905, São Carlos, Brazil
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Blanco DR, Bertollo LAC, Lui RL, Vicari MR, Margarido VP, Artoni RF, Moreira-Filho O. A new technique for obtaining mitotic chromosome spreads from fishes in the field. J Fish Biol 2012; 81:351-7. [PMID: 22747826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This study presents an adaptation of current methodologies for preparing mitotic chromosomes from fishes, optimized for use in the field. The high-quality preparations obtained using this modified methodology is suitable for subsequent chromosomal analysis. Importantly, this method is particularly useful when specimen collection sites are far from research laboratories or when researchers are working with highly sensitive species that do not survive long outside of their natural habitats.
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- D R Blanco
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Laboraório de Citogenética, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Via Washington Luís Km 235, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil
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da Silva M, Matoso DA, Vicari MR, de Almeida MC, Margarido VP, Artoni RF. Repetitive DNA and meiotic behavior of sex chromosomes in Gymnotus pantanal (Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae). Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 135:143-9. [PMID: 21860225 DOI: 10.1159/000330777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Neotropical fishes have a low rate of chromosome differentiation between sexes. The present study characterizes the first meiotic analysis of sex chromosomes in the order Gymnotiformes. Gymnotus pantanal - females had 40 chromosomes (14m/sm, 26st/a) and males had 39 chromosomes (15m/sm, 24st/a), with a fundamental number of 54 - showed a multiple sexual determination chromosome system of the type X(1)X(1)X(2)X(2)/X(1)X(2)Y. The heterochromatin is restricted to centromeres of all chromosomes of the karyotype. The meiotic behavior of sex chromosomes involved in this system in males is from a trivalent totally pared in the pachytene stage, with a high degree of similarity. The cells of metaphase II exhibit 19 and 20 chromosomes, normal disjunction of sex chromosomes and the formation of balanced gametes with 18 + Y and 18 + X(1)X(2) chromosomes, respectively. The small amount of heterochromatin and repetitive DNA involved in this system and the high degree of chromosome similarity indicated a recent origin of the X(1)X(1)X(2)X(2)/X(1)X(2)Y system in G. pantanal and suggests the existence of a simple ancestral system with morphologically undifferentiated chromosomes.
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- M da Silva
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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da Silva M, Matoso DA, Vicari MR, de Almeida MC, Margarido VP, Artoni RF. Physical mapping of 5S rDNA in two species of Knifefishes: Gymnotus pantanal and Gymnotus paraguensis (Gymnotiformes). Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 134:303-7. [PMID: 21654160 DOI: 10.1159/000328998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Physical mapping of 5S rDNA in 2 species of knifefishes, Gymnotuspantanal and G. paraguensis (Gymnotiformes), was performed using fluorescence in situ hybridization with a 5S rDNA probe. The 5S rDNA PCR product from the genomes of both species was also sequenced and aligned to determine non-transcribed spacer sequences (NTS). Both species under study had different patterns of 5S rDNA gene cluster distribution. While in the karyotype of G. pantanal two 5S rDNA-bearing pairs were observed, the karyotype of G. paraguensis possessed as many as 19 such pairs. Such multiplication of 5S rDNA gene clusters might be caused by the involvement of transposable elements because the NTS of G. paraguensis was 400 bp long with high identity (90%) with a mobile transposable element called Tc1-like transposon, described from the cyprinid fish Labeo rohita.
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- M da Silva
- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural, Molecular e Genética, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Brasil
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Frana VA, Graça WJD, Gubiani ÉA, Konerat JT, Margarido VP. Evidence of the color pattern variation in populations of Gymnotus pantanal (Gymnotiformes) from three streams in the upper Paraná River basin, Brazil. Neotrop ichthyol 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252011005000013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Color pattern is an important character in the systematics and alpha-taxonomy of electric fishes of the genus Gymnotus. This paper presents evidence of color variation in populations of G. pantanal found in the streams Jacutinga and Pinheirinho, in the upper Paraná River basin, southern Brazil. Color variations were corroborated for morphological and cytogenetic data. Our results show the importance of integrating morphologic and cytogenetic data in the taxonomy of the Gymnotus species.
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Blanco DR, Lui RL, Bertollo LAC, Margarido VP, Moreira Filho O. Karyotypic diversity between allopatric populations of the group Hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes: Erythrinidae): evolutionary and biogeographic considerations. Neotrop ichthyol 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252010000200015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three populations of the group Hoplias malabaricus from the hydrographic basins of the São Francisco, Araguaia/Tocantins and Xingu Rivers in Brazil were analyzed using classic cytogenetic methods (Giemsa staining, C-banding and Ag-NORs) and molecular methods (fluorescent in situ hybridization with 18S rDNA, 5S rDNA and 5SHindIII satellite DNA probes). The chromosome markers allowed the characterization of these populations as belonging to karyomorph A and the detection of inter-population divergences. These differences likely stem from different evolutionary histories resulting from geographic isolation between populations associated to the dispersive mode of these organisms, reinforcing genetic diversity in the group Hoplias malabaricus.
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Bellafronte E, Vicari MR, Artoni RF, Margarido VP, Moreira-Filho O. Differentiated ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes in Apareiodon ibitiensis (Teleostei, Parodontidae): cytotaxonomy and biogeography. J Fish Biol 2009; 75:2313-2325. [PMID: 20738689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Conventional and molecular chromosomal analyses were carried out on three populations of Apareiodon ibitiensis sampled from the hydrographic basins of the São Francisco River and Upper Paraná River (Brazil). The results reveal a conserved diploid number (2n = 54 chromosomes), a karyotype formula consisting of 50 m-sm + 4st and a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system that has not been previously identified for the species. C-banding analysis with propidium iodide staining revealed centromeric and terminal bands located in the chromosomes of the specimens from the three populations and allowed the identification of heteromorphism of heterochromatin regions in the Z and W chromosomes. The number of 18S sites located through fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) varied between the populations of the São Francisco and Upper Paraná Rivers. The location of 5S rDNA sites proved comparable in one pair of metacentric chromosomes. Thus, the present study proposes a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system for A. ibitiensis among the Parodontidae, and a hypothesis is presented regarding possible W chromosome differentiation stages in this species through DNA accumulation, showing geographical variations for this characteristic, possibly as a consequence of geographical reproductive isolation.
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- E Bellafronte
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís (SP 310) Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Marques MBDA, Moreira-Filho O, Garcia C, Margarido VP. Cytogenetic analyses of two endemic fish species from the São Francisco River basin: Conorhynchus conirostris and Lophiosilurus alexandri (Siluriformes). Genet Mol Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Margarido VP, Moreira-Filho O. Karyotypic differentiation through chromosome fusion and number reduction in Imparfinis hollandi (Ostariophysi, Heptapteridae). Genet Mol Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572008000200012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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da Rosa R, Bellafronte E, Moreira Filho O, Margarido VP. Constitutive heterochromatin, 5S and 18S rDNA genes in Apareiodon sp. (Characiformes, Parodontidae) with a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system. Genetica 2006; 128:159-66. [PMID: 17028948 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-005-5700-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 12/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Karyotype, sex chromosome system and cytogenetics characteristics of an unidentified species of the genus Apareiodon originating from Piquiri River (Paraná State, Brazil) were investigated using differential staining techniques (C-banding and Ag-staining) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with 5S and 18S rDNA probes. The diploid chromosome number was 2n = 54 with 25 pairs of meta- (m) to submetacentric (sm) and 2 pairs of subtelocentric (st) chromosomes. The major ribosomal rDNA sites as revealed by Ag-staining and FISH with 18S rDNA probe were found in distal region of longer arm of st chromosome pair 26, while minor 5S sites were observed in the interstitial sites on chromosome pairs 2 (smaller cluster) and 7 (larger one). The C-positive heterochromatin had pericentromeric and telomeric distribution. The heteromorphic sex chromosome system consisted of male ZZ (pair 21) and female middle-sized m/st Z/W chromosomes. The pericentric inversion of heterochromatinized short arm of ancestral Z followed by multiplication of heterochromatin segments is hypothesized for origin of W chromosome. The observed karyotype and chromosomal markers corresponded to those found in other species of the genus.
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- Renata da Rosa
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Bellafronte E, Margarido VP, Moreira-Filho O. Cytotaxonomy of Parodon nasus and Parodon tortuosus (Pisces, Characiformes): A case of synonymy confirmed by cytogenetic analyses. Genet Mol Biol 2005. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572005000500010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bertollo LAC, Oliveira C, Molina WF, Margarido VP, Fontes MS, Pastori MC, Falcão JDN, Fenocchio AS. Chromosome evolution in the erythrinid fish, Erythrinus erythrinus (Teleostei: Characiformes). Heredity (Edinb) 2005; 93:228-33. [PMID: 15241446 DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The genus Erythrinus belongs to the family Erythrinidae, a neotropical fish group. This genus contains only two described species, Erythrinus erythrinus being the most widely distributed in South America. Six samples of this species from five distinct Brazilian localities and one from Argentina were studied cytogenetically. Four groups were identified on the basis of their chromosomal features. Group A comprises three samples, all with 2n = 54 chromosomes, a very similar karyotypic structure, and the absence of chromosome differentiation between males and females. One sample bears up to four supernumerary microchromosomes, which look like 'double minute chromosomes' in appearance. Groups B-D comprise the three remaining samples, all sharing an X(1)X(1)X(2)X(2)/X(1)X(2)Y sex chromosome system. Group B shows 2n = 54/53 chromosomes in females and males, respectively, and also shows up to three supernumerary microchromosomes. Groups C and D show 2n=52/51 chromosomes in females and males, respectively, but differ in the number of metacentric, subtelocentric, and acrocentric chromosomes. In these three groups (B-D), the Y is a metacentric chromosome clearly identified as the largest in the complement. The present results offer clear evidence that local samples of E. erythrinus retain exclusive and fixed chromosomal features, indicating that this species may represent a species complex.
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- L A C Bertollo
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP 13565-905, Brazil.
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Margarido VP, Galetti Junior PM. Amplification of a GC-rich heterochromatin in the freshwater fish Leporinus desmotes (Characiformes, Anostomidae). Genet Mol Biol 2000. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572000000300012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This is the first description of the karyotype of Leporinus desmotes. The diploid female number was 2n = 54 meta- and submetacentric chromosomes. The nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) were studied by silver nitrate staining and rDNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and were found to be located in the telomeric region of the long arm of the 9th pair. C-banding revealed centromeric and telomeric heterochromatin segments in most chromosomes. Intercalar blocks of heterochromatin were observed in the long arm of six chromosome pairs. Besides a NOR-adjacent heterochromatin, all of the intercalar heterochromatic segments were brightly fluorescent by mithramycin staining. These data suggest that a unique amplification of a primordial GC-rich heterochromatin, probably NOR-associated, may have taken place in the karyotype diversification of this Leporinus species.
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Margarido VP, Galetti Junior PM. Heterochromatin patterns and karyotype relationships within and between the genera Brycon and Salminus (Pisces, Characidae). Genet Mol Biol 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47571999000300012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chromosomes of two Brycon species (B. lundii and B. microlepis) and Salminus hilarii were analyzed. Based on constitutive heterochromatin distribution patterns, karyotypic relationships within and between Bryconinae and Salmininae were examined. A monophyletic origin for the genus Brycon, comprising at least two chromosome synapomorphies (presence of two large submetacentric bearing paracentromeric and telomeric heterochromatin), is suggested. Moreover, Bryconinae and Salmininae may represent a monophyletic unit among Characidae, as they share several chromosome features.
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