Bioinformatic and Molecular Analysis of Satellite Repeat Diversity in Vaccinium Genomes

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TitleBioinformatic and Molecular Analysis of Satellite Repeat Diversity in Vaccinium Genomes
AuthorsSultana N, Menzel G, Heitkam T, Kojima KK, Bao W, and Serçe S.
TypeJournal Article
Journal NameGenes
Volume11
Issue5
Year2020
Page(s)527
CitationSultana N, Menzel G, Heitkam T, Kojima KK, Bao W, and Serçe S. Bioinformatic and Molecular Analysis of Satellite Repeat Diversity in Vaccinium genomes. Genes. 2020, 11(5): 527.

Abstract

Bioinformatic and molecular characterization of satellite repeats was performed to understand the impact of their diversification on Vaccinium genome evolution. Satellite repeat diversity was evaluated in four cultivated and wild species, including the diploid species Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium uliginosum, as well as the tetraploid species Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium arctostaphylos. We comparatively characterized six satellite repeat families using in total 76 clones with 180 monomers. We observed that the monomer units of VaccSat1, VaccSat2, VaccSat5, and VaccSat6 showed a higher order repeat (HOR) structure, likely originating from the organization of two adjacent subunits with differing similarity, length and size. Moreover, VaccSat1, VaccSat3, VaccSat6, and VaccSat7 were found to have sequence similarity to parts of transposable elements. We detected satellite-typical tandem organization for VaccSat1 and VaccSat2 in long arrays, while VaccSat5 and VaccSat6 distributed in multiple sites over all chromosomes of tetraploid V. corymbosum, presumably in long arrays. In contrast, very short arrays of VaccSat3 and VaccSat7 are dispersedly distributed over all chromosomes in the same species, likely as internal parts of transposable elements. We provide a comprehensive overview on satellite species specificity in Vaccinium, which are potentially useful as molecular markers to address the taxonomic complexity of the genus, and provide information for genome studies of this genus.
Features
This publication contains information about 7 features:
Feature NameUniquenameType
VaccSat1VaccSat1genetic_marker
VaccSat2VaccSat2genetic_marker
VaccSat3VaccSat3genetic_marker
VaccSat4VaccSat4genetic_marker
VaccSat5VaccSat5genetic_marker
VaccSat6VaccSat6genetic_marker
VaccSat7VaccSat7genetic_marker
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URLhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/5/527
DOI10.3390/genes11050527