B chromosome in a rice aneuploid variation

2000 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. K. Cheng ◽  
H. X. Yu ◽  
H. H. Yan ◽  
M. H. Gu ◽  
L. H. Zhu
Keyword(s):  
B Chromosome

scholarly journals Repetitive DNA landscape in essential A and supernumerary B chromosomes of Festuca pratensis Huds

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahman Ebrahimzadegan ◽  
Andreas Houben ◽  
Ghader Mirzaghaderi
Keyword(s):  
Repetitive Sequences ◽  
Nuclear Genome ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
B Chromosomes ◽  
Festuca Pratensis ◽  
Ltr Retrotransposons ◽  
Chromosome Identification ◽  
Satellite Repeats ◽  
Low Pass ◽  
Illumina Sequence

AbstractHere, we characterized the basic properties of repetitive sequences in essential A and supernumerary B chromosomes of Festuca pratensis Huds. This was performed by comparative analysis of low-pass Illumina sequence reads of B chromosome lacking (−B) and B chromosome containing (+B) individuals of F. pratensis. 61% of the nuclear genome is composed of repetitive sequences. 43.1% of the genome are transposons of which DNA transposons and retrotransposons made up 2.3% and 40.8%, respectively. LTR retrotransposons are the most abundant mobile elements and contribute to 40.7% of the genome and divided into Ty3-gypsy and Ty1-copia super families with 32.97% and 7.78% of the genome, respectively. Eighteen different satellite repeats were identified making up 3.9% of the genome. Five satellite repeats were used as cytological markers for chromosome identification and genome analysis in the genus Festuca. Four satellite repeats were identified on B chromosomes among which Fp-Sat48 and Fp-Sat253 were specific to the B chromosome of F. pratensis.

scholarly journals Spatial organization of fibroblast and spermatocyte nuclei with different B-chromosome content in Korean field mouse, Apodemus peninsulae (Rodentia, Muridae)

Genome ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 815-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatyana V. Karamysheva ◽  
Anna A. Torgasheva ◽  
Yaroslav R. Yefremov ◽  
Anton G. Bogomolov ◽  
Thomas Liehr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Constitutive Heterochromatin ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
B Chromosomes ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Field Mouse ◽  
Apodemus Peninsulae ◽  
Basic Set ◽  
Korean Field Mouse

Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae) shows a wide variation in the number of B chromosomes composed of constitutive heterochromatin. For this reason, it provides a good model to study the influence of the number of centromeres and amount of heterochromatin on spatial organization of interphase nuclei. We analyzed the three-dimensional organization of fibroblast and spermatocyte nuclei of the field mice carrying a different number of B chromosomes using laser scanning microscopy and 3D fluorescence in situ hybridization. We detected a co-localization of the B chromosomes with constitutive heterochromatin of the chromosomes of the basic set. We showed a non-random distribution of B chromosomes in the spermatocyte nuclei. Unpaired B chromosomes showed a tendency to occur in the compartment formed by the unpaired part of the XY bivalent.

scholarly journals Maternal imprinting effect on B chromosome transmission in rye

Heredity ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Puertas ◽  
M M Jiménez ◽  
F Romera ◽  
J M Vega ◽  
M Díez
Keyword(s):  
B Chromosome ◽  
Chromosome Transmission ◽  
Maternal Imprinting

The B-chromosome system of Hypochoeris maculata

Chromosoma ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Parker
Keyword(s):  
B Chromosome

scholarly journals De Novo Evolution of Satellite DNA on the Rye B Chromosome

Genetics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 154 (2) ◽  
pp. 869-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Langdon ◽  
Charlotte Seago ◽  
R Neil Jones ◽  
Helen Ougham ◽  
Howard Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Heterochromatic Region ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
Transient Stage ◽  
Sequence Elements ◽  
Complex Sequences ◽  
Strand Annealing ◽  
Single Sequence ◽  
Specific Sequences

Abstract The most distinctive region of the rye B chromosome is a subtelomeric domain that contains an exceptional concentration of B-chromosome-specific sequences. At metaphase this domain appears to be the physical counterpart of the subtelomeric heterochromatic regions present on standard rye chromosomes, but its conformation at interphase is less condensed. In this report we show that the two sequence families that have been previously found to make up the bulk of the domain have been assembled from fragments of a variety of sequence elements, giving rise to their ostensibly foreign origin. A single mechanism, probably based on synthesis-dependent strand annealing (SDSA), is responsible for their assembly. We provide evidence for sequential evolution of one family on the B chromosome itself. The extent of these rearrangements and the complexity of the higher-order organization of the B-chromosome-specific families indicate that instability is a property of the domain itself, rather than of any single sequence. Indirect evidence suggests that particular fragments may have been selected to confer different properties on the domain and that rearrangements are frequently selected for their effect on DNA structure. The current organization appears to represent a transient stage in the evolution of a conventional heterochromatic region from complex sequences.

SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF RING "G" CHROMOSOME AND GROUP "B" PERICENTRIC INVERSION IN THE SAME INDIVIDUAL: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
Howard Singer ◽  
Nona Suzann Scaife
Keyword(s):  
Pericentric Inversion ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Partial Trisomy ◽  
Chromosome Breakage ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Partial Monosomy ◽  
Structural Abnormalities

A male infant with failure to thrive was found to have a previously unreported combination of chromosomal structural abnormalities. Evidence is presented which characterizes the abnormal chromosomes as a late-replicating G ring and a pericentric inversion in an early replicating B group chromosome. The mechanisms of pericentric inversion and ring formation are discussed, and possible genetic consequences are noted. The patient's phenotype differed significantly from that of previously reported subjects with G rings, G deletions, and structural abnormalities of the B group. This phenotypic difference could be attributed to the apparent fact that the proband's G ring was a late replicator (G1) and earlier cases were not, on to the seeming variability in ring size which suggested partial trisomy/partial monosomy, or perhaps to the probability that the abnormal B chromosome was pericentrically inverted rather than deleted. The question of the etiologic significance of broken parental chromosomes must be raised, although more study is needed in the area of chromosome breakage, its relationship to abnormal progeny, and the possible role of environmental agents, e.g., drugs and irradiation.

Karyotype analysis and report on B-chromosome in Gloriosa superba L. by differential staining

The Nucleus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Syeda Sharmeen Sultana ◽  
Chandan Kumar Dash ◽  
Sheikh Shamimul Alam ◽  
Md. Abul Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Karyotype Analysis ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
Differential Staining ◽  
Gloriosa Superba

scholarly journals B Chromosomes in Populations of Mammals Revisited

Genes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mladen Vujošević ◽  
Marija Rajičić ◽  
Jelena Blagojević
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Species ◽  
B Chromosome ◽  
Molecular Techniques ◽  
B Chromosomes ◽  
General View ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Host Parasite Interactions ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Host Parasite

The study of B chromosomes (Bs) started more than a century ago, while their presence in mammals dates since 1965. As the past two decades have seen huge progress in application of molecular techniques, we decided to throw a glance on new data on Bs in mammals and to review them. We listed 85 mammals with Bs that make 1.94% of karyotypically studied species. Contrary to general view, a typical B chromosome in mammals appears both as sub- or metacentric that is the same size as small chromosomes of standard complement. Both karyotypically stable and unstable species possess Bs. The presence of Bs in certain species influences the cell division, the degree of recombination, the development, a number of quantitative characteristics, the host-parasite interactions and their behaviour. There is at least some data on molecular structure of Bs recorded in nearly a quarter of species. Nevertheless, a more detailed molecular composition of Bs presently known for six mammalian species, confirms the presence of protein coding genes, and the transcriptional activity for some of them. Therefore, the idea that Bs are inert is outdated, but the role of Bs is yet to be determined. The maintenance of Bs is obviously not the same for all species, so the current models must be adapted while bearing in mind that Bs are not inactive as it was once thought.

scholarly journals The B-chromosome system of Myrmeleotettix Maculatus V. A steep cline in east Anglia

Heredity ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
G M Hewitt ◽  
F M Brown
Keyword(s):  
B Chromosome ◽  
East Anglia
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