Search Results - "Cabrero, Josefa"
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Programmed DNA elimination of germline development genes in songbirds
Published in Nature communications (29-11-2019)“…In some eukaryotes, germline and somatic genomes differ dramatically in their composition. Here we characterise a major germline–soma dissimilarity caused by a…”
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Satellitome comparison of two oedipodine grasshoppers highlights the contingent nature of satellite DNA evolution
Published in BMC biology (07-02-2022)“…The full catalog of satellite DNA (satDNA) within a same genome constitutes the satellitome. The Library Hypothesis predicts that satDNA in relative species…”
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Location and expression of ribosomal RNA genes in grasshoppers: Abundance of silent and cryptic loci
Published in Chromosome research (01-06-2008)“…We investigate regularities and restrictions in chromosome location of ribosomal RNA genes, analysed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), and their…”
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Author Correction: Satellitome comparison of two oedipodine grasshoppers highlights the contingent nature of satellite DNA evolution
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B-chromosome ribosomal DNA is functional in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Published in PloS one (03-05-2012)“…B-chromosomes are frequently argued to be genetically inert elements, but activity for some particular genes has been reported, especially for ribosomal RNA…”
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B chromosome ancestry revealed by histone genes in the migratory locust
Published in Chromosoma (01-04-2010)“…In addition to the standard set of chromosomes (A), about 15% of eukaryote genomes carry B chromosomes. In most cases, B chromosomes behave as genomic…”
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Geographical Barriers Impeded the Spread of a Parasitic Chromosome
Published in PloS one (25-06-2015)“…Parasitic supernumerary (B) chromosomes show high capability to spread across populations. But the existence of abrupt discontinuities in their distribution…”
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Preferential occupancy of R2 retroelements on the B chromosomes of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Published in PloS one (14-03-2014)“…R2 non-LTR retrotransposons exclusively insert into the 28S rRNA genes of their host, and are expressed by co-transcription with the rDNA unit. The grasshopper…”
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Spread of a new parasitic B chromosome variant is facilitated by high gene flow
Published in PloS one (26-12-2013)“…The B24 chromosome variant emerged several decades ago in a Spanish population of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans and is currently reaching adjacent…”
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Nucleolus size variation during meiosis and NOR activity of a B chromosome in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Published in Chromosome research (01-10-2007)“…The number of nucleoli and nucleolar area were measured in meiotic cells from males of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans collected in three natural…”
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DNA-repair Ku70 protein is located in the nucleus and tail of elongating spermatids in grasshoppers
Published in Chromosome research (01-12-2007)“…Fluorescence immunostaining for the phosphorylated H2AX histone (γH2AX) in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans has shown abundance of γH2AX in the nuclei of…”
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High-throughput analysis of the satellitome illuminates satellite DNA evolution
Published in Scientific reports (07-07-2016)“…Satellite DNA (satDNA) is a major component yet the great unknown of eukaryote genomes and clearly underrepresented in genome sequencing projects. Here we show…”
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Occasional paternal inheritance of the germline-restricted chromosome in songbirds
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (25-01-2022)“…Songbirds have one special accessory chromosome, the so-called germline-restricted chromosome (GRC), which is only present in germline cells and absent from…”
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High-throughput analysis of satellite DNA in the grasshopper Pyrgomorpha conica reveals abundance of homologous and heterologous higher-order repeats
Published in Chromosoma (01-09-2018)“…Satellite DNA (satDNA) constitutes an important fraction of repetitive DNA in eukaryotic genomes, but it is barely known in most species. The high-throughput…”
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Protein-coding genes in B chromosomes of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Published in Scientific reports (03-04-2017)“…For many years, parasitic B chromosomes have been considered genetically inert elements. Here we show the presence of ten protein-coding genes in the B…”
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Satellite DNA content illuminates the ancestry of a supernumerary (B) chromosome
Published in Chromosoma (01-08-2017)“…B chromosomes are supernumerary genomic elements most likely derived from the standard (A) chromosomes, whose dispensability has freed their DNA sequences to…”
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Quantitative sequence characterization for repetitive DNA content in the supernumerary chromosome of the migratory locust
Published in Chromosoma (01-03-2018)“…Repetitive DNA is a major component in most eukaryotic genomes but is ignored in most genome sequencing projects. Here, we report the quantitative composition…”
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Tandem Repeat DNA Provides Many Cytological Markers for Hybrid Zone Analysis in Two Subspecies of the Grasshopper IChorthippus parallelus/I
Published in Genes (01-02-2023)“…Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) have greatly increased our understanding of non-coding tandem repeat (TR) DNA. Here we show how TR DNA can…”
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Interpopulation spread of a parasitic B chromosome is unlikely through males in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Published in Heredity (01-01-2020)“…The near-neutral model of B chromosome evolution predicts that population invasion is quite fast. To test this prediction, in 1994, we introduced males of the…”
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Gene expression changes elicited by a parasitic B chromosome in the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans are consistent with its phenotypic effects
Published in Chromosoma (01-03-2019)“…Parasitism evokes adaptive physiological changes in the host, many of which take place through gene expression changes. This response can be more or less…”
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