scholarly journals Cloning and Sequence Analysis of 5S Ribosomal RNA Gene(s) and Associated Intergenic Spacer Regions in Carica Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Mahipal Singh ◽  
Pushpa Yadav ◽  
Anand K. Yadav

The 5S ribosomal RNA gene(s) and their associated intergenic spacer regions were amplified from Carica papaya and Carica quercifolia by polymerase chain reaction. Both Carica species exhibited differently sized amplification products. Sequence analysis of these PCR products revealed that the 5S rRNA genes are arranged as tandem repeats in these regions. Sequence data revealed that the 5S rRNA gene from Carica quercifolia was 119 bp in length. Sequence variation was observed in various 5S rRNA gene copies cloned from Carica quercifolia. Only truncated 5S rRNA gene but with its full spacer region was recovered from Carica papaya. Interestingly, intergenic spacer sequence cloned from Carica papaya contained two specific domains, a 30bp “CT” rich domain exhibiting 95-100% homology to several human chromosomes and a domain matching with mitrocomin precursor, a photo-protein from Mitrocoma cellularia. The role of 5S rRNA gene and their spacer regions in discerning the germplasm and in adaptation of the species is discussed.

Genome ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Drouin

The analyses of previously described 5S rRNA gene sequences show that some of the expressed 5S rRNA genes present in the mouse and rat genomes were derived from the retrotransposition of 5S rRNA transcripts. These analyses demonstrate that new 5S rRNA gene copies can originate by retrotransposition and that some of these retrotranscribed genes are expressed. Key words: 5S ribosomal RNA genes, retrotransposition, retroposons.


1991 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard Sedlmeier ◽  
Gudrun Linti ◽  
Horst Schmieger

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4416-4421
Author(s):  
W S Grayburn ◽  
E U Selker

5S rRNA genes of Neurospora crassa are generally dispersed in the genome and are unmethylated. The xi-eta region of Oak Ridge strains represents an informative exception. Most of the cytosines in this region, which consists of a diverged tandem duplication of a 0.8-kilobase-pair segment including a 5S rRNA gene, appear to be methylated (E. U. Selker and J. N. Stevens, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:8114-8118, 1985). Previous work demonstrated that the xi-eta region functions as a portable signal for de novo DNA methylation (E. U. Selker and J. N. Stevens, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1032-1038, 1987; E. U. Selker, B. C. Jensen, and G. A. Richardson, Science 238:48-53, 1987). To identify the structural basis of this property, we have isolated and characterized an unmethylated allele of the xi-eta region from N. crassa Abbott 4. The Abbott 4 allele includes a single 5S rRNA gene, theta, which is different from all previously identified Neurospora 5S rRNA genes. Sequence analysis suggests that the xi-eta region arose from the theta region by duplication of a 794-base-pair segment followed by 267 G.C to A.T mutations in the duplicated DNA. The distribution of these mutations is not random. We propose that the RIP process of N. crassa (E. U. Selker, E. B. Cambareri, B. C. Jensen, and K. R. Haack, Cell 51:741-752, 1987; E. U. Selker, and P. W. Garrett, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:6870-6874, 1988; E. B. Cambareri, B. C. Jensen, E. Schabtach, and E. U. Selker, Science 244:1571-1575, 1989) is responsible for the numerous transition mutations and DNA methylation in the xi-eta region. A long homopurine-homopyrimidine stretch immediately following the duplicated segment is 9 base pairs longer in the Oak Ridge allele than in the Abbott 4 allele. Triplex DNA, known to occur in homopurine-homopyrimidine sequences, may have mediated the tandem duplication.


Nematology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Soon Kang ◽  
Kwang Sik Choi ◽  
Sang Chul Shin ◽  
Il Sung Moon ◽  
Sang Gil Lee ◽  
...  

Abstract Pine wood wilt disease caused by the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus , has been a serious problem in the southern regions of Korea. Efficient diagnosis of B. xylophilus from infected pine wood specimens is critical for the management of this pest. Traditional microscopic examination often results in an erroneous identification because a closely related non-pathogenic species, B. mucronatus, has a great degree of morphological similarity to B. xylophilus. In an attempt to search for reliable molecular markers for the discrimination of these species, we have cloned the 5S rRNA genomic DNA fragments containing both coding and intergenic spacer (IGS) regions from B. xylophilus and B. mucronatus through a homology-probing PCR strategy. Sequence analyses revealed that coding sequences of the 5S rRNA gene from the two species are almost identical (98.3% homology) but that the IGS sequences differ substantially between the species. Based on the IGS sequence differences (69.7% homology), we designed species-specific primer sets and developed a PCR-based diagnosis protocol for the identification and discrimination of the two nematode species on a molecular basis.


Genome ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Manchado ◽  
Eugenia Zuasti ◽  
Ismael Cross ◽  
Alejandro Merlo ◽  
Carlos Infante ◽  
...  

Some units of the 5S rDNA of Solea senegalensis were amplified by PCR and sequenced. Three main PCR products (227, 441, and 2166 bp) were identified. The 227- and 441-bp fragments were characterized by highly divergent nontranscribed spacer sequences (referred to as NTS-I and NTS-II) that were 109 and 324 bp long, respectively, yet their coding sequences were nearly identical. The 2166-bp 5S rDNA unit was composed of two 5S rRNA genes separated by NTS-I and followed by a 1721-bp spacer containing the U2, U5, and U1 small nuclear RNA genes (snRNAs). They were inverted and arranged in the transcriptional direction opposite that of the 5S rRNA gene. This simultaneous linkage of 3 different snRNAs had never been observed before. The PCR products were used as probes in fluorescence in situ hybridization experiments to locate the corresponding loci on the chromosomes of S. senegalensis. A major 5S rDNA chromosomal site was located along most of the short arm of a submetacentric pair, while a minor site was detected near the centromeric region of an acrocentric pair.Key words: soleidae, pleuronectiformes, 5S rDNA, Solea, snRNAs linkage.


1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4416-4421 ◽  
Author(s):  
W S Grayburn ◽  
E U Selker

5S rRNA genes of Neurospora crassa are generally dispersed in the genome and are unmethylated. The xi-eta region of Oak Ridge strains represents an informative exception. Most of the cytosines in this region, which consists of a diverged tandem duplication of a 0.8-kilobase-pair segment including a 5S rRNA gene, appear to be methylated (E. U. Selker and J. N. Stevens, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:8114-8118, 1985). Previous work demonstrated that the xi-eta region functions as a portable signal for de novo DNA methylation (E. U. Selker and J. N. Stevens, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1032-1038, 1987; E. U. Selker, B. C. Jensen, and G. A. Richardson, Science 238:48-53, 1987). To identify the structural basis of this property, we have isolated and characterized an unmethylated allele of the xi-eta region from N. crassa Abbott 4. The Abbott 4 allele includes a single 5S rRNA gene, theta, which is different from all previously identified Neurospora 5S rRNA genes. Sequence analysis suggests that the xi-eta region arose from the theta region by duplication of a 794-base-pair segment followed by 267 G.C to A.T mutations in the duplicated DNA. The distribution of these mutations is not random. We propose that the RIP process of N. crassa (E. U. Selker, E. B. Cambareri, B. C. Jensen, and K. R. Haack, Cell 51:741-752, 1987; E. U. Selker, and P. W. Garrett, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:6870-6874, 1988; E. B. Cambareri, B. C. Jensen, E. Schabtach, and E. U. Selker, Science 244:1571-1575, 1989) is responsible for the numerous transition mutations and DNA methylation in the xi-eta region. A long homopurine-homopyrimidine stretch immediately following the duplicated segment is 9 base pairs longer in the Oak Ridge allele than in the Abbott 4 allele. Triplex DNA, known to occur in homopurine-homopyrimidine sequences, may have mediated the tandem duplication.


Gene ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Lenardo ◽  
David M. Dorfman ◽  
Lekkala V. Reddy ◽  
John E. Donelson

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