Artículo
Chromosomal localization of the telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequence in four species of Armadillo (Dasypodidae) from Argentina: an approach to explaining karyotype evolution in the Xenarthra
Lizarralde, Marta Susana
; Bolzan, Alejandro Daniel
; Poljak, Sebastián
; Pigozzi, Maria Ines
; Bustos, J.; Merani, Maria Susana
Fecha de publicación:
12/2005
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Chromosome Research
ISSN:
0967-3849
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The distribution of the vertebrate telomeric sequence (TTAGGG)n in four species of armadillos (Dasypodidae, Xenarthra), i.e. Chaetophractus villosus (2n = 60), Chaetophractus vellerosus (2n = 62), Dasypus hybridus (2n = 64) and Zaedyus pichiy (2n = 62) was examined by FISH with a peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probe. Besides the expected telomeric hybridization, interstitial (centromeric) locations of the (TTAGGG)n sequence were observed in one chromosome pair of Chaetophractus vellerosus and Zaedyus pichiy, suggesting chromosome fusion of ancestral chromosomes occurring during the evolution of Dasypodidae. In addition, all the species analysed showed one to four apparently telocentric chromosomes, exhibiting only two telomeric signals. However, the immunodetection study of kinetochore proteins on synaptonemal complex spreads from C. villosus showed that the apparently telocentric chromosomes have a tiny short arm that can be resolved only in the more elongated pachytene bivalents. This finding suggests that none of the species of armadillos possess true telocentric chromosomes. Our present results support a reduction in the diploid number by fusion of acrocentrics with loss of chromosome material as a tendency in Dasypodidae.
Palabras clave:
Chromosmes
,
Telomers
,
FISH
,
Dasypodidae
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Articulos(CADIC)
Articulos de CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Articulos de CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
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Articulos de INST.MULTIDISCIPL.DE BIOLOGIA CELULAR (I)
Articulos de INST.MULTIDISCIPL.DE BIOLOGIA CELULAR (I)
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Articulos de INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMEDICAS
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Articulos de OFICINA DE COORDINACION ADMINISTRATIVA HOUSSAY
Articulos de OFICINA DE COORDINACION ADMINISTRATIVA HOUSSAY
Citación
Lizarralde, Marta Susana; Bolzan, Alejandro Daniel; Poljak, Sebastián; Pigozzi, Maria Ines; Bustos, J.; et al.; Chromosomal localization of the telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequence in four species of Armadillo (Dasypodidae) from Argentina: an approach to explaining karyotype evolution in the Xenarthra; Springer; Chromosome Research; 13; 8; 12-2005; 777-784
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