Brief communication. Characterization and chromosomal distribution of a novel satellite DNA sequence of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica

Tanaka, Kazuaki; Suzuki, Taisei; Nojiri, Takashi; Yamagata, Tetsushi; Namikawa, Takao; Matsuda, Yoichi

doi:10.1093/jhered/91.5.412

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“…In the centromere region of Japanese quail ortholog of chicken microchromosome 27, non-tandemly repetitive sequences lie adjacent to a prominent array of BglII-repeat (Fig. 4c′, c″) that belongs to a 41-bp tandem repeat family (Tanaka et al 2000). However, we have not detected any signals after Zoo-FISH of chicken centromeric DNA fragment containing CenZ on quail lampbrush chromosome Z (data not shown).…”

Section: High-resolution Fish Mapping Of Chicken Cenp-aassociating Dnmentioning

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High-resolution mapping and transcriptional activity analysis of chicken centromere sequences on giant lampbrush chromosomes

2012

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Exploration into morphofunctional organisation of centromere DNA sequences is important for understanding the mechanisms of kinetochore specification and assembly. In-depth epigenetic analysis of DNA fragments associated with centromeric nucleosome proteins has demonstrated unique features of centromere organisation in chicken karyotype: there are both mature centromeres, which comprise chromosome-specific homogeneous arrays of tandem repeats, and recently evolved primitive centromeres, which consist of non-tandemly organised DNA sequences. In this work, we describe the arrangement and transcriptional activity of chicken centromere repeats for Cen1, Cen2, Cen3, Cen4, Cen7, Cen8, and Cen11 and non-repetitive centromere sequences of chromosomes 5, 27, and Z using highly elongated lampbrush chromosomes, which are characteristic of the diplotene stage of oogenesis. The degree of chromatin packaging and fine spatial organisations of tandemly repetitive and non-tandemly repetitive centromeric sequences significantly differ at the lampbrush stage. Using DNA/RNA FISH, we have demonstrated that during the lampbrush stage, DNA sequences are transcribed within the centromere regions of chromosomes that lack centromere-specific tandem repeats. In contrast, chromosome-specific centromeric repeats Cen1, Cen2, Cen3, Cen4, Cen7, Cen8, and Cen11 do not demonstrate any transcriptional activity during the lampbrush stage. In addition, we found that CNM repeat cluster localises adjacent to non-repetitive centromeric sequences in chicken microchromosome 27 indicating that centromere region in this chromosome is repeat-rich. Cross-species FISH allowed localisation of the sequences homologous to centromeric DNA of chicken chromosomes 5 and 27 in centromere regions of quail orthologous chromosomes.

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Section: High-resolution Fish Mapping Of Chicken Cenp-aassociating Dnmentioning

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“…Chicken CNM repeat (Matzke et al 1990; NCBI accession number X51431) and Japanese quail BglIIrepeat (Tanaka et al 2000; NCBI accession numbers AB035968-AB035970) were mapped to lampbrush chromosomes by FISH with specific oligonucleotide probes as described previously (Krasikova et al 2006;Deryusheva et al 2007). …”

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High-resolution mapping and transcriptional activity analysis of chicken centromere sequences on giant lampbrush chromosomes

2012

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“…For a long time, the information about centromerespecific sequences in birds was limited to a few satellites identified in several species (Matzke et al 1990;Solovei et al 1996;Tanaka et al 2000;Saifitdinova et al 2001;Wang et al 2002;Krasikova et al 2006;Deryusheva et al 2007). Even in extensively studied galliform species, such as chicken and quail, primarily microchromosome-specific centromeric repeats were well characterized (Matzke et al 1990;Tanaka et al 2000;Krasikova et al 2006;Deryusheva et al 2007).…”

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“…Even in extensively studied galliform species, such as chicken and quail, primarily microchromosome-specific centromeric repeats were well characterized (Matzke et al 1990;Tanaka et al 2000;Krasikova et al 2006;Deryusheva et al 2007). A recent comprehensive analysis revealed elusive centromere DNA specific for chicken chromosomes (Shang et al 2010).…”

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“…DNA of BAC clones and chromosome paints were labeled with biotin-dUTP or digoxigenin-dUTP in a DOP-PCR using 6MW primer (Telenius et al 1992). Oligonucleotide probes specific for chicken CNM (Matzke et al 1990) and quail BglII-repeat (Tanaka et al 2000) were also used for centromere detection, namely, CNMpos, CNMneg, and CCOneg oligonucleotides (Deryusheva et al 2007) labeled with Cy3 or Cy5. The labeled probes were dissolved in a standard formamide hybridization buffer with an excess of salmon sperm DNA as described elsewhere Krasikova et al 2006;Deryusheva et al 2007).…”

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Centromere positions in chicken and Japanese quail chromosomes: de novo centromere formation versus pericentric inversions

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Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus, GGA) and Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica, CCO) karyotypes are very similar. They have identical chromosome number (2n078) and show a high degree of synteny. Centromere positions on the majority of orthologous chromosomes are different in these two species. To explore the nature of this divergence, we used highresolution comparative fluorescent in situ hybridization mapping on giant lampbrush chromosomes (LBCs) from growing oocytes. We applied 41 BAC clones specific for GGA1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 to chicken and quail LBCs. This approach allowed us to rule out a pericentric inversion earlier proposed to explain the difference between GGA1 and CCO1. In addition to a well-established large-scale pericentric inversion that discriminates GGA2 and CCO2, we identified another, smaller one in the large inverted region. For the first time, we described in detail inversions that distinguish GGA3 from CCO3 and GGA11 from CCO11. Despite the newly identified and confirmed inversions, our data suggest that, in chicken and Japanese quail, the difference in centromere positions is not mainly caused by pericentric inversions but is instead due to centromere repositioning events and the formation of new centromeres. We also consider the formation of short arms of quail microchromosomes by heterochromatin accumulation as a third scenario that could explain the discrepancy in centromeric indexes.

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A new family of satellite DNA sequences as a major component of centromeric heterochromatin in owls (Strigiformes)

2004

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We isolated a new family of satellite DNA sequences from HaeIII- and EcoRI-digested genomic DNA of the Blakiston's fish owl ( Ketupa blakistoni). The repetitive sequences were organized in tandem arrays of the 174 bp element, and localized to the centromeric regions of all macrochromosomes, including the Z and W chromosomes, and microchromosomes. This hybridization pattern was consistent with the distribution of C-band-positive centromeric heterochromatin, and the satellite DNA sequences occupied 10% of the total genome as a major component of centromeric heterochromatin. The sequences were homogenized between macro- and microchromosomes in this species, and therefore intraspecific divergence of the nucleotide sequences was low. The 174 bp element cross-hybridized to the genomic DNA of six other Strigidae species, but not to that of the Tytonidae, suggesting that the satellite DNA sequences are conserved in the same family but fairly divergent between the different families in the Strigiformes. Secondly, the centromeric satellite DNAs were cloned from eight Strigidae species, and the nucleotide sequences of 41 monomer fragments were compared within and between species. Molecular phylogenetic relationships of the nucleotide sequences were highly correlated with both the taxonomy based on morphological traits and the phylogenetic tree constructed by DNA-DNA hybridization. These results suggest that the satellite DNA sequence has evolved by concerted evolution in the Strigidae and that it is a good taxonomic and phylogenetic marker to examine genetic diversity between Strigiformes species.

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Brief communication. Characterization and chromosomal distribution of a novel satellite DNA sequence of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica

Cited by 30 publications

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High-resolution mapping and transcriptional activity analysis of chicken centromere sequences on giant lampbrush chromosomes

High-resolution mapping and transcriptional activity analysis of chicken centromere sequences on giant lampbrush chromosomes

Centromere positions in chicken and Japanese quail chromosomes: de novo centromere formation versus pericentric inversions

A new family of satellite DNA sequences as a major component of centromeric heterochromatin in owls (Strigiformes)

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