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Crepaldi C, Parise-Maltempi PP, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Comparative Analysis of Transposable Elements Dynamics in Fish with Different Sex Chromosome Systems. Genome 2024. [PMID: 38739948 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0134] [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] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Transposable elements (TEs) are widespread genomic components with substantial roles in genome evolution and sex chromosome differentiation. In this study, we compared the TE composition of three closely related fish with different sex chromosome systems: Megaleporinus elongatus (Z1Z1Z2Z2/Z1W1Z2W2), Megaleporinus macrocephalus (ZZ/ZW) (both with highly differentiated W sex chromosomes), and Leporinus friderici (without heteromorphic sex chromosomes). We created custom TE libraries for each species using clustering methods and manual annotation and prediction, and we predicted TE temporal dynamics through divergence-based analysis. The TE abundance ranged from 16 to 21% in the three mobilomes, with L. friderici having the lowest overall. Despite the recent amplification of TEs in all three species, we observed differing expansion activities, particularly between the two genera. Both Megaleporinus recently experienced high retrotransposon activity, with a reduction in DNA TEs, which could have implications in sex chromosome composition. In contrast, L. friderici showed the opposite pattern. Therefore, despite having similar TE compositions, Megaleporinus and Leporinus exhibit distinct TE histories that likely evolved after their separation, highlighting a rapid TE expansion over short evolutionary periods.
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- Carolina Crepaldi
- UNESP, 28108, Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil;
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Oliveira JIN, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Valente GT, Martins C. Transcribing the enigma: the B chromosome as a territory of uncharted RNAs. Genetics 2024; 227:iyae026. [PMID: 38513121 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae026] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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B chromosomes are supernumerary elements found in several groups of eukaryotes, including fungi, plants, and animals. Typically, these chromosomes either originate from their hosts through errors in meiosis or interspecifically through horizontal transfer. While many B chromosomes are primarily heterochromatic and possess a low number of coding genes, these additional elements are still capable of transcribing sequences and exerting influence on the expression of host genes. How B chromosomes escape elimination and which impacts can be promoted in the cell always intrigued the cytogeneticists. In pursuit of understanding the behavior and functional impacts of these extra elements, cytogenetic studies meet the advances of molecular biology, incorporating various techniques into investigating B chromosomes from a functional perspective. In this review, we present a timeline of studies investigating B chromosomes and RNAs, highlighting the advances and key findings throughout their history. Additionally, we identified which RNA classes are reported in the B chromosomes and emphasized the necessity for further investigation into new perspectives on the B chromosome functions. In this context, we present a phylogenetic tree that illustrates which branches either report B chromosome presence or have functional RNA studies related to B chromosomes. We propose investigating other unexplored RNA classes and conducting functional analysis in conjunction with cytogenetic studies to enhance our understanding of the B chromosome from an RNA perspective.
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro 13506-900, Brazil
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- Applied Biotechnology Laboratory, Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School, Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences at Botucatu, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, Brazil
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Rico-Porras JM, Mora P, Palomeque T, Montiel EE, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Lorite P. Heterochromatin Is Not the Only Place for satDNAs: The High Diversity of satDNAs in the Euchromatin of the Beetle Chrysolina americana (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:395. [PMID: 38674330 PMCID: PMC11049206 DOI: 10.3390/genes15040395] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The satellitome of the beetle Chrysolina americana Linneo, 1758 has been characterized through chromosomal analysis, genomic sequencing, and bioinformatics tools. C-banding reveals the presence of constitutive heterochromatin blocks enriched in A+T content, primarily located in pericentromeric regions. Furthermore, a comprehensive satellitome analysis unveils the extensive diversity of satellite DNA families within the genome of C. americana. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization techniques and the innovative CHRISMAPP approach, we precisely map the localization of satDNA families on assembled chromosomes, providing insights into their organization and distribution patterns. Among the 165 identified satDNA families, only three of them exhibit a remarkable amplification and accumulation, forming large blocks predominantly in pericentromeric regions. In contrast, the remaining, less abundant satDNA families are dispersed throughout euchromatic regions, challenging the traditional association of satDNA with heterochromatin. Overall, our findings underscore the complexity of repetitive DNA elements in the genome of C. americana and emphasize the need for further exploration to elucidate their functional significance and evolutionary implications.
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- José M. Rico-Porras
- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (J.M.R.-P.); (P.M.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (J.M.R.-P.); (P.M.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (J.M.R.-P.); (P.M.); (T.P.)
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- Department of Biology, Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;
- Center for Research in Biodiversity and Global Change, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of General and Applied Biology, Institute of Biosciences/IB, UNESP—São Paulo State University, Rio Claro 13506-900, SP, Brazil;
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain; (J.M.R.-P.); (P.M.); (T.P.)
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Mora P, Rico-Porras JM, Ferretti ABSM, Palomeque T, Lorite P. The spread of satellite DNAs in euchromatin and insights into the multiple sex chromosome evolution in Hemiptera revealed by repeatome analysis of the bug Oxycarenus hyalinipennis. Insect Mol Biol 2023; 32:725-737. [PMID: 37615351 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12868] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are highly repeated tandem sequences primarily located in heterochromatin, although their occurrence in euchromatin has been reported. Here, our aim was to advance the understanding of satDNA and multiple sex chromosome evolution in heteropterans. We combined cytogenetic and genomic approaches to study, for the first time, the satDNA composition of the genome in an Oxycarenidae bug, Oxycarenus hyalinipennis. The species exhibits a male karyotype of 2n = 19 (14A + 2 m + X1 X2 Y), with a highly differentiated Y chromosome, as demonstrated by C-banding and comparative genomic hybridization, revealing an enrichment of repeats from the male genome. Additionally, comparative analysis between males and females revealed that the 26 identified satDNA families are significantly biased towards male genome, accumulating in discrete regions in the Y chromosome. Exceptionally, the OhyaSat04-125 family was found to be distributed virtually throughout the entire extension of the Y chromosome. This suggests an important role of satDNA in Y chromosome differentiation, in comparison of other repeats, which collectively shows similar abundance between sexes, about 50%. Furthermore, chromosomal mapping of all satDNA families revealed an unexpected high spread in euchromatic regions, covering the entire extension, irrespective of their abundance. Only discrete regions of heterochromatin on the Y chromosome and of the m-chromosomes (peculiar chromosomes commonly observed in heteropterans) were enriched with satDNAs. The putative causes of the intense enrichment of satDNAs in euchromatin are discussed, including the possible existence of burst cycles similar to transposable elements and as a result of holocentricity. These data challenge the classical notion that euchromatin is not enriched with satDNAs.
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- Diogo C Cabral-de-Mello
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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Pereira JA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Lopes DM. The Satellite DNAs Populating the Genome of Trigona hyalinata and the Sharing of a Highly Abundant satDNA in Trigona Genus. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:418. [PMID: 36833345 PMCID: PMC9957317 DOI: 10.3390/genes14020418] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Among Meliponini species, c-heterochromatin can occupy large portions of chromosomes. This characteristic could be useful for understanding evolutionary patterns of satellite DNAs (satDNAs), although few sequences have been characterized in these bees. In Trigona, phylogenetically represented by clades A and B, the c-heterochromatin is mostly located in one chromosome arm. Here we used different techniques, including restriction endonucleases and genome sequencing followed by chromosomal analysis, to identify satDNAs that may be contributing to the evolution of c-heterochromatin in Trigona. Our results revealed a highly abundant ThyaSat01-301 satDNA, corresponding to about 13.77% of the Trigona hyalinata genome. Another seven satDNAs were identified, one corresponding to 2.24%, and the other six corresponding to 0.545% of the genome. The satDNA ThyaSat01-301 was shown to be one of the main constituents of the c-heterochromatin of this species, as well as of other species belonging to clade B of Trigona. However, this satDNA was not observed on the chromosomes of species from clade A, demonstrating that the c-heterochromatin is evolving divergently between species of clade A and B, as a consequence of the evolution of repetitive DNA sequences. Finally, our data suggest the molecular diversification of the karyotypes, despite a conservated macrochromosomal structure on the genus.
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- Jaqueline A. Pereira
- Laboratório de Citogenética de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, P.H. Rolfs Avenue, Viçosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociêcias/IB, UNESP–Universidade Estadual Paulista, 24 A Avenue, Rio Claro 13506-900, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Laboratório de Citogenética de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, P.H. Rolfs Avenue, Viçosa 36570-900, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Anjos A, Milani D, Bardella VB, Paladini A, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Evolution of satDNAs on holocentric chromosomes: insights from hemipteran insects of the genus Mahanarva. Chromosome Res 2023; 31:5. [PMID: 36705735 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-023-09710-2] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) constitute one of the main components of eukaryote genomes and are involved in chromosomal organization and diversification. Although largely studied, little information was gathered about their evolution on holocentric species, i.e., diffuse centromeres, which, due to differences in repeat organization, could result in different evolutionary patterns. Here, we combined bioinformatics and cytogenetic approaches to evaluate the evolution of the satellitomes in Mahanarva holocentric insects. In two species, de novo identification revealed a high number of satDNAs, 110 and 113, with an extreme monomer length range of 18-4228 bp. The overall abundance of satDNAs was observed to be 6.67% in M. quadripunctata and 1.98% in M. spectabilis, with different abundances for the shared satDNAs. Chromosomal mapping of the most abundant repeats of M. quadripunctata and M. spectabilis on other Mahanarva reinforced the dynamic nature of satDNAs. Variable patterns of chromosomal distribution for the satDNAs were noticed, with the occurrence of clusters on distinct numbers of chromosomes and at different positions and the occurrence of scattered signals or nonclustered satDNAs. Altogether, our data demonstrated the high dynamism of satDNAs in Mahanarva with the involvement of this genomic fraction in chromosome diversification of the genus. The general characteristics and patterns of evolution of satDNAs are similar to those observed on monocentric chromosomes, suggesting that the differential organization of genome compartments observed on holocentric chromosomes compared with monocentric chromosomes does not have a large impact on the evolution of satDNAs. Analysis of the satellitomes of other holocentric species in a comparative manner will shed light on this issue.
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- Allison Anjos
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaén, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071, Jaen, Spain.
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Gutiérrez J, Aleix-Mata G, Montiel EE, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Marchal JA, Sánchez A. Satellitome Analysis on Talpa aquitania Genome and Inferences about the satDNAs Evolution on Some Talpidae. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:117. [PMID: 36672858 PMCID: PMC9859602 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In the genus Talpa a new species, named Talpa aquitania, has been recently described. Only cytogenetic data are available for the nuclear genome of this species. In this work, we characterize the satellitome of the T. aquitania genome that presents 16 different families, including telomeric sequences, and they represent 1.24% of the genome. The first satellite DNA family (TaquSat1-183) represents 0.558%, and six more abundant families, including TaquSat1-183, comprise 1.13%, while the remaining 11 sat-DNAs represent only 0.11%. The average A + T content of the SatDNA families was 50.43% and the median monomer length was 289.24 bp. The analysis of these SatDNAs indicated that they have different grades of clusterization, homogenization, and degeneration. Most of the satDNA families are present in the genomes of the other Talpa species analyzed, while in the genomes of other more distant species of Talpidae, only some of them are present, in accordance with the library hypothesis. Moreover, chromosomal localization by FISH revealed that some satDNAs are localized preferentially on centromeric and non-centromeric heterochromatin in T. aquitania and also in the sister species T. occidentalis karyotype. The differences observed between T. aquitania and the close relative T. occidentalis and T. europaea suggested that the satellitome is a very dynamic component of the genomes and that the satDNAs could be responsible for chromosomal differences between the species. Finally, in a broad context, these data contribute to the understanding of the evolution of satellitomes on mammals.
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- Juana Gutiérrez
- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP—Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Experimental, Área de Genética, Universidad de Jaén, Paraje de las Lagunillas s/n, 23071 Jaén, Spain
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Gasparotto AE, Milani D, Martí E, Ferretti ABSM, Bardella VB, Hickmann F, Zrzavá M, Marec F, Cabral-de-Mello DC. A step forward in the genome characterization of the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis: karyotype analysis, sex chromosome system and repetitive DNAs through a cytogenomic approach. Chromosoma 2022; 131:253-267. [PMID: 36219241 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-022-00781-4] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Moths of the family Crambidae include a number of pests that cause economic losses to agricultural crops. Despite their economic importance, little is known about their genome architecture and chromosome evolution. Here, we characterized the chromosomes and repetitive DNA of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis using a combination of low-pass genome sequencing, bioinformatics, and cytogenetic methods, focusing on the sex chromosomes. Diploid chromosome numbers differed between the sexes, i.e., 2n = 33 in females and 2n = 34 in males. This difference was caused by the occurrence of a WZ1Z2 trivalent in female meiosis, indicating a multiple sex-chromosome system WZ1Z2/Z1Z1Z2Z2. A strong interstitial telomeric signal was observed on the W chromosome, indicating a fusion of the ancestral W chromosome with an autosome. Among repetitive DNAs, transposable elements (TEs) accounted for 39.18% (males) to 41.35% (females), while satDNAs accounted for only 0.214% (males) and 0.215% (females) of the genome. FISH mapping revealed different chromosomal organization of satDNAs, such as single localized clusters, spread repeats, and non-clustered repeats. Two TEs mapped by FISH were scattered. Although we found a slight enrichment of some satDNAs in the female genome, they were not differentially enriched on the W chromosome. However, we found enriched FISH signals for TEs on the W chromosome, suggesting their involvement in W chromosome degeneration and differentiation. These data shed light on karyotype and repetitive DNA dynamics due to multiple chromosome fusions in D. saccharalis, contribute to the understanding of genome structure in Lepidoptera and are important for future genomic studies.
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- Ana E Gasparotto
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology and Acarology, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, (USP/ESALQ), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil.
- Department of Experimental Biology, Genetics Area, University of Jaen, Paraje las Lagunillas s/n, 23071, Jaen, Spain.
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Santander MD, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Taffarel A, Martí E, Martí DA, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Castillo ERD. New insights into the six decades of Mesa’s hypothesis of chromosomal evolution in Ommexechinae grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea). Zool J Linn Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa188] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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In Acridoidea grasshoppers, chromosomal rearrangements are frequently found as deviations from the standard acrocentric karyotype (2n = 23♂/24♀, FN = 23♂/24♀) in either phylogenetically unrelated species or shared by closely related ones, i.e. genus. In the South American subfamily Ommexechinae, most of the species show a unique karyotype (2n = 23♂/24♀, FN = 25♂/26♀) owing to the occurrence of a large autosomal pair (L1) with submetacentric morphology. In the early 1960s, Alejo Mesa proposed the hypothesis of an ancestral pericentric inversion to explain this karyotype variation. Furthermore, in Ommexechinae, extra chromosomal rearrangements (e.g. centric fusions) are recorded between the ancestral X chromosome and autosomes that originated the so-called neo-sex chromosomes. However, the evolutionary significance of the pericentric inversions and centric fusions in Ommexechinae remains poorly explored. Aiming for a better understanding of chromosomal evolution in Ommexechinae, we performed a detailed cytogenetic analysis in five species. Our findings support the hypothesis about the occurrence of an early pericentric inversion in the ancestor of Ommexechinae. Moreover, our results show a complex karyotype diversification pattern due to several chromosome rearrangements, variations in heterochromatin and repetitive DNA dynamics. Finally, the chromosomal mapping of U2 snDNA in L1 provided new insights about the morphological evolution of this autosomal pair and revealed unnoticed chromosome reorganizations.
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- Mylena D Santander
- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva Dr. Claudio J. Bidau. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva. Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências/IB. Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva Dr. Claudio J. Bidau. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências/IB. Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva Dr. Claudio J. Bidau. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Department of Organismal Biology – Systematic Biology Program, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva Dr. Claudio J. Bidau. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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Milani D, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Camacho JPM, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Out of patterns, the euchromatic B chromosome of the grasshopper Abracris flavolineata is not enriched in high-copy repeats. Heredity (Edinb) 2021; 127:475-483. [PMID: 34482369 PMCID: PMC8551250 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-021-00470-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In addition to the normal set of standard (A) chromosomes, some eukaryote species harbor supernumerary (B) chromosomes. In most cases, B chromosomes show differential condensation with respect to A chromosomes and display dark C-bands of heterochromatin, and some of them are highly enriched in repetitive DNA. Here we perform a comprehensive NGS (next-generation sequencing) analysis of the repeatome in the grasshopper Abracris flavolineata aimed at uncovering the molecular composition and origin of its B chromosome. Our results have revealed that this B chromosome shows a DNA repeat content highly similar to the DNA repeat content observed for euchromatic (non-C-banded) regions of A chromosomes. Moreover, this B chromosome shows little enrichment for high-copy repeats, with only a few elements showing overabundance in B-carrying individuals compared to the 0B individuals. Consequently, the few satellite DNAs (satDNAs) mapping on the B chromosome were mostly restricted to its centromeric and telomeric regions, and they displayed much smaller bands than those observed on the A chromosomes. Our data support the intraspecific origin of the B chromosome from the longest autosome by misdivision, isochromosome formation, and additional restructuring, with accumulation of specific repeats in one or both B chromosome arms, yielding a submetacentric B. Finally, the absence of B-specific satDNAs, which are frequent in other species, along with its euchromatic nature, suggest that this B chromosome arose recently and might still be starting a heterochromatinization process. On this basis, it could be a good model to investigate the initial steps of B chromosome evolution.
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- Diogo Milani
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Evolutionary Biology Centre, Department of Organismal Biology - Systematic Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Norwich Research Park, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, UGR - Univ de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Menezes RST, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Milani D, Bardella VB, Almeida EAB. The relevance of chromosome fissions for major ribosomal DNA dispersion in hymenopteran insects. J Evol Biol 2021; 34:1466-1476. [PMID: 34331340 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) loci are essential for cellular metabolism due to their participation in ribosome biogenesis. Although these genes have been widely cytogenetically mapped, the evolutionary mechanisms behind their variability in number and chromosomal location remain elusive, even in well-known biological groups, such as ants, bees and wasps (Insecta: Hymenoptera). To address this question in Hymenoptera and therefore advance the understanding of rDNA evolution in insects in general, we integrated molecular cytogenetic data, a phylogenomic framework, model-based predictions and genome sequencing. Hence, we assessed the main evolutionary trends shaping the chromosomal distribution of rDNA loci in Hymenoptera. We noticed the conservation of one site of rDNA per haploid genome, suggesting that a single 45S rDNA locus is the putative ancestral pattern for aculeate Hymenoptera. Moreover, our results highlighted a nonrandom distribution of rDNA in Hymenoptera karyotypes, as well as a lineage-specific preferential location. The proximal location of rDNA is favoured in species with multiple loci and in the two families of Hymenoptera that show the highest range of chromosome numbers: Formicidae and Vespidae. We propose that chromosome fissions have played a crucial role in the distribution pattern of rDNA loci through the evolutionary diversification of Hymenoptera. Moreover, our genomic analysis of two species, one with a single locus of rDNA and one with multiple loci, supported that loci multiplication is followed by sequence divergence. Our results provide detailed information about the number and chromosomal position of rDNA in Hymenoptera and, therefore, broaden our knowledge regarding rDNA evolutionary dynamics in insects.
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- Rodolpho S T Menezes
- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Martí E, Milani D, Bardella VB, Albuquerque L, Song H, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Cytogenomic analysis unveils mixed molecular evolution and recurrent chromosomal rearrangements shaping the multigene families on Schistocerca grasshopper genomes. Evolution 2021; 75:2027-2041. [PMID: 34155627 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multigene families are essential components of eukaryotic genomes and play key roles either structurally and functionally. Their modes of evolution remain elusive even in the era of genomics, because multiple multigene family sequences coexist in genomes, particularly in large repetitive genomes. Here, we investigate how the multigene families 18S rDNA, U2 snDNA, and H3 histone evolved in 10 species of Schistocerca grasshoppers with very large and repeat-enriched genomes. Using sequenced genomes and fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping, we find substantial differences between species, including the number of chromosomal clusters, changes in sequence abundance and nucleotide composition, pseudogenization, and association with transposable elements (TEs). The intragenomic analysis of Schistocerca gregaria using long-read sequencing and genome assembly unveils conservation for H3 histone and recurrent pseudogenization for 18S rDNA and U2 snDNA, likely promoted by association with TEs and sequence truncation. Remarkably, TEs were frequently associated with truncated copies, were also among the most abundant in the genome, and revealed signatures of recent activity. Our findings suggest a combined effect of concerted and birth-and-death models driving the evolution of multigene families in Schistocerca over the last 8 million years, and the occurrence of intra- and interchromosomal rearrangements shaping their chromosomal distribution. Despite the conserved karyotype in Schistocerca, our analysis highlights the extensive reorganization of repetitive DNAs in Schistocerca, contributing to the advance of comparative genomics for this important grasshopper genus.
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- Emiliano Martí
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843
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- Department of Organismal Biology - Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-75236, Sweden.,Population Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, DE-07743, Germany
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Zrzavá M, Kubíčková S, Rendón P, Marec F. The Role of Satellite DNAs in Genome Architecture and Sex Chromosome Evolution in Crambidae Moths. Front Genet 2021; 12:661417. [PMID: 33859676 PMCID: PMC8042265 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.661417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Tandem repeats are important parts of eukaryotic genomes being crucial e.g., for centromere and telomere function and chromatin modulation. In Lepidoptera, knowledge of tandem repeats is very limited despite the growing number of sequenced genomes. Here we introduce seven new satellite DNAs (satDNAs), which more than doubles the number of currently known lepidopteran satDNAs. The satDNAs were identified in genomes of three species of Crambidae moths, namely Ostrinia nubilalis, Cydalima perspectalis, and Diatraea postlineella, using graph-based computational pipeline RepeatExplorer. These repeats varied in their abundance and showed high variability within and between species, although some degree of conservation was noted. The satDNAs showed a scattered distribution, often on both autosomes and sex chromosomes, with the exception of both satellites in D. postlineella, in which the satDNAs were located at a single autosomal locus. Three satDNAs were abundant on the W chromosomes of O. nubilalis and C. perspectalis, thus contributing to their differentiation from the Z chromosomes. To provide background for the in situ localization of the satDNAs, we performed a detailed cytogenetic analysis of the karyotypes of all three species. This comparative analysis revealed differences in chromosome number, number and location of rDNA clusters, and molecular differentiation of sex chromosomes.
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- Diogo C Cabral-de-Mello
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil.,Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czechia.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- IAEA-TCLA-Consultant-USDA-APHIS-Moscamed Program Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czechia
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Mahadevaraju S, Fear JM, Akeju M, Galletta BJ, Pinheiro MMLS, Avelino CC, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Conlon K, Dell'Orso S, Demere Z, Mansuria K, Mendonça CA, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Ross E, Savery M, Yu K, Smith HE, Sartorelli V, Yang H, Rusan NM, Vibranovski MD, Matunis E, Oliver B. Dynamic sex chromosome expression in Drosophila male germ cells. Nat Commun 2021; 12:892. [PMID: 33563972 PMCID: PMC7873209 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20897-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Given their copy number differences and unique modes of inheritance, the evolved gene content and expression of sex chromosomes is unusual. In many organisms the X and Y chromosomes are inactivated in spermatocytes, possibly as a defense mechanism against insertions into unpaired chromatin. In addition to current sex chromosomes, Drosophila has a small gene-poor X-chromosome relic (4th) that re-acquired autosomal status. Here we use single cell RNA-Seq on fly larvae to demonstrate that the single X and pair of 4th chromosomes are specifically inactivated in primary spermatocytes, based on measuring all genes or a set of broadly expressed genes in testis we identified. In contrast, genes on the single Y chromosome become maximally active in primary spermatocytes. Reduced X transcript levels are due to failed activation of RNA-Polymerase-II by phosphorylation of Serine 2 and 5.
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- Sharvani Mahadevaraju
- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Department of Organismal Biology, Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, 75236, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Genomics Core, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, SP 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Kidney and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Ahmad SF, Jehangir M, Cardoso AL, Wolf IR, Margarido VP, Cabral-de-Mello DC, O'Neill R, Valente GT, Martins C. B chromosomes of multiple species have intense evolutionary dynamics and accumulated genes related to important biological processes. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:656. [PMID: 32967626 PMCID: PMC7509943 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07072-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the biggest challenges in chromosome biology is to understand the occurrence and complex genetics of the extra, non-essential karyotype elements, commonly known as supernumerary or B chromosomes (Bs). The non-Mendelian inheritance and non-pairing abilities of B chromosomes make them an interesting model for genomics studies, thus bringing to bear different questions about their genetic composition, evolutionary survival, maintenance and functional role inside the cell. This study uncovers these phenomena in multiple species that we considered as representative organisms of both vertebrate and invertebrate models for B chromosome analysis. RESULTS We sequenced the genomes of three animal species including two fishes Astyanax mexicanus and Astyanax correntinus, and a grasshopper Abracris flavolineata, each with and without Bs, and identified their B-localized genes and repeat contents. We detected unique sequences occurring exclusively on Bs and discovered various evolutionary patterns of genomic rearrangements associated to Bs. In situ hybridization and quantitative polymerase chain reactions further validated our genomic approach confirming detection of sequences on Bs. The functional annotation of B sequences showed that the B chromosome comprises regions of gene fragments, novel genes, and intact genes, which encode a diverse set of functions related to important biological processes such as metabolism, morphogenesis, reproduction, transposition, recombination, cell cycle and chromosomes functions which might be important for their evolutionary success. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the genomic structure, composition and function of Bs, which provide new insights for theories of B chromosome evolution. The selfish behavior of Bs seems to be favored by gained genes/sequences.
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- Syed F Ahmad
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Bioscience at Botucatu, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Bioscience at Botucatu, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Bioscience at Botucatu, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Bioscience at Botucatu, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil
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- Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE), Center for Biology Science and Health, Cascavel, PR, Brazil
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- Department of General and Applied Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut (UCONN), Storrs, CT, USA
- Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut (UCONN), Storrs, CT, USA
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- Bioprocess and Biotechnology Department, Agronomical Science Faculty, Sao Paulo State University - UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Bioscience at Botucatu, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, 18618-689, Brazil.
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Ferretti ABSM, Milani D, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Cabral-de-Mello DC. High dynamism for neo-sex chromosomes: satellite DNAs reveal complex evolution in a grasshopper. Heredity (Edinb) 2020; 125:124-137. [PMID: 32499661 PMCID: PMC7426270 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-020-0327-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
A common characteristic of sex chromosomes is the accumulation of repetitive DNA, which accounts for their diversification and degeneration. In grasshoppers, the X0 sex-determining system in males is considered ancestral. However, in some species, derived variants like neo-XY in males evolved several times independently by Robertsonian translocation. This is the case of Ronderosia bergii, in which further large pericentromeric inversion in the neo-Y also took place, making this species particularly interesting for investigating sex chromosome evolution. Here, we characterized the satellite DNAs (satDNAs) and transposable elements (TEs) of the species to investigate the quantitative differences in repeat composition between male and female genomes putatively associated with sex chromosomes. We found a total of 53 satDNA families and 56 families of TEs. The satDNAs were 13.5% more abundant in males than in females, while TEs were just 1.02% more abundant in females. These results imply differential amplification of satDNAs on neo-Y chromosome and a minor role of TEs in sex chromosome differentiation. We showed highly differentiated neo-XY sex chromosomes owing to major amplification of satDNAs in neo-Y. Furthermore, chromosomal mapping of satDNAs suggests high turnover of neo-sex chromosomes in R. bergii at the intrapopulation level, caused by multiple paracentric inversions, amplifications, and transpositions. Finally, the species is an example of the action of repetitive DNAs in the generation of variability for sex chromosomes after the suppression of recombination, and helps understand sex chromosome evolution at the intrapopulation level.
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- Ana B S M Ferretti
- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Kotsarenko K, Vechtova P, Lieskovska J, Füssy Z, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Rego ROM, Alberdi P, Collins M, Bell-Sakyi L, Sterba J, Grubhoffer L. Karyotype changes in long-term cultured tick cell lines. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13443. [PMID: 32778731 PMCID: PMC7417564 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70330-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Tick cell lines are an easy-to-handle system for the study of viral and bacterial infections and other aspects of tick cellular processes. Tick cell cultures are often continuously cultivated, as freezing can affect their viability. However, the long-term cultivation of tick cells can influence their genome stability. In the present study, we investigated karyotype and genome size of tick cell lines. Though 16S rDNA sequencing showed the similarity between Ixodes spp. cell lines at different passages, their karyotypes differed from 2n = 28 chromosomes for parental Ixodes spp. ticks, and both increase and decrease in chromosome numbers were observed. For example, the highly passaged Ixodes scapularis cell line ISE18 and Ixodes ricinus cell lines IRE/CTVM19 and IRE/CTVM20 had modal chromosome numbers 48, 23 and 48, respectively. Also, the Ornithodoros moubata cell line OME/CTVM22 had the modal chromosome number 33 instead of 2n = 20 chromosomes for Ornithodoros spp. ticks. All studied tick cell lines had a larger genome size in comparison to the genomes of the parental ticks. Thus, highly passaged tick cell lines can be used for research purposes, but possible differences in encoded genetic information and downstream cellular processes, between different cell populations, should be taken into account.
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- Kateryna Kotsarenko
- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. .,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. .,Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of General and Applied Biology, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Neuroplasticity and Neurodegeneration Group, Regional Center for Biomedical Research (CRIB), Ciudad Real Medical School, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13005, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5RF, UK
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branisovska 31, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 1760, 37005, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
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Imperador CHL, Bardella VB, Dos Anjos EHM, Rodrigues VLCC, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Mello MLS. Spatial Distribution of Heterochromatin Bodies in the Nuclei of Triatoma infestans (Klug). Microsc Microanal 2020; 26:567-574. [PMID: 32393416 DOI: 10.1017/s143192762000149x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Constitutive heterochromatin typically exhibits low gene density and is commonly found adjacent or close to the nuclear periphery, in contrast to transcriptionally active genes concentrated in the innermost nuclear region. In Triatoma infestans cells, conspicuous constitutive heterochromatin forms deeply stained structures named chromocenters. However, to the best of our knowledge, no information exists regarding whether these chromocenters acquire a precise topology in the cell nuclei or whether their 18S rDNA, which is important for ribosome function, faces the nuclear center preferentially. In this work, the spatial distribution of fluorescent Feulgen-stained chromocenters and the distribution of their 18S rDNA was analyzed in Malpighian tubule cells of T. infestans using confocal microscopy. The chromocenters were shown to be spatially positioned relatively close to the nuclear periphery, though not adjacent to it. The variable distance between the chromocenters and the nuclear periphery suggests mobility of these bodies within the cell nuclei. The distribution of 18S rDNA at the edge of the chromocenters was not found to face the nuclear interior exclusively. Because the genome regions containing 18S rDNA in the chromocenters also face the nuclear periphery, the proximity of the chromocenters to this nuclear region is not assumed to be associated with overall gene silencing.
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- Carlos Henrique L Imperador
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, 13083-862Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, State University of São Paulo (Unesp), Avenida 24-A, 1515, 13506-900Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, 13083-862Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Superintendence for Control of Endemic Diseases (SUCEN), Rua Afonso Pessini, 86, 13845-206Mogi-Guaçu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, State University of São Paulo (Unesp), Avenida 24-A, 1515, 13506-900Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, 13083-862Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Palacios-Gimenez OM, Milani D, Song H, Marti DA, López-León MD, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Camacho JPM, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Eight Million Years of Satellite DNA Evolution in Grasshoppers of the Genus Schistocerca Illuminate the Ins and Outs of the Library Hypothesis. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 12:88-102. [PMID: 32211863 PMCID: PMC7093836 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Satellite DNA (satDNA) is an abundant class of tandemly repeated noncoding sequences, showing high rate of change in sequence, abundance, and physical location. However, the mechanisms promoting these changes are still controversial. The library model was put forward to explain the conservation of some satDNAs for long periods, predicting that related species share a common collection of satDNAs, which mostly experience quantitative changes. Here, we tested the library model by analyzing three satDNAs in ten species of Schistocerca grasshoppers. This group represents a valuable material because it diversified during the last 7.9 Myr across the American continent from the African desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), and this thus illuminates the direction of evolutionary changes. By combining bioinformatic and cytogenetic, we tested whether these three satDNA families found in S. gregaria are also present in nine American species, and whether differential gains and/or losses have occurred in the lineages. We found that the three satDNAs are present in all species but display remarkable interspecies differences in their abundance and sequences while being highly consistent with genus phylogeny. The number of chromosomal loci where satDNA is present was also consistent with phylogeny for two satDNA families but not for the other. Our results suggest eminently chance events for satDNA evolution. Several evolutionary trends clearly imply either massive amplifications or contractions, thus closely fitting the library model prediction that changes are mostly quantitative. Finally, we found that satDNA amplifications or contractions may influence the evolution of monomer consensus sequences and by chance playing a major role in driftlike dynamics.
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- Octavio M Palacios-Gimenez
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Department of Organismal Biology, Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, IBS, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones, CONICET, Posadas, Argentina
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, UGR - Univ de Granada, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden
- Department of Organismal Biology, Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral e Aplicada, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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Milani D, Bardella VB, Ferretti ABSM, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Melo ADS, Moura RC, Loreto V, Song H, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Satellite DNAs Unveil Clues about the Ancestry and Composition of B Chromosomes in Three Grasshopper Species. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9110523. [PMID: 30373193 PMCID: PMC6265867 DOI: 10.3390/genes9110523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Supernumerary (B) chromosomes are dispensable genomic elements occurring frequently among grasshoppers. Most B chromosomes are enriched with repetitive DNAs, including satellite DNAs (satDNAs) that could be implicated in their evolution. Although studied in some species, the specific ancestry of B chromosomes is difficult to ascertain and it was determined in only a few examples. Here we used bioinformatics and cytogenetics to characterize the composition and putative ancestry of B chromosomes in three grasshopper species, Rhammatocerus brasiliensis, Schistocerca rubiginosa, and Xyleus discoideus angulatus. Using the RepeatExplorer pipeline we searched for the most abundant satDNAs in Illumina sequenced reads, and then we generated probes used in fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine chromosomal position. We used this information to infer ancestry and the events that likely occurred at the origin of B chromosomes. We found twelve, nine, and eighteen satDNA families in the genomes of R. brasiliensis, S. rubiginosa, and X. d. angulatus, respectively. Some satDNAs revealed clustered organization on A and B chromosomes varying in number of sites and position along chromosomes. We did not find specific satDNA occurring in the B chromosome. The satDNAs shared among A and B chromosomes support the idea of putative intraspecific ancestry from small autosomes in the three species, i.e., pair S11 in R. brasiliensis, pair S9 in S. rubiginosa, and pair S10 in X. d. angulatus. The possibility of involvement of other chromosomal pairs in B chromosome origin is also hypothesized. Finally, we discussed particular aspects in composition, origin, and evolution of the B chromosome for each species.
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- Diogo Milani
- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil.
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Genética de Insetos, UPE-Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife 50100-130, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Biodiversidade e Genética de Insetos, UPE-Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife 50100-130, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biociências/CB, Departamento de Genética, UFPE-Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 2475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2475, USA.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo 01049-010, Brazil.
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Alvarenga EM, Imperador CH, Bardella VB, Rodrigues VL, Mondin M, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Moraes AS, Mello MLS. Histone acetylation and methylation marks in chromatin of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae). Acta Histochem 2018; 120:572-577. [PMID: 30005894 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Panstrongylus megistus, a potential vector of Chagas disease, currently occupies a wider geographic distribution in Brazil than Triatoma infestans, another member of the hemipteran Reduviidae family and a vector of the same disease. A small heterochromatic body (chromocenter) formed by the Y chromosome is evident in the somatic cells of P. megistus, differing in size and chromosome type contribution from the well-studied chromocenters present in T. infestans. While the overall distribution of histone epigenetic marks differ when comparing the heterochromatin and euchromatin territories in T. infestans, no similar data have been established for other hemipteran reduviids, including P. megistus. In the present work, histone acetylation and methylation marks were investigated in cells of Malpighian tubules of P. megistus 5th instar nymphs using immunocytochemical assays and compared to previously published data for T. infestans. Although similarities between these species were found regarding absence of acetylated H3K9, H4K8 and H4K16, and H3K9me and H3K9me2 in the chromocenter, presence of these marks in euchromatin, and presence of H3K9me3 in the chromocenter, no intimate association of acetylated H4K8 and 18S rDNA was revealed in the chromocenter of P. megistus. The elevated abundance of H3K9me2 marks at the nuclear periphery in P. megistus cells, differing from data for T. infestans, is suggested to reflect differences in the interaction of lamina-associated chromatin domains with the nuclear lamina, methyl-transferase modulation and/or association with the last DNA endoreplication step in 5th instar nymphs, which is a matter for further investigation.
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Palacios-Gimenez OM, Milani D, Lemos B, Castillo ER, Martí DA, Ramos E, Martins C, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Uncovering the evolutionary history of neo-XY sex chromosomes in the grasshopper Ronderosia bergii (Orthoptera, Melanoplinae) through satellite DNA analysis. BMC Evol Biol 2018; 18:2. [PMID: 29329524 PMCID: PMC5767042 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-1113-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neo-sex chromosome systems arose independently multiple times in evolution, presenting the remarkable characteristic of repetitive DNAs accumulation. Among grasshoppers, occurrence of neo-XY was repeatedly noticed in Melanoplinae. Here we analyzed the most abundant tandem repeats of R. bergii (2n = 22, neo-XY♂) using deep Illumina sequencing and graph-based clustering in order to address the neo-sex chromosomes evolution. RESULTS The analyses revealed ten families of satDNAs comprising about ~1% of the male genome, which occupied mainly C-positive regions of autosomes. Regarding the sex chromosomes, satDNAs were recorded within centromeric or interstitial regions of the neo-X chromosome and four satDNAs occurred in the neo-Y, two of them being exclusive (Rber248 and Rber299). Using a combination of probes we uncovered five well-defined cytological variants for neo-Y, originated by multiple paracentric inversions and satDNA amplification, besides fragmented neo-Y. These neo-Y variants were distinct in frequency between embryos and adult males. CONCLUSIONS The genomic data together with cytogenetic mapping enabled us to better understand the neo-sex chromosome dynamics in grasshoppers, reinforcing differentiation of neo-X and neo-Y and revealing the occurrence of multiple additional rearrangements involved in the neo-Y evolution of R. bergii. We discussed the possible causes that led to differences in frequency for the neo-Y variants between embryos and adults. Finally we hypothesize about the role of DNA satellites in R. bergii as well as putative historical events involved in the evolution of the R. bergii neo-XY.
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- Octavio M. Palacios-Gimenez
- Departamento de Biologia, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900 Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900 Brazil
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- Program in Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 USA
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Botucatu, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP – Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Botucatu, São Paulo Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900 Brazil
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Anjos A, Paladini A, Mariguela TC, Cabral-de-Mello DC. U1 snDNA chromosomal mapping in ten spittlebug species (Cercopidade, Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera). Genome 2018; 61:59-62. [DOI: 10.1139/gen-2017-0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Spittlebugs, which belong to the family Cercopidae (Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera), form a large group of xylem-feeding insects that are best known for causing damage to plantations and pasture grasses. The holocentric chromosomes of these insects remain poorly studied in regards to the organization of different classes of repetitive DNA. To improve chromosomal maps based on repetitive DNAs and to better understand the chromosomal organization and evolutionary dynamics of multigene families in spittlebugs, we physically mapped the U1 snRNA gene with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in 10 species of Cercopidae belonging to three different genera. All the U1 snDNA clusters were autosomal and located in interstitial position. In seven species, they were restricted to one autosome per haploid genome, while three species of the genus Mahanarva showed two clusters in two different autosomes. Although it was not possible to precisely define the ancestral location of this gene, it was possible to observe the presence of at least one cluster located in a small bivalent in all karyotypes. The karyotype stability observed in Cercopidae is also observed in respect to the distribution of U1 snDNA. Our data are discussed in light of possible mechanisms for U1 snDNA conservation and compared with the available data from other species.
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- Allison Anjos
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Bernardino AC, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Machado CB, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Santos N, Loreto V. B Chromosome Variants of the Grasshopper Xyleus discoideus angulatus Are Potentially Derived from Pericentromeric DNA. Cytogenet Genome Res 2017; 152:213-221. [DOI: 10.1159/000480036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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B chromosomes, extra elements present in the karyotypes of some eukaryote species, have been described in the grasshopper Xyleus discoideus angulatus. Although some studies have proposed an autosomal origin of the B chromosome in X. d. angulatus, little is known about its repetitive DNA composition and evolutionary dynamics. The aim of the present work was to shed light on the B chromosome evolution in X. d. angulatus by cytogenetic analysis of 27 populations from Pernambuco and Ceará states (Brazil). The frequency of B chromosomes in the different populations was determined, and chromosome measurements and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with C0t-DNA and telomeric and B chromosome sequences were performed in cells from B-carrying individuals. The results revealed variations in B chromosome prevalence among the populations and showed that some B chromosomes were smaller in certain populations. FISH produced similar patterns for the C0t-DNA probe in all hybridized individuals, whereas telomeric and B chromosome probes, obtained by microdissection, exhibited variations in their distribution. These results indicate the presence of 3 morphotypes of B chromosomes in X. d. angulatus, with variation in repetitive DNA composition during their evolution. In this species, B chromosomes have an intraspecific origin and probably arose from the pericentromeric region of A chromosomes.
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Menezes RST, Bardella VB, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Lucena DAA, Almeida EAB. Are the TTAGG and TTAGGG telomeric repeats phylogenetically conserved in aculeate Hymenoptera? Naturwissenschaften 2017; 104:85. [PMID: 28956077 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-017-1507-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Despite the (TTAGG)n telomeric repeat supposed being the ancestral DNA motif of telomeres in insects, it was repeatedly lost within some insect orders. Notably, parasitoid hymenopterans and the social wasp Metapolybia decorata (Gribodo) lack the (TTAGG)n sequence, but in other representatives of Hymenoptera, this motif was noticed, such as different ant species and the honeybee. These findings raise the question of whether the insect telomeric repeat is or not phylogenetically predominant in Hymenoptera. Thus, we evaluated the occurrence of both the (TTAGG)n sequence and the vertebrate telomere sequence (TTAGGG)n using dot-blotting hybridization in 25 aculeate species of Hymenoptera. Our results revealed the absence of (TTAGG)n sequence in all tested species, elevating the number of hymenopteran families lacking this telomeric sequence to 13 out of the 15 tested families so far. The (TTAGGG)n was not observed in any tested species. Based on our data and compiled information, we suggest that the (TTAGG)n sequence was putatively lost in the ancestor of Apocrita with at least two subsequent independent regains (in Formicidae and Apidae).
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- Rodolpho S T Menezes
- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24A, 1515, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Av. 24A, 1515, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Comparada e Abelhas, Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras (FFCLRP), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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Milani D, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Cabral-de-Mello DC. The U2 snDNA Is a Useful Marker for B Chromosome Detection and Frequency Estimation in the Grasshopper Abracris flavolineata. Cytogenet Genome Res 2017; 151:36-40. [PMID: 28249262 DOI: 10.1159/000458468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this study, we describe a strategy to determine the presence of B chromosomes in the living grasshopper Abracris flavolineata by FISH using U2 snDNA as a probe in interphase hemolymph nuclei. In individuals without B chromosomes, (0B) 2 dot signals were noticed, corresponding to A complement U2 snDNA clusters. In +1B and +2B individuals, 4 or 8 additional signals were noticed, respectively. In all cases, the absence or presence of 1 or 2 B chromosomes correlated in hemolymph and in somatic or germline tissues, validating the efficiency of the marker. Our data suggest that the B chromosome of A. flavolineata is present in all somatic tissues. B-carrying individuals showed the same number of B chromosomes in germ and somatic cells, suggesting that the B is mitotically stable. The marker was used to compare B chromosome frequency in the analyzed population with a sample collected previously, in order to test for B frequency changes and differences of B chromosome prevalence among sexes, but no statistically significant differences were noticed. The identification of living animals harboring B chromosomes will be very useful in future studies of B chromosome transmission, as well as in functional studies involving RNA analysis, thus contributing to the understanding of evolutionary history and the possible role of the B chromosome in A. flavolineata.
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- Diogo Milani
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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Castillo ERD, Taffarel A, Maronna MM, Cigliano MM, Palacios-Gimenez OM, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Martí DA. Phylogeny and chromosomal diversification in the Dichroplus elongatus species group (Orthoptera, Melanoplinae). PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172352. [PMID: 28245223 PMCID: PMC5330476 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In an attempt to track the chromosomal differentiation in the Dichroplus elongatus species group, we analyzed the karyotypes of four species with classical cytogenetic and mapping several multigene families through fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). We improved the taxon sampling of the D. elongatus species group adding new molecular data to infer the phylogeny of the genus and reconstruct the karyotype evolution. Our molecular analyses recovered a fully resolved tree with no evidence for the monophyly of Dichroplus. However, we recovered several stable clades within the genus, including the D. elongatus species group, under the different strategies of tree analyses (Maximum Parsimony and Maximum Likelihood). The chromosomal data revealed minor variation in the D. elongatus species group's karyotypes caused by chromosome rearrangements compared to the phylogenetically related D. maculipennis species group. The karyotypes of D. intermedius and D. exilis described herein showed the standard characteristics found in most Dichroplini, 2n = 23/24, X0♂ XX♀, Fundamental number (FN) = 23/24. However, we noticed two established pericentric inversions in D. intermedius karyotype, raising the FN to 27♂/28♀. A strong variation in the heterochromatic blocks distribution was evidenced at interespecific level. The multigene families' mapping revealed significant variation, mainly in rDNA clusters. These variations are probably caused by micro chromosomal changes, such as movement of transposable elements (TEs) and ectopic recombination. These observations suggest a high genomic dynamism for these repetitive DNA sequences in related species. The reconstruction of the chromosome character "variation in the FN" posits the FN = 23/24 as the ancestral state, and it is hypothesized that variations due to pericentric inversions has arisen independently three times in the evolutionary history of Dichroplus. One of these independent events occurred in the D. elongatus species group, where D. intermedius is the unique case with the highest FN described in the tribe Dichroplini.
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- Elio R. D. Castillo
- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN, Félix de Azara 1552, Piso 6°. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN, Félix de Azara 1552, Piso 6°. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
- Comité Ejecutivo de Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (CEDIT). Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Museo de La Plata, CEPAVE, CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP. La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- UNESP—Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro/SP, Brazil
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- UNESP—Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro/SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva. Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS) CONICET-UNaM. FCEQyN, Félix de Azara 1552, Piso 6°. Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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Anjos A, Rocha GC, Paladini A, Mariguela TC, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Karyotypes and Repetitive DNA Evolution in Six Species of the Genus Mahanarva (Auchenorrhyncha: Cercopidae). Cytogenet Genome Res 2016; 149:321-327. [PMID: 27811473 DOI: 10.1159/000450730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Insects of the Cercopidae family are widely distributed and comprise 59 genera and 431 species in the New World. They are xylemophagous, causing losses in agricultural and pasture grasses, and are considered as emerging pests. Chromosomally, these insects have been studied by standard techniques, revealing variable diploid numbers and primarily X0 sex chromosome systems (males). We performed chromosome studies in 6 Mahanarva (Cercopidae) species using standard and differential chromosome staining as well as mapping of repetitive DNAs. Moreover, the relationship between the repetitive DNAs was analyzed at the interspecific level. A diploid chromosome number of 2n = 19,X0 was documented, with chromosomes gradually decreasing in size. Neutral or GC-rich regions were detected which varied depending on the species. Fluorescence in situ hybridization with a (TTAGG)n telomeric motif probe revealed terminal signals, matching those of the Cot DNAs obtained from each species, that were also restricted to the terminal regions of all chromosomes. Dot blot analysis with the Cot fraction from M. quadripunctata showed that at least part of the repetitive genome is shared among the 6 species. Our data highlight the conservation of chromosomal features and organization of repetitive DNAs in the genus Mahanarva, suggesting a low differentiation for chromosomes and repetitive DNAs in most of the 6 species studied.
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- Allison Anjos
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Ramos É, Cardoso AL, Brown J, Marques DF, Fantinatti BEA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Oliveira RA, O'Neill RJ, Martins C. The repetitive DNA element BncDNA, enriched in the B chromosome of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia latifasciata, transcribes a potentially noncoding RNA. Chromosoma 2016; 126:313-323. [PMID: 27169573 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-016-0601-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Supernumerary chromosomes have been studied in many species of eukaryotes, including the cichlid fish, Astatotilapia latifasciata. However, there are many unanswered questions about the maintenance, inheritance, and functional aspects of supernumerary chromosomes. The cichlid family has been highlighted as a model for evolutionary studies, including those that focus on mechanisms of chromosome evolution. Individuals of A. latifasciata are known to carry up to two B heterochromatic isochromosomes that are enriched in repetitive DNA and contain few intact gene sequences. We isolated and characterized a transcriptionally active repeated DNA, called B chromosome noncoding DNA (BncDNA), highly represented across all B chromosomes of A. latifasciata. BncDNA transcripts are differentially processed among six different tissues, including the production of smaller transcripts, indicating transcriptional variation may be linked to B chromosome presence and sexual phenotype. The transcript lengths and lack of similarity with known protein/gene sequences indicate BncRNA might represent a novel long noncoding RNA family (lncRNA). The potential for interaction between BncRNA and known miRNAs were computationally predicted, resulting in the identification of possible binding of this sequence in upregulated miRNAs related to the presence of B chromosomes. In conclusion, Bnc is a transcriptionally active repetitive DNA enriched in B chromosomes with potential action over B chromosome maintenance in somatic cells and meiotic drive in gametic cells.
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- Érica Ramos
- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Allied Health Sciences Department and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, 06269, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, 06269, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Anjos A, Loreto V, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Organization of some repetitive DNAs and B chromosomes in the grasshopper Eumastusia koebelei koebelei (Rehn, 1909) (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Leptysminae). Comp Cytogenet 2016; 10:219-28. [PMID: 27551344 PMCID: PMC4977798 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v10i2.7609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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B chromosomes occur in approximately 15% of eukaryotes and are usually heterochromatic and rich in repetitive DNAs. Here we describe characteristics of a B chromosome in the grasshopper Eumastusia koebelei koebelei (Rehn, 1909) through classical cytogenetic methods and mapping of some repetitive DNAs, including multigene families, telomeric repeats and a DNA fraction enriched with repetitive DNAs obtained from DOP-PCR. Eumastusia koebelei koebelei presented 2n=23, X0 and, in one individual, two copies of the same variant of a B chromosome were noticed, which are associated during meiosis. The C-positive blocks were located in the pericentromeric regions of the standard complement and along the entire length of the B chromosomes. Some G+C-rich heterochromatic blocks were noticed, including conspicuous blocks in the B chromosomes. The mapping of 18S rDNA and U2 snDNA revealed only autosomal clusters, and the telomeric probe hybridized in terminal regions. Finally, the DOP-PCR probe obtained from an individual without a B chromosome revealed signals in the heterochromatic regions, including the entire length of the B chromosome. The possible intraspecific origin of the B chromosomes, due to the shared pool of repetitive DNAs between the A and B chromosomes and the possible consequences of their association are discussed.
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- Allison Anjos
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, CEP 13506-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, UFPE, Recife, Pernambuco, 50732-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, CEP 13506-900, Brazil
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Palacios-Gimenez OM, Carvalho CR, Ferrari Soares FA, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Contrasting the Chromosomal Organization of Repetitive DNAs in Two Gryllidae Crickets with Highly Divergent Karyotypes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143540. [PMID: 26630487 PMCID: PMC4667936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A large percentage of eukaryotic genomes consist of repetitive DNA that plays an important role in the organization, size and evolution. In the case of crickets, chromosomal variability has been found using classical cytogenetics, but almost no information concerning the organization of their repetitive DNAs is available. To better understand the chromosomal organization and diversification of repetitive DNAs in crickets, we studied the chromosomes of two Gryllidae species with highly divergent karyotypes, i.e., 2n(♂) = 29,X0 (Gryllus assimilis) and 2n = 9, neo-X1X2Y (Eneoptera surinamensis). The analyses were performed using classical cytogenetic techniques, repetitive DNA mapping and genome-size estimation. Conserved characteristics were observed, such as the occurrence of a small number of clusters of rDNAs and U snDNAs, in contrast to the multiple clusters/dispersal of the H3 histone genes. The positions of U2 snDNA and 18S rDNA are also conserved, being intermingled within the largest autosome. The distribution and base-pair composition of the heterochromatin and repetitive DNA pools of these organisms differed, suggesting reorganization. Although the microsatellite arrays had a similar distribution pattern, being dispersed along entire chromosomes, as has been observed in some grasshopper species, a band-like pattern was also observed in the E. surinamensis chromosomes, putatively due to their amplification and clustering. In addition to these differences, the genome of E. surinamensis is approximately 2.5 times larger than that of G. assimilis, which we hypothesize is due to the amplification of repetitive DNAs. Finally, we discuss the possible involvement of repetitive DNAs in the differentiation of the neo-sex chromosomes of E. surinamensis, as has been reported in other eukaryotic groups. This study provided an opportunity to explore the evolutionary dynamics of repetitive DNAs in two non-model species and will contribute to the understanding of chromosomal evolution in a group about which little chromosomal and genomic information is known.
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- UFV–Univ. Federal de Viçosa, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
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- UNESP—Univ. Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Camacho JPM, Ruiz-Ruano FJ, Martín-Blázquez R, López-León MD, Cabrero J, Lorite P, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Bakkali M. A step to the gigantic genome of the desert locust: chromosome sizes and repeated DNAs. Chromosoma 2014; 124:263-75. [PMID: 25472934 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-014-0499-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) has been used as material for numerous cytogenetic studies. Its genome size is estimated to be 8.55 Gb of DNA comprised in 11 autosomes and the X chromosome. Its X0/XX sex chromosome determinism therefore results in females having 24 chromosomes whereas males have 23. Surprisingly, little is known about the DNA content of this locust's huge chromosomes. Here, we use the Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry and C-banding techniques to respectively estimate the DNA quantity and heterochromatin content of each chromosome. We also identify three satellite DNAs using both restriction endonucleases and next-generation sequencing. We then use fluorescent in situ hybridization to determine the chromosomal location of these satellite DNAs as well as that of six tandem repeat DNA gene families. The combination of the results obtained in this work allows distinguishing between the different chromosomes not only by size, but also by the kind of repetitive DNAs that they contain. The recent publication of the draft genome of the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), the largest animal genome hitherto sequenced, invites for sequencing even larger genomes. S. gregaria is a pest that causes high economic losses. It is thus among the primary candidates for genome sequencing. But this species genome is about 50 % larger than that of L. migratoria, and although next-generation sequencing currently allows sequencing large genomes, sequencing it would mean a greater challenge. The chromosome sizes and markers provided here should not only help planning the sequencing project and guide the assembly but would also facilitate assigning assembled linkage groups to actual chromosomes.
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- J P M Camacho
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Fuentenueva S/N, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Palacios-Gimenez OM, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Repetitive DNA chromosomal organization in the cricket Cycloptiloides americanus: a case of the unusual X1X 20 sex chromosome system in Orthoptera. Mol Genet Genomics 2014; 290:623-31. [PMID: 25373534 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-014-0947-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A common placement for most sex chromosomes that is involved in their evolutionary histories is the accumulation of distinct classes of repetitive DNAs. Here, with the aim of understanding the poorly studied repetitive DNA organization in crickets and its possible role in sex chromosome differentiation, we characterized the chromosomes of the cricket species Cycloptiloides americanus, a species with the remarkable presence of the unusual sex chromosome system X1X20♂/X1X1X2X2♀. For these proposes, we used C-banding and mapping through the fluorescence in situ hybridization of some repetitive DNAs. The C-banding and distribution of highly and moderately repetitive DNAs (C 0t-1 DNA) varied depending of the chromosome. The greater accumulation of repetitive DNAs in the X2 chromosome was evidenced. The microsatellites were spread along entire chromosomes, but (AG)10 and (TAA)10 were less enriched, mainly in the centromeric areas. Among the multigene families, the 18S rDNA was spread throughout almost all of the chromosomes, except for pair 5 and X2, while the U2 snDNA was placed exclusively in the largest chromosome. Finally, the 5S rDNA was exclusively located in the short arms of the sex chromosomes. The obtained data reinforce the importance of chromosomal dissociation and inversion as a primary evolutionary mechanism to generate neo-sex chromosomes in the species studied, followed by the repetitive DNAs accumulation. Moreover the exclusive placement of 5S rDNA in the sex chromosomes suggests the involvement of this sequence in sex chromosome recognition throughout meiosis and, consequently, their maintenance, in addition to their avoiding degeneration.
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- Octavio M Palacios-Gimenez
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências/IB, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, São Paulo, CEP 13506-900, Brazil
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Valente GT, Conte MA, Fantinatti BE, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Carvalho RF, Vicari MR, Kocher TD, Martins C. Origin and Evolution of B Chromosomes in the Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia latifasciata Based on Integrated Genomic Analyses. Mol Biol Evol 2014; 31:2061-72. [DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msu148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Oliveira SG, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Moura RC, Martins C. Chromosomal organization and evolutionary history of Mariner transposable elements in Scarabaeinae coleopterans. Mol Cytogenet 2013; 6:54. [PMID: 24286129 PMCID: PMC3906913 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-6-54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background With the aim to increase the knowledge on the evolution of coleopteran genomes, we investigated through cytogenetics and nucleotide sequence analysis Mariner transposons in three Scarabaeinae species (Coprophanaeus cyanescens, C. ensifer and Diabroctis mimas). Results The cytogenetic mapping revealed an accumulation of Mariner transposon in the pericentromeric repetitive regions characterized as rich in heterochromatin and C0t-1 DNA fraction (DNA enriched with high and moderately repeated sequences). Nucleotide sequence analysis of Mariner revealed the presence of two major groups of Mariner copies in the three investigated coleoptera species. Conclusions The Mariner is accumulated in the centromeric area of the coleopteran chromosomes probably as a consequence of the absence of recombination in the heterochromatic regions. Our analysis detected high diversification of Mariner sequences during the evolutionary history of the group. Furthermore, comparisons between the coleopterans sequences with other insects and mammals, suggest that the horizontal transfer (HT) could have acted in the spreading of the Mariner in diverse non-related animal groups.
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- Morphology Department, Biosciences Institute, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP 18618-970, Brazil.
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Palacios-Gimenez OM, Castillo ER, Martí DA, Cabral-de-Mello DC. Tracking the evolution of sex chromosome systems in Melanoplinae grasshoppers through chromosomal mapping of repetitive DNA sequences. BMC Evol Biol 2013; 13:167. [PMID: 23937327 PMCID: PMC3751140 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The accumulation of repetitive DNA during sex chromosome differentiation is a common feature of many eukaryotes and becomes more evident after recombination has been restricted or abolished. The accumulated repetitive sequences include multigene families, microsatellites, satellite DNAs and mobile elements, all of which are important for the structural remodeling of heterochromatin. In grasshoppers, derived sex chromosome systems, such as neo-XY♂/XX♀ and neo-X1X2Y♂/X1X1X2X2♀, are frequently observed in the Melanoplinae subfamily. However, no studies concerning the evolution of sex chromosomes in Melanoplinae have addressed the role of the repetitive DNA sequences. To further investigate the evolution of sex chromosomes in grasshoppers, we used classical cytogenetic and FISH analyses to examine the repetitive DNA sequences in six phylogenetically related Melanoplinae species with X0♂/XX♀, neo-XY♂/XX♀ and neo-X1X2Y♂/X1X1X2X2♀ sex chromosome systems. RESULTS Our data indicate a non-spreading of heterochromatic blocks and pool of repetitive DNAs (C0t-1 DNA) in the sex chromosomes; however, the spreading of multigene families among the neo-sex chromosomes of Eurotettix and Dichromatos was remarkable, particularly for 5S rDNA. In autosomes, FISH mapping of multigene families revealed distinct patterns of chromosomal organization at the intra- and intergenomic levels. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest a common origin and subsequent differential accumulation of repetitive DNAs in the sex chromosomes of Dichromatos and an independent origin of the sex chromosomes of the neo-XY and neo-X1X2Y systems. Our data indicate a possible role for repetitive DNAs in the diversification of sex chromosome systems in grasshoppers.
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Fantinatti BEA, Mazzuchelli J, Valente GT, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Martins C. Genomic content and new insights on the origin of the B chromosome of the cichlid fish Astatotilapia latifasciata. Genetica 2012; 139:1273-82. [PMID: 22286964 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-012-9629-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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B chromosomes are additional chromosomes widely studied in a diversity of eukaryotic groups, including fungi, plants and animals, but their origin, evolution and possible functions are not clearly understood. To further understand the genomic content and the evolutionary history of B chromosomes, classical and molecular cytogenetic analyses were conducted in the cichlid fish Astatotilapia latifasciata, which harbor 1–2 B chromosomes. Through cytogenetic mapping of several probes, including transposable elements, rRNA genes, a repeated DNA genomic fraction (C0t - 1 DNA), whole genome probes (comparative genomic hybridization), and BAC clones from Oreochromis niloticus, we found similarities between the B chromosome and the 1st chromosome pair and chromosomes harboring rRNA genes. Based on the cytogenetic mapping data, we suggest the B chromosome may have evolved from a small chromosomal fragment followed by the invasion of the proto-B chromosome by several repeated DNA families.
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- Bruno E A Fantinatti
- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociencias, UNESP—Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, SP CEP 18618-970, Brazil
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Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C. Chromosome differentiation patterns during cichlid fish evolution. BMC Genet 2012; 13:2. [PMID: 25928185 PMCID: PMC3282627 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Andréia B Poletto
- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- UFMT - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto Universitário do Araguaia, Pontal do Araguaia, MT, Brazil.
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- Universidad de Oriente, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Boca de Rio, Venezuela.
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- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
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- Departamento de Morfologia, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Oliveira SG, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Arcanjo AP, Xavier C, Souza MJ, Martins C, Moura RC. Heterochromatin, Sex Chromosomes and rRNA Gene Clusters inCoprophanaeusBeetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Cytogenet Genome Res 2012; 138:46-55. [PMID: 22797215 DOI: 10.1159/000339648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- S G Oliveira
- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista/UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
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Oliveira NL, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Rocha MF, Loreto V, Martins C, Moura RC. Chromosomal mapping of rDNAs and H3 histone sequences in the grasshopper rhammatocerus brasiliensis (acrididae, gomphocerinae): extensive chromosomal dispersion and co-localization of 5S rDNA/H3 histone clusters in the A complement and B chromosome. Mol Cytogenet 2011; 4:24. [PMID: 22075079 PMCID: PMC3234176 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8166-4-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Supernumerary B chromosomes occur in addition to standard karyotype and have been described in about 15% of eukaryotes, being the repetitive DNAs the major component of these chromosomes, including in some cases the presence of multigene families. To advance in the understanding of chromosomal organization of multigene families and B chromosome structure and evolution, the distribution of rRNA and H3 histone genes were analyzed in the standard karyotype and B chromosome of three populations of the grasshopper Rhammatocerus brasiliensis. RESULTS The location of major rDNA was coincident with the previous analysis for this species. On the other hand, the 5S rDNA mapped in almost all chromosomes of the standard complement (except in the pair 11) and in the B chromosome, showing a distinct result from other populations previously analyzed. Besides the spreading of 5S rDNA in the genome of R. brasiliensis it was also observed multiple sites for H3 histone genes, being located in the same chromosomal regions of 5S rDNAs, including the presence of the H3 gene in the B chromosome. CONCLUSIONS Due to the intense spreading of 5S rRNA and H3 histone genes in the genome of R. brasiliensis, their chromosomal distribution was not informative in the clarification of the origin of B elements. Our results indicate a linked organization for the 5S rRNA and H3 histone multigene families investigated in R. brasiliensis, reinforcing previous data concerning the association of both genes in some insect groups. The present findings contribute to understanding the organization/evolution of multigene families in the insect genomes.
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- Nathalia L Oliveira
- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, UPE - Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Oliveira SG, de Moura RC, Martins C. Chromosomal organization of the 18S and 5S rRNAs and histone H3 genes in Scarabaeinae coleopterans: insights into the evolutionary dynamics of multigene families and heterochromatin. BMC Genet 2011. [PMID: 21999519 DOI: 10.1186/14712156-12-88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Scarabaeinae beetles show a high level of macro-chromosomal variability, although the karyotypic organization of heterochromatin and multigene families (rDNAs and histone genes) is poorly understood in this group. To better understand the chromosomal organization and evolution in this group, we analyzed the karyotypes, heterochromatin distribution and chromosomal locations of the rRNAs and histone H3 genes in beetles belonging to eight tribes from the Scarabaeinae subfamily (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). RESULTS The number of 18S rRNA gene (a member of the 45S rDNA unit) sites varied from one to 16 and were located on the autosomes, sex chromosomes or both, although two clusters were most common. Comparison of the 45S rDNA cluster number and the diploid numbers revealed a low correlation value. However, a comparison between the number of 45S rDNA sites per genome and the quantity of heterochromatin revealed (i) species presenting heterochromatin restricted to the centromeric/pericentromeric region that contained few rDNA sites and (ii) species with a high quantity of heterochromatin and a higher number of rDNA sites. In contrast to the high variability for heterochromatin and 45S rDNA cluster, the presence of two clusters (one bivalent cluster) co-located on autosomal chromosomes with the 5S rRNA and histone H3 genes was highly conserved. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the variability of the 45S rDNA chromosomal clusters is not associated with macro-chromosomal rearrangements but are instead related to the spread of heterochromatin. The data obtained also indicate that both heterochromatin and the 45S rDNA loci could be constrained by similar evolutionary forces regulating spreading in the distinct Scarabaeinae subfamily lineages. For the 5S rRNA and the histone H3 genes, a similar chromosomal organization could be attributed to their association/co-localization in the Scarabaeinae karyotypes. These data provide evidence that different evolutionary forces act at the heterochromatin and the 45S rDNA loci compared to the 5S rRNA and histone H3 genes during the evolution of the Scarabainae karyotypes.
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- Diogo C Cabral-de-Mello
- UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Oliveira SG, de Moura RC, Martins C. Chromosomal organization of the 18S and 5S rRNAs and histone H3 genes in Scarabaeinae coleopterans: insights into the evolutionary dynamics of multigene families and heterochromatin. BMC Genet 2011; 12:88. [PMID: 21999519 PMCID: PMC3209441 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-12-88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 07/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Scarabaeinae beetles show a high level of macro-chromosomal variability, although the karyotypic organization of heterochromatin and multigene families (rDNAs and histone genes) is poorly understood in this group. To better understand the chromosomal organization and evolution in this group, we analyzed the karyotypes, heterochromatin distribution and chromosomal locations of the rRNAs and histone H3 genes in beetles belonging to eight tribes from the Scarabaeinae subfamily (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Results The number of 18S rRNA gene (a member of the 45S rDNA unit) sites varied from one to 16 and were located on the autosomes, sex chromosomes or both, although two clusters were most common. Comparison of the 45S rDNA cluster number and the diploid numbers revealed a low correlation value. However, a comparison between the number of 45S rDNA sites per genome and the quantity of heterochromatin revealed (i) species presenting heterochromatin restricted to the centromeric/pericentromeric region that contained few rDNA sites and (ii) species with a high quantity of heterochromatin and a higher number of rDNA sites. In contrast to the high variability for heterochromatin and 45S rDNA cluster, the presence of two clusters (one bivalent cluster) co-located on autosomal chromosomes with the 5S rRNA and histone H3 genes was highly conserved. Conclusions Our results indicate that the variability of the 45S rDNA chromosomal clusters is not associated with macro-chromosomal rearrangements but are instead related to the spread of heterochromatin. The data obtained also indicate that both heterochromatin and the 45S rDNA loci could be constrained by similar evolutionary forces regulating spreading in the distinct Scarabaeinae subfamily lineages. For the 5S rRNA and the histone H3 genes, a similar chromosomal organization could be attributed to their association/co-localization in the Scarabaeinae karyotypes. These data provide evidence that different evolutionary forces act at the heterochromatin and the 45S rDNA loci compared to the 5S rRNA and histone H3 genes during the evolution of the Scarabainae karyotypes.
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- Diogo C Cabral-de-Mello
- UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Sotero-Caio CG, de Souza MJ, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Brasileiro-Vidal AC, Guerra M. Phosphorylation of histone H3S10 in animal chromosomes: is there a uniform pattern? Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 135:111-7. [PMID: 21893968 DOI: 10.1159/000330918] [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: 07/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation of serine 10 in histone H3 (H3S10ph) has been extensively analyzed and appears to be a conserved chromatin change associated with chromosome condensation in different eukaryotic organisms. In this work, we report the distribution of H3S10ph during meiosis in monocentric and holokinetic chromosomes of 6 insect species and in mitotic chromosomes of 7 mammalian species, aiming to investigate the labeling patterns in phylogenetically distant groups. The results indicated a very similar phosphorylation timing and distribution pattern among insects. The sex chromosomes of insects analyzed were always undercondensed and hypophosphorylated. Similarly, the micro chromosomes of the bug Pachylis aff pharaonis were also undercondensed and hypophosphorylated. Holokinetic chromosomes of bugs and monocentric chromosomes of grasshoppers and beetles displayed identical phosphorylation pattern in spite of the difference in the centromere type. Among mammals, a uniform chromosome phosphorylation was observed in marsupials, whereas bat chromosomes displayed a longitudinal banding pattern. These data indicate that, in general, the intensity of H3S10 phosphorylation in animal chromosomes is variable among the distinct chromosome types and associated with the degree of chromatin condensation at metaphase, but it may vary between different groups of animals.
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- C G Sotero-Caio
- Departamento de Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Cabrero J, López-León MD, Camacho JPM. Evolutionary dynamics of 5S rDNA location in acridid grasshoppers and its relationship with H3 histone gene and 45S rDNA location. Genetica 2011; 139:921-31. [PMID: 21755328 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-011-9596-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Moura RC, Martins C. Cytogenetic Mapping of rRNAs and Histone H3 Genes in 14 Species of Dichotomius (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) Beetles. Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 134:127-35. [PMID: 21555878 DOI: 10.1159/000326803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- D C Cabral-de-Mello
- Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, UniversidadeEstadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Cabral-de-Mello DC, Martins C, Souza MJ, Moura RC. Cytogenetic Mapping of 5S and 18S rRNAs and H3 Histone Genes in 4 Ancient Proscopiidae Grasshopper Species: Contribution to Understanding the Evolutionary Dynamics of Multigene Families. Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 132:89-93. [PMID: 20668370 DOI: 10.1159/000317476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- D C Cabral-de-Mello
- UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências/IB, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, Brazil.
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Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C. Chromosome differentiation patterns during cichlid fish evolution. BMC Genet 2010; 11:50. [PMID: 20550671 PMCID: PMC2896337 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cichlid fishes have been the subject of increasing scientific interest because of their rapid adaptive radiation which has led to an extensive ecological diversity and their enormous importance to tropical and subtropical aquaculture. To increase our understanding of chromosome evolution among cichlid species, karyotypes of one Asian, 22 African, and 30 South American cichlid species were investigated, and chromosomal data of the family was reviewed. RESULTS Although there is extensive variation in the karyotypes of cichlid fishes (from 2n = 32 to 2n = 60 chromosomes), the modal chromosome number for South American species was 2n = 48 and the modal number for the African ones was 2n = 44. The only Asian species analyzed, Etroplus maculatus, was observed to have 46 chromosomes. The presence of one or two macro B chromosomes was detected in two African species. The cytogenetic mapping of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene revealed a variable number of clusters among species varying from two to six. CONCLUSIONS The karyotype diversification of cichlids seems to have occurred through several chromosomal rearrangements involving fissions, fusions and inversions. It was possible to identify karyotype markers for the subfamilies Pseudocrenilabrinae (African) and Cichlinae (American). The karyotype analyses did not clarify the phylogenetic relationship among the Cichlinae tribes. On the other hand, the two major groups of Pseudocrenilabrinae (tilapiine and haplochromine) were clearly discriminated based on the characteristics of their karyotypes. The cytogenetic mapping of 18S ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene did not follow the chromosome diversification in the family. The dynamic evolution of the repeated units of rRNA genes generates patterns of chromosomal distribution that do not help follows the phylogenetic relationships among taxa. The presence of B chromosomes in cichlids is of particular interest because they may not be represented in the reference genome sequences currently being obtained.
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- Andréia B Poletto
- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- UFMT - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto Universitário do Araguaia, Pontal do Araguaia, MT, Brazil
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- Universidad de Oriente, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Boca de Rio, Venezuela
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- University of Maryland, Department of Biology, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Morfologia, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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