?Conservative? and ?variable? clusters of Alu-family DNA repeats in human chromosomes

L. V. Filatov; S. E. Mamayeva; N. V. Tomilin

doi:10.1007/bf00539054

?Conservative? and ?variable? clusters of Alu-family DNA repeats in human chromosomes

Molecular Biology Reports ◽

10.1007/bf00539054 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 79-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

L. V. Filatov ◽

S. E. Mamayeva ◽

N. V. Tomilin

Keyword(s):

Dna Repeats ◽

Human Chromosomes

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Non-Random Distribution of Alu-Family DNA Repeats in Human Chromosomes

Nuclear Structure and Function ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-0667-2_9 ◽

1990 ◽

pp. 41-45

Author(s):

L. V. Filatov ◽

S. E. Mamayeva ◽

N. V. Tomilin

Keyword(s):

Random Distribution ◽

Dna Repeats ◽

Human Chromosomes

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Heat Shock Affects Mitotic Segregation of Human Chromosomes Bound to Stress-Induced Satellite III RNAs

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21082812 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (8) ◽

pp. 2812

Author(s):

Manuela Giordano ◽

Lucia Infantino ◽

Marco Biggiogera ◽

Alessandra Montecucco ◽

Giuseppe Biamonti

Keyword(s):

Heat Shock ◽

Chromosome Segregation ◽

Small Rnas ◽

Chromosomal Instability ◽

Chromosome 9 ◽

Dna Repeats ◽

Human Chromosomes ◽

Chromosome Behavior ◽

Argonaute 2 ◽

Transcription Sites

Heat shock activates the transcription of arrays of Satellite III (SatIII) DNA repeats in the pericentromeric heterochromatic domains of specific human chromosomes, the longest of which is on chromosome 9. Long non-coding SatIII RNAs remain associated with transcription sites where they form nuclear stress bodies or nSBs. The biology of SatIII RNAs is still poorly understood. Here, we show that SatIII RNAs and nSBs are detectable up to four days after thermal stress and are linked to defects in chromosome behavior during mitosis. Heat shock perturbs the execution of mitosis. Cells reaching mitosis during the first 3 h of recovery accumulate in pro-metaphase. During the ensuing 48 h, this block is no longer detectable; however, a significant fraction of mitoses shows chromosome segregation defects. Notably, most of lagging chromosomes and chromosomal bridges are bound to nSBs and contain arrays of SatIII DNA. Disappearance of mitotic defects at the end of day 2 coincides with the processing of long non-coding SatIII RNAs into a ladder of small RNAs associated with chromatin and ranging in size from 25 to 75 nt. The production of these molecules does not rely on DICER and Argonaute 2 components of the RNA interference apparatus. Thus, massive transcription of SatIII DNA may contribute to chromosomal instability.

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