8urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:A71ED5FC-60ED-5DA3-AC8E-F6D2BB5B3573urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C8FA3ADA-5585-4F26-9215-A520EE683979Comparative CytogeneticsCCG1993-07711993-078XPensoft Publishers10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i2.70817081Research ArticleReptiliaTeiidaeGeneticsMolecular geneticsAmazon BasinDifferential repetitive DNA composition in the centromeric region of chromosomes of Amazonian lizard species in the family TeiidaeCarvalhoNatalia D. M.nathydayane@gmail.com1CarmoEdson1NevesRogerio O.1SchneiderCarlos Henrique1GrossMaria Claudia1Laboratório de Citogenômica Animal, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Estrada do Contorno 3000, Aleixo, CEP 69077-000 - Manaus, AM – BrazilUniversidade Federal do AmazonasManausBrazilLaboratório de Tecnologia de DNA, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Estrada do Contorno 3000, Aleixo, CEP 69077-000 - Manaus, AM – BrazilUniversidade Federal do AmazonasManausBrazil
Corresponding author: Natalia D. M. Carvalho (nathydayane@gmail.com)
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Differences in heterochromatin distribution patterns and its composition were observed in Amazonian teiid species. Studies have shown repetitive DNA harbors heterochromatic blocks which are located in centromeric and telomeric regions in Ameivaameiva (Linnaeus, 1758), Kentropyxcalcarata (Spix, 1825), Kentropyxpelviceps (Cope, 1868), and Tupinambisteguixin (Linnaeus, 1758). In Cnemidophorus sp.1, repetitive DNA has multiple signals along all chromosomes. The aim of this study was to characterize moderately and highly repetitive DNA sequences by Cot1-DNA from Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 genomes through cloning and DNA sequencing, as well as mapping them chromosomally to better understand its organization and genome dynamics. The results of sequencing of DNA libraries obtained by Cot1-DNA showed that different microsatellites, transposons, retrotransposons, and some gene families also comprise the fraction of repetitive DNA in the teiid species. FISH using Cot1-DNA probes isolated from both Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 showed these sequences mainly located in heterochromatic centromeric, and telomeric regions in Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin chromosomes, indicating they play structural and functional roles in the genome of these species. In Cnemidophorus sp.1, Cot1-DNA probe isolated from Ameivaameiva had multiple interstitial signals on chromosomes, whereas mapping of Cot1-DNA isolated from the Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 highlighted centromeric regions of some chromosomes. Thus, the data obtained showed that many repetitive DNA classes are part of the genome of Ameivaameiva, Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentroyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin, and these sequences are shared among the analyzed teiid species, but they were not always allocated at the same chromosome position.
Carvalho NDM, Carmo EJ, Neves RO, Schneider CH, Gross MC (2016) Differential repetitive DNA composition in the centromeric region of chromosomes of Amazonian lizard species in the family Teiidae. Comparative Cytogenetics 10(2): 203–217. doi: 10.3897/CompCytogen.v10i2.7081
Introduction
Teiidae are a Neotropical lizard family characterized by karyotype diversity with a diploid number ranging from 34 to 52 chromosomes, as well as differences in heterochromatin composition and distribution patterns (Carvalho et al. 2015a, b). Amazonian teiid species exhibit considerable heterochromatic blocks located in centromeric and terminal regions of most chromosomes in Ameivaameiva (Linnaeus, 1758), Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentropyxcalcarata (Spix, 1825) and Kentropyxpelviceps (Cope, 1868), whereas Tupinambisteguixin (Linnaeus, 1758) has few heterochromatic blocks in the centromeric regions of macrochromosomes, indicating differential heterochromatin distribution among teiid species (Carvalho et al. 2015a, b).
These heterochromatin blocks usually contain repetitive DNA, such as ribosomal DNA 5S, telomeric sequences, tropomyosin 1 genes, and the retrotransposons Rex 1 and SINE (Carvalho et al. 2015b). These repetitive elements have been mapped in chromosomes of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin. They were mainly located in heterochromatic centromeric and telomeric regions, and appeared to act on the structural organization of the centromere and/or telomere (Carvalho et al. 2015b). However, the composition of the heterochromatic fraction in the genome of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin was not restricted to ribosomal DNA 5S sequences, telomeric sequences, tropomyosin 1 gene, and retrotransposons Rex 1 and SINE because some chromosomes have heterochromatic blocks that are not hybridization signals of these repetitive elements (Carvalho et al. 2015a, b). In Cnemidophorus sp.1 the pattern of organization of these sequences is different from other teiids, presenting multiple signals along all chromosomes, with compartmentalized blocks mainly in interstitial chromosome regions (Carvalho et al. 2015b). This indicates differential composition of the centromeric region of this species.
Repetitive DNA may be isolated by various strategies, among them Cot1-DNA is used to isolate total fraction of moderately and highly repetitive DNA sequences in the genome (Vicari et al. 2010). Cot1-DNA is based on DNA re-association kinetics, where genome repetitive fractions tend to rapidly reanneal after total genomic DNA denaturation. Thus, average renaturation time of a particular sequence depends on the number of copies found in the genome and in time almost all DNA of a denatured sample will reassociate (Zwick et al. 1997, Ferreira and Martins 2008). Repetitive DNA libraries of various species have identified sequences of microsatellites, satellites, ribosomal DNA, and transposable elements (transposons and retrotransposons) in the genome repetitive fraction (Hřibová et al. 2007, Zhang et al. 2012, Terencio et al. 2015). This DNA library enriched with moderate and highly repetitive sequences (Cot1-DNA) may be mapped in chromosomes and sequenced, which helps in analysis and has aided in understanding the dynamic and genomic organization, in terms of the repetitive fraction, as well as in evolutionary processes (Ferreira and Martins 2008, Szinay et al. 2010, Yu et al. 2013).
The aim of this study was to characterize sequences of moderately and highly repetitive DNA sequences in Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 genomes. These teiid species have a large amount of heterochromatin that is organized differentially. Libraries enriched with repetitive DNA were cloned, sequenced, used as probes, and chromosomally mapped in Ameivaameiva, Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin. Furthermore, they assisted in the understanding of genomic sequence organization and dynamics in karyotypes of these Amazonian teiid species.
Material and methods
Samples of Ameivaameiva, Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin were collected in Amazonas State, Brazil, in different locations (Table 1). All of the collections were conducted with permission from the Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency (ICMBio/SISBIO 41825-1) (Table 1).
Species of the Teinae and Tupinambinae subfamilies: collection sites, number and the analyzed animals and voucher specimens (lots) are listed. AM: Amazonas.
Subfamily
Species
Collection sites
Number and sex the analyzed animals
Voucher specimens (lots)
Teiinae
Ameivaameiva
São Sebastião do Uatumã, AM Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, AM Tapauá, AM São Sebastião de Cuieiras, AM Reserva Adolpho Ducke, AM
30 (thirteen males; thirteen females; four without sex identification)
INPA H33213
Cnemidophorus sp.1
Manaus, AM
13 (five males; eight females)
INPA H35018
Kentropyxcalcarata
São Sebastião do Uatumã, AM São Sebastião de Cuieiras, AM
7 (three males; four females)
INPA H31712
Kentropyxpelviceps
Tapauá, AM
3 (three females)
INPA H34841
Tupinambinae
Tupinambisteguixin
São Sebastião do Uatumã, AM Tapauá, AM Reserva Adolpho Ducke, AM
5 (four females; one without sex identification)
INPA H34791
The animals were euthanized after capture in the field with a lethal dose of the anesthetic sodium thiopental to avoid being deprived of food or water. This research was approved by the Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation of the Fundação Universidade do Amazonas/Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) (number 041/2013). No endangered or protected species were used in this research. The animals underwent cytogenetic procedures, were fixed with 10% formaldehyde (injected in the coelom and digestive tract), and preserved in 70% alcohol. Voucher specimens were deposited in the Herpetological Collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA H31712, 33213, 34791, 34841, 35018). All samples were identified by the researcher Dr. Federico Arias.
Mitotic chromosomes were obtained from bone marrow cell suspensions in vitro using colchicine (Ford and Hamerton 1956). Because the larger heterochromatic regions in Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 represent divergence in the physical chromosomal mapping of different classes of repetitive DNA compared to other teiids, these two species were used to obtain a genomic library enriched with moderately and highly repetitive DNA, following the renaturation kinetics technique Cot1-DNA (Zwick et al. 1997, Ferreira and Martins 2008). Genomic DNA samples from Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 (50 μl of 100–500 ng/μl of DNA in 0.3 M NaCl) were autoclaved (120°C) for 5 min to obtain fragments between 100 to 2000 bases pairs. Then, samples were denatured at 95°C for 10 min, placed on ice for 10 seconds, and subsequently heated to reannealment at 65°C for 5 minutes. Thereafter, samples were incubated at 37°C for 8 minutes with a unit of S1 nuclease enzyme, whose function is to digest single-stranded DNA. Repetitive fraction of these samples was recovered by freezing in liquid nitrogen and subsequent DNA extraction using phenol-chloroform. The resulting DNA fragments were cloned and sequenced. Cot1-DNA fragments of Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 were ligated into the plasmid vector pMOSBlue blunt ended (GE Healthcare). Clones were sequenced in an automated ABI 3130 DNA sequencer XL (Applied Biosystem). The alignment of sequences was performed using the Clustal W tool (Thompson et al. 1994) included in the 7.0 BioEdit program (Hall 1999). The generated clones were submitted to BLASTN to detect similarity with public domain sequences contained in the NCBI database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), as well as in the Repbase database (Jurka et al. 2005) from the Genetic Information Research Institute (Giri) (http://www.girinst.org/repbase/), using the software CENSOR (Kohany et al. 2006).
Cot1-DNA libraries were tagged using digoxigenin-11-dUTP for nick translation reaction, according to manufacturer’s instructions (Dig-Nick Translation mix Roche). Anti-digoxigenin rhodamine (Roche) was used for signal detection. Cot1-DNA libraries from Ameivaameiva tagged using digoxigenin-11-dUTP were hybridized with chromosomes of the species. Further, homologous hybridizations were performed with Cot1-DNA libraries in Cnemidophorus sp.1. Probes obtained from Cot1-DNA of Ameivaameiva and Cot1-DNA of Cnemidophorus sp.1 were also hybridized with chromosomes of other analyzed teiid species. FISH was performed under 77% stringency (2.5 ng/probe, 50% formamide, 10% dextran sulfate, and 2× SSC at 37°C for 18 h) (Pinkel et al. 1986). Chromosomes were counter stained with DAPI (2 mg/ml) in VectaShield mounting medium (Vector).
Chromosomes were analyzed using an epifluorescence microscope (Leica DFC 3000G). Metaphase stages were photographed; the karyotypes were loaded in Adobe Photoshop CS4 software and measured using Image J software. Afterward, the karyotypes were organized following the karyotype formula in karyotypes from Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata and Kentropyxpelviceps were classified as gradual series of acrocentric chromosomes; those of Cnemidophorus sp.1 as biarmed, uniarmed, and microchromosomes; and those of Tupinambisteguixin as macro and microchromosomes.
Results
A total of 40 Ameivaameiva Cot1-DNA clones were sequenced wherein 12 sequences corresponded 8 to microsatellites, 1 to transposons, 1 to retrotransposons, and 1 genes, all having high similarity with repetitive DNA deposited in public DNA banks (Table 2). For Cnemidophorus sp.1, 30 Cot1-DNA clones sequenced wherein 8 sequences corresponded 6 to microsatellites, 1 to transposons and 1 genes, all also being highly similar to the repetitive DNAs deposited in public DNA banks (Table 3).
Repetitive sequences obtained fraction Cot1-DNA Ameivaameiva with deposited sequences in the NCBI databases and GIRI.
By using the homologous probe of Cot1-DNA, Ameivaameiva hybridization signals were located in the centromeric region/short arm of pairs 1 to 18, except pairs 9, 16, and 17, which showed interstitial signals (Figures 1a). When homologous hybridization of Cot1-DNA Cnemidophorus sp.1 was performed with chromosomes of the species itself, signals were observed in the centromeric region/short arm of certain chromosomes, whereas the majority of chromosomes showed no signals in this chromosome region.
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Karyotypes with Ameivaameiva Cot1-DNA probe hybridized (signal red). aA.ameivabCnemidophorus sp.1 cKentropyxcalcaratadKentropyxpelviceps and eTupinambisteguixin. The chromosomes were counterstained with DAPI. a = gradual series of acrocentric chromosomes. m = Macrochromosome, mi = microchromosome. Scale bar: 10 μm.
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Hybrization using the heterologous probe of Cot1-DNA obtained from Ameivaameiva in Cnemidophorus sp.1 presented multiple signals along all chromosomes, with compartmentalized blocks mainly in interstitial regions (Figure 1b). In Kentropyxcalcarata and Kentropyxpelviceps, signals were located at the centromeric region in the majority of chromosomes, with some pairs having terminal and interstitial signals (Figures 1c and 1d, respectively) and Tupinambisteguixin presenting signals in the centromeric region in pairs 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 (Figures 1e). Similar signal patterns were observed in heterologous hybridization of Cot1-DNA obtained from Cnemidophorus sp.1 in chromosomes of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin; however, the signals were more tenuous.
Discussion
Several classes of repetitive DNA are included in the genome of Amazonian teiid species, such as ribosomal DNA 5S, telomeric sequences, tropomyosin 1 genes, and retrotransposons Rex 1 and SINE. Most of these repetitive DNA sequences are allocated to heterochromatin regions, in addition to acting structurally in the centromeric and telomeric organization for Ameivaameiva, Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin (Carvalho et al. 2015b). In addition to these functions, heterochromatin can have other activities in the genome. It can act in chromosome segregation, nuclear organization, mitosis regulation in cell cycle progression, cell proliferation, gene expression regulation, and may affect the process of gene recombination (Grewal and Jia 2007, Skipper 2007, Buhler 2009, Bloom 2014).
However, heterochromatin of teiids is not limited to ribosomal DNA 5S, telomeric sequences, tropomyosin 1 gene, retrotransposons Rex 1 and SINE, and presents a complex composition with various repetitive DNA. In libraries obtained by Cot1-DNA sequencing, it was evidenced that different microsatellites, transposons, retrotransposons, some gene families and other type of sequences (e.g. satellite DNAs) are also present in this fraction of moderately and highly repetitive DNA. They were allocated preferentially to the centromeric and telomeric regions of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin. These sequences are also present in Cnemidophorus sp.1; however, they were present in euchromatic regions, similar to the pattern observed for telomeric sequences, tropomyosin 1 genes, and retrotransposons Rex 1 and SINE.
The sequences of repetitive DNA that were more abundant in moderately and highly repetitive fractions of the genome obtained using Cot1-DNA in Ameivaameiva and Cnemidophorus sp.1 were microsatellites, which were homologous with sequences of other organisms deposited in public databases, including plants, fish, mammals, bird and insect (Tables 2 and 3). However, the differences in microsatellites isolated from different species are noteworthy. Microsatellite accumulation may be associated with differentiation of sex chromosomes in some species of Sauropsida, because of high suppression of recombination, degeneration, and heterochromatinization (Pokorná et al. 2011, Gamble et al. 2014, Matsubara et al. 2015), but none of the species analyzed in this study had differentiated sex chromosomes; males and females had identical chromosomal constitution.
Microsatellite or simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are short sequences organized in long segments made up of tandem repeat units and are found in coding or non-coding regions in diverse species genomes (de Oliveira et al. 2015). In genetic analysis, they are considered good molecular markers due to its high abundance in the genome, co-dominant inheritance, multi-allelic nature, good reproducibility, and has been used in studies of population genetics, phylogeny, linkage maps, and relationships (Qi et al. 2015, Čížková et al. 2015)
SSRs have functional roles in the genome, such as gene regulation, replication in transcription, protein function, and genome organization (Qi et al. 2015). These SSRs are generally located in centromeric regions and chromosomes ends of various organisms, such as those observed in Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin in this study, which corroborates the results of other cytogenomic studies involving satellites/microsatellite DNA from some species of lizards (Lacertidae, Scincidae and Varanidae) and snakes (Colubridae, Pythonidae, and Viperidae). These studies showed that the SSRs are located in the heterochromatin region, specifically in the centromeric, pericentromeric, and/or telomeric regions in chromosomes, suggesting differences in the compositions of these regions in the Squamata genome (Singh et al. 1976, Grechko et al. 2005, Chaiprasertsri et al. 2013, Giovannotti et al. 2013, 2014, Matsubara et al. 2015).
In addition to microsatellites, about 50% of sequences obtained by Cot1-DNA from two species, exhibited similarities to transposable elements (transposons and retrotransposons). One important characteristic of these transposable elements is the transposition mechanism; retrotransposons transpose via an intermediate from RNA and transposons move up the genome through DNA copies that may be contributing to diversity and plasticity of the genome during evolution (Kordis 2009, Kojima et al. 2015). Sequences presented similarity ranging from 80% to 100% with Tc1-like and Tc1/mariner DNA transposons. The Tc1 transposon is found in many eukaryotic genomes and moves into and/or across genomes. It is an element that has defective copies that have been carried across several mutations causing genetic element inactivation in the genome (Ivics and Izsvák 2015, Tellier et al. 2015). Tc1 are not highlighted in the active form in vertebrate genomes (Dornan et al. 2015, Ivics and Izsvák 2015, Tellier et al. 2015).
An retrotransposon, non-LTR retrotransposon CR1 (Chicken Repeat 1) was identified only in the Ameivaameiva genome; however, this does not indicate that it was not present in the genome of Cnemidophorus sp.1, because it simply may not have been identified in this study. Retroelement CR1 is a LINE family that is widely distributed in various organisms, including vertebrates (birds, reptiles, and fish) and invertebrates (Thompson et al. 2009). CR1 contains a 5'UTR region, two reading frames (ORFs 1 and 2), and a terminal region 3'UTR. Terminal region 3'UTR have small repeats (microsatellites) relatively conserved within each of the seven CR1 groups (groups A to G) (Suh 2015). The CR1 groups are the only transposable elements that were active during the evolution of birds and reptiles, and thus, have been widely used as phylogenetic markers, in species identification, and for understanding genome evolution within Amniota (Suh et al. 2014, Suh 2015)
Repetitive DNA rDNA 5s, tropomyosin 1 genes, and retroelements Rex 1 and SINE (Carvalho et al. 2015b), have also been mapped on chromosomes of teiid species analyzed in this study, nevertheless they were not highlighted in sequencing of moderately and highly repetitive DNA obtained by the Cot1-DNA technique. Cot1-DNA is product of DNA genomic concentration (Co), renaturation time in seconds (t), and a constant that depends on buffer cation concentration (Britten and Kohne 1968, Britten et al. 1974). Still, the results of isolated sequences by this technique may be different due to differences in DNA fragmentation (which occur randomly) or cloning processes which may explain failure to obtain repetitive DNAs 5S rDNA tropomyosin 1 genes and retroelements Rex 1 and SINE that also comprise the repetitive fraction of the five analyzed teiid species.
Some clones presented similarity with part of the gene TAP-2 (transporter associated with antigen processing). TAP is encoded by class I major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes and are responsible for the transport of antigen peptides from the cytoplasm to endoplasmic reticulum (Zhao et al. 2006, Murata et al. 2009). This carrier is comprised of TAP-1 and TAP-2 subunits and is essential in antigen processing and highly conserved among various eukaryotic species (Zhao et al. 2006, Murata et al. 2009). Some genes may be associated with repetitive DNA in different species genomes and may involve various functions, such as genome stability, gene expression regulation, chromatin formation, and as miRNAs (Roberts et al. 2014, Liang et al. 2015). This association of genes with repetitive DNA has been found in some species of lizards, fish, and mammals (Valente et al. 2011, Pokorná et al. 2011, Terencio et al. 2015), and is also evident for analyzed species in this study.
The physical chromosomal map of homologous probes and/or heterologous of Cot1-DNA showing signals associated with heterochromatic regions in centromeric and telomeric regions in chromosomes of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin; and corroborated partially the standard heterochromatic (Carvalho et al. 2015a) the analyzed species. In addition, interstitial signals are also located in interstitial regions of the smaller pairs of chromosomes of Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin, which confirm the presence of these sequences in this region. However, if we compare the location of these moderately and highly repetitive DNA obtained from Cot1-DNA with other repetitive DNA already mapped to the same location (Carvalho et al. 2015b), the pattern of signals are similar, being allocated to heterochromatic regions in centromeric and telomeric regions of chromosomes of these teiid species. Although various classes of repetitive DNA can be located in the same chromosomal region from different species, the number of copies of each element may be different (Chaiprasertsri et al. 2013).
In Cnemidophorus sp.1, hybridization of moderately and highly repetitive sequences obtained from Cot1-DNA from Ameivaameiva presented multiple signals along chromosomes with compartmentalized blocks in interstitial regions, which probably are located in euchromatic regions since they are not located in centromeric and telomeric heterochromatic regions of chromosomes (Carvalho et al. 2015a, b). This pattern is similar to the distribution pattern of other repetitive DNA (Carvalho et al. 2015b), indicating that the pattern of chromosomal organization of repetitive elements is different from the other analyzed teiid species. Moreover, repetitive DNA located in euchromatic regions may significantly influence regulatory regions a gene expression because distribution of repetitive elements in the genome, especially the high association to genes with metabolic function, might be the result of a positive selection during evolution and imply practical roles of these elements in gene functions (Wang et al. 2007, Liang et al. 2015). Studies with Cot1-DNA demonstrated that although mouse and human genomes have similar families of repetitive elements, primary sequences differ significantly among genomes, the human Cot1-DNA do not hybridize to chromosomes in mice and the same happens with human (Hall et al. 2014). Furthermore, Cot1-DNA was hybridized on all euchromatic regions of chromosomes (Hall et al. 2014).
On the other hand, FISH using Cot1-DNA homologous probe revealed signals mainly in centromeric regions of chromosomes of Cnemidophorus sp.1. Thus, heterochromatic centromeric fraction of Cnemidophorus sp.1 seems to be composed of microsatellites and transposable elements obtained by Cot1-DNA of the specie itself and elucidated by its sequencing, being different of the sequences obtained by Cot1-DNA of Ameivaameiva, despite belonging to same categories. Yet Cot1-DNA contains a variety of different sequences, including the satellite DNA which are among the major component of centromeric heterochromatin, conversely to TE or microsatellite which are interspersed along chromosomes. Other repetitive elements may be present in the heterochromatic fraction of this species, which have not been detected by Cot1-DNA (Carvalho et al. 2015b). Further, in the centromeric region, other repetitive DNA centromere specifics (Rosic et al. 2014) may be present that may be allocated in both macrochromosomes and microchromosomes, since they share the same repetitive DNA (Giovannotti et al. 2014, Matsubara et al. 2015, this study).
Although its function and multiprotein components are conserved among organisms, these repetitive DNA are extremely divergent regarding its structure, organization, dynamics, and propagation mechanisms, influencing the diversification and evolution of centromeres (Plohl et al. 2014). Therefore, it is clear that several mechanisms may operate in the diversification of these regions, such as unequal crossing-over, gene conversion, changes mediated by transposable elements, and slippage of DNA polymerase replication, resulting in differential composition of heterochromatin in closely related species, among different chromosomes in the same species, or in species-specific chromosomes (Chaiprasertsri et al. 2013, Aldrup-MacDonald and Sullivan 2014, He et al. 2015, Gao et al. 2015).
Conclusion
This study contributes to understanding the heterochromatic fraction composition and structure and organization of repetitive DNA of teiid genomes and indicates that the different classes of moderately and highly repetitive DNA are part of Ameivaameiva, Cnemidophorus sp.1, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin genome. This means that these sequences are shared among the analyzed teiid species, although not always allocated on the same chromosome region. Nevertheless, the physical mapping of repetitive DNA revealed similarity among the species Ameivaameiva, Kentropyxcalcarata, Kentropyxpelviceps, and Tupinambisteguixin and showed that the centromeric fraction of Cnemidophorus sp.1 is different from that of the other analyzed species.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), the graduate program of INPA Genética, Conservação e Biologia Evolutiva, Rede BioPHAM (CNPq/FAPEAM grant number: 563348/2010-0); Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico (grant number: 474617/2013-0); FAPEAM (020/2013); CAPES (Pró-Amazônia – grant number 23038.009447/2013-45, 3295/2013). Species were collected with a permit issued by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio/SISBIO license number 41825-1). NDMC received funding from the Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisas do Estado do Amazonas. The authors are grateful to Dra. Eliana Feldberg for the epifluorescence microscope. Cactus Communications reviewed this paper.
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