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ArticleScientific reports2020

Identification and characterization of satellite DNAs in two-toed sloths of the genus Choloepus (Megalonychidae, Xenarthra).

Radarane Santos Sena, Pedro Heringer, Mirela Pelizaro Valeri, Valéria Socorro Pereira, Gustavo C S Kuhn, Marta Svartman

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Radarane Santos SenaLaboratório de Citogenômica Evolutiva, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Pedro HeringerLaboratório de Citogenômica Evolutiva, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Mirela Pelizaro ValeriLaboratório de Citogenômica Evolutiva, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Valéria Socorro PereiraFundação de Parques Municipais e Zoobotânica, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Gustavo C S KuhnLaboratório de Citogenômica Evolutiva, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Marta SvartmanLaboratório de Citogenômica Evolutiva, Departamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. svartmanm@ufmg.br.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRMuseu de Ciências Naturais da Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Choloepus, the only extant genus of the Megalonychidae family, is composed of two living species of two-toed sloths: Choloepus didactylus and C. hoffmanni. In this work, we identified and characterized the main satellite DNAs (satDNAs) in the sequenced genomes of these two species. SATCHO1, the most abundant satDNA in both species, is composed of 117 bp tandem repeat sequences. The second most abundant satDNA, SATCHO2, is composed of ~ 2292 bp tandem repeats. Fluorescence in situ hybridization in C. hoffmanni revealed that both satDNAs are located in the centromeric regions of all chromosomes, except the X. In fact, these satDNAs present some centromeric characteristics in their sequences, such as dyad symmetries predicted to form secondary structures. PCR experiments indicated the presence of SATCHO1 sequences in two other Xenarthra species: the tree-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus and the anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla. Nevertheless, SATCHO1 is present as large tandem arrays only in Choloepus species, thus likely representing a satDNA exclusively in this genus. Our results reveal interesting features of the satDNA landscape in Choloepus species with the potential to aid future phylogenetic studies in Xenarthra and mammalian genomes in general.

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AnimalsDNA, SatelliteGenomePhylogenySlothsDNA, Satellite

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