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GrainGenes Reference Report: CHR-117-445

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Reference	CHR-117-445
Title	Structure and dynamics of retrotransposons at wheat centromeres and pericentromeres.
Journal	Chromosoma
Year	2008
Volume	117
Pages	445-456
Author	[ Hide all but 1 of 10 ] Liu Z Yue W Li D Wang RR Kong X Lu K Wang G Dong Y Jin W Zhang X
Abstract	Little is known of the dynamics of centromeric DNA in polyploid plants. We report the sequences of two centromere-associated bacterial artificial chromosome clones from a Triticum boeoticum library. Both autonomous and non-autonomous wheat centromeric retrotransposons (CRWs) were identified, both being closely associated with the centromeres of wheat. Fiber-fluorescence in situ hybridization and chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis showed that wheat centromeric retrotransposons (CRWs) represent a dominant component of the wheat centromere and are associated with centromere function. CRW copy number showed variation among different genomes: the D genome chromosomes contained fewer copies than either the A or B genome chromosomes. The frequency of lengthy continuous CRW arrays was higher than that in either rice or maize. The dynamics of CRWs and other retrotransposons at centromeric and pericentromeric regions during diploid speciation and polyploidization of wheat and its related species are discussed.
External Databases	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00412-008-0161-9

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