Allium telomeres unmasked: the unusual telomeric sequence
(CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) is synthesized by telomerase

J 2016

Allium telomeres unmasked: the unusual telomeric sequence (CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) is synthesized by telomerase

FAJKUS, Petr, Vratislav PEŠKA, Zdeňka ŠEDĚNKA, Jana FULNEČKOVÁ, Martina DVOŘÁČKOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Allium telomeres unmasked: the unusual telomeric sequence (CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) is synthesized by telomerase

Authors

FAJKUS, Petr (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vratislav PEŠKA (203 Czech Republic), Zdeňka ŠEDĚNKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jana FULNEČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Martina DVOŘÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Roman GOGELA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Eva SÝKOROVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jan HAPALA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jiří FAJKUS (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

The Plant Journal, Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, 0960-7412

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

Genetics and molecular biology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 5.901

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14740/16:00090824

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13115

UT WoS

000369857400001

Keywords in English

Allium; unusual telomere; telomerase; TERT; evolution; onion; genome sequencing

Abstract

V originále

Phylogenetic divergence in Asparagales plants is associated with switches in telomere sequences. The last switch occurred with divergence of the genus Allium (Amaryllidaceae) from the other Allioideae (formerly Alliaceae) genera, resulting in uncharacterized telomeres maintained by an unknown mechanism. To characterize the unknown Allium telomeres, we applied a combination of bioinformatic processing of transcriptomic and genomic data with standard approaches in telomere biology such as BAL31 sensitivity tests, terminal restriction fragment analysis, the telomere repeat amplification protocol (TRAP), and fluorescence insitu hybridization (FISH). Using these methods, we characterize the unusual telomeric sequence (CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) present in Allium species, demonstrate its synthesis by telomerase, and characterize the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) subunit of Allium cepa. Our findings open up the possibility of studying the molecular details of the evolutionary genetic change in Allium telomeres and its possible role in speciation. Experimental studies addressing the implications of this change in terms of the interplay of telomere components may now be designed to shed more light on telomere functions and evolution in general.

Links

ED1.1.00/02.0068, research and development project

Name: CEITEC - central european institute of technology

LM2010005, research and development project

Name: Velká infrastruktura CESNET (Acronym: VI CESNET)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

FAJKUS, Petr, Vratislav PEŠKA, Zdeňka ŠEDĚNKA, Jana FULNEČKOVÁ, Martina DVOŘÁČKOVÁ, Roman GOGELA, Eva SÝKOROVÁ, Jan HAPALA and Jiří FAJKUS. Allium telomeres unmasked: the unusual telomeric sequence (CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) is synthesized by telomerase. The Plant Journal. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, vol. 85, No 3, p. 337-347. ISSN 0960-7412. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13115.

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FAJKUS, Petr, Vratislav PEŠKA, Zdeňka ŠEDĚNKA, Jana FULNEČKOVÁ, Martina DVOŘÁČKOVÁ, Roman GOGELA, Eva SÝKOROVÁ, Jan HAPALA and Jiří FAJKUS. Allium telomeres unmasked: the unusual telomeric sequence (CTCGGTTATGGG)(n) is synthesized by telomerase. \textit{The Plant Journal}. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, vol.~85, No~3, p.~337-347. ISSN~0960-7412. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tpj.13115.

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