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The pericentromeric heterochromatin of the grass Zingeria biebersteiniana (2n = 4) is composed of Zbcen1-type tandem repeats that are intermingled with accumulated dispersedly organized sequences

Publication: Genome
December 2001

Abstract

DNA reassociation and hydroxyapatite chromatography were used to isolate high-copy DNA of the grass Zingeria biebersteiniana (2n = 4). In situ hybridization demonstrated that the DNA isolated was enriched for pericentromere-specific repetitive sequences. One abundant pericentromere-specific component is the differentially methylated tandem-repeat family Zbcen1. Other sequences isolated, Zb46 and Zb47A, are dispersed and display similarity to parts of the gypsy- and copia-like retrotransposable elements of other grasses. In situ hybridization with the copia-like sequence Zb47A resulted in dispersed labelling along the chromosome arms, with a significant signal accumulation in the pericentromeric region of all chromosomes. It is concluded that the pericentromeric heterochromatin of Z. biebersteiniana is composed of members of the Zbcen1 tandem repeat family and that these tandem arrays are intermingled with accumulated putative copia-like retrotransposon sequences. An observed Rabl interphase orientation suggests that the length of the chromosomes rather than the genome size is the determining factor of the Rabl phenomenon.Key Words: centromere, heterochromatin, tandemly repeated DNA, retrotransposon-like, DNA reassociation.

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La renaturation de l'ADN et la chromatographie sur hydroxyapatite ont été employées afin d'isoler de l'ADN hautement répétitif chez la graminée Zingeria biebersteiniana (2n = 4). L'hybridation in situ a permis de montrer que l'ADN isolé était enrichi en séquences répétitives spécifiques des régions péricentromériques. Les séquences répétitives de la famille Zbcen1, des séquences montrant une méthylation différentielle et répétées en tandem, constituent une des composantes abondantes de la région péricentromérique. D'autres séquences isolées, Zb46 et Zb47A, sont dispersées et montrent de la similarité avec certaines parties des rétrotransposons de type gypsy et copia retrouvés chez d'autres graminées. L'hybridation in situ à l'aide de la séquence Zb47A, celle qui ressemble à un élément copia, a produit un marquage distribué tout au long des bras chromosomiques, mais particulièrement accentué au niveau des régions péricentromériques de tous les chromosomes. Les auteurs en concluent que l'hétérochromatine du Z. biebersteiniana est constituée de membres de la famille Zbcen1 de séquences répétées en tandem ainsi qu'une accumulation de rétrotransposons de type copia qui sont éparpillés au sein de ces suites de séquences en tandem. L'observation d'une orientation RabI en interphase suggère que la longueur des chromosomes plutôt que la taille du génome est le facteur déterminant dans un tel phénomène.Mots clés : centromère, hétérochromatine, ADN répété en tandem, semblable à un rétrotransposon, renaturation de l'ADN.[Traduit par la Rédaction]

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Genome
Volume 44Number 6December 2001
Pages: 955 - 961

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