Journal
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages 4129-4146Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1534/g3.120.401727
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Satellite DNA; 1; 688; 359 bp satellite; Drosophila melanogaster group; heterochromatin; concerted evolution
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- NICHD [K99HD09927]
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Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are a ubiquitous feature of eukaryotic genomes and are usually the major components of constitutive heterochromatin. The 1.688 satDNA, also known as the 359 bp satellite, is one of the most abundant repetitive sequences in Drosophila melanogaster and has been linked to several different biological functions. We investigated the presence and evolution of the 1.688 satDNA in 16 Drosophila genomes. We find that the 1.688 satDNA family is much more ancient than previously appreciated, being shared among part of the melanogaster group that diverged from a common ancestor similar to 27 Mya. We found that the 1.688 satDNA family has two major subfamilies spread throughout Drosophila phylogeny (similar to 360 bp and similar to 190 bp). Phylogenetic analysis of similar to 10,000 repeats extracted from 14 of the species revealed that the 1.688 satDNA family is present within heterochromatin and euchromatin. A high number of euchromatic repeats are gene proximal, suggesting the potential for local gene regulation. Notably, heterochromatic copies display concerted evolution and a species-specific pattern, whereas euchromatic repeats display a more typical evolutionary pattern, suggesting that chromatin domains may influence the evolution of these sequences. Overall, our data indicate the 1.688 satDNA as the most perduring satDNA family described in Drosophila phylogeny to date. Our study provides a strong foundation for future work on the functional roles of 1.688 satDNA across many Drosophila species.
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