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Cytogenetic Analysis of Satellitome of Madagascar Leaf-Tailed Geckos

Satellite DNA (satDNA) consists of sequences of DNA that form tandem repetitions across the genome, and it is notorious for its diversity and fast evolutionary rate. Despite its importance, satDNA has been only sporadically studied in reptile lineages. Here, we sequenced genomic DNA and PCR-amplifie...

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Published in:Genes 2024-04, Vol.15 (4), p.429
Main Authors: Yurchenko, Alona, Pšenička, Tomáš, Mora, Pablo, Ortega, Juan Alberto Marchal, Baca, Antonio Sánchez, Rovatsos, Michail
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Summary:Satellite DNA (satDNA) consists of sequences of DNA that form tandem repetitions across the genome, and it is notorious for its diversity and fast evolutionary rate. Despite its importance, satDNA has been only sporadically studied in reptile lineages. Here, we sequenced genomic DNA and PCR-amplified microdissected W chromosomes on the Illumina platform in order to characterize the monomers of satDNA from the Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko and to compare their topology by in situ hybridization in the karyotypes of the closely related Günther's flat-tail gecko and gold dust day gecko . We identified seventeen different satDNAs; twelve of them seem to accumulate in centromeres, telomeres and/or the W chromosome. Notably, centromeric and telomeric regions seem to share similar types of satDNAs, and we found two that seem to accumulate at both edges of all chromosomes in all three species. We speculate that the long-term stability of all-acrocentric karyotypes in geckos might be explained from the presence of specific satDNAs at the centromeric regions that are strong meiotic drivers, a hypothesis that should be further tested.
ISSN:2073-4425
2073-4425
DOI:10.3390/genes15040429