The dynamic interplay between ribosomal DNA and transposable elements: a perspective from genomics and cytogenetics

S Garcia, A Kovarik, S Maiwald, L Mann… - Molecular Biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Although both are salient features of genomes, at first glance ribosomal DNAs and
transposable elements are genetic elements with not much in common: whereas ribosomal …

Evolving together: Cassandra retrotransposons gradually mirror promoter mutations of the 5S rRNA genes

S Maiwald, L Mann, S Garcia… - Molecular Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The 5S rRNA genes are among the most conserved nucleotide sequences across all
species. Similar to the 5S preservation we observe the occurrence of 5S-related …

Cyto-molecular characterization of rDNA and chromatin composition in the NOR-associated satellite in Chestnut (Castanea spp.)

N Islam-Faridi, GL Hodnett, T Zhebentyayeva… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The American chestnut (Castanea dentata, 2 n= 2 x= 24), once known as the “King
of the Appalachian Forest”, was decimated by chestnut blight during the first half of the …

Divergence of 10 satellite repeats in Artemisia (Asteraceae: Anthemideae) based on sequential fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis: evidence for species …

Y He, J He, Y Zhao, S Zhang, X Rao, H Wang… - Chromosome …, 2024 - Springer
Artemisia is a large genus encompassing about 400 diverse species, many of which have
considerable medicinal and ecological value. However, complex morphological information …