Satellite DNA: an evolving topic

MA Garrido-Ramos - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Satellite DNA represents one of the most fascinating parts of the repetitive fraction of the
eukaryotic genome. Since the discovery of highly repetitive tandem DNA in the 1960s, a lot …

Satellite DNA evolution: old ideas, new approaches

SS Lower, MP McGurk, AG Clark… - Current opinion in genetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
A substantial portion of the genomes of most multicellular eukaryotes consists of large arrays
of tandemly repeated sequence, collectively called satellite DNA. The processes generating …

Decoding the role of satellite DNA in genome architecture and plasticity—An evolutionary and clinical affair

S Louzada, M Lopes, D Ferreira, F Adega, A Escudeiro… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Repetitive DNA is a major organizational component of eukaryotic genomes, being
intrinsically related with their architecture and evolution. Tandemly repeated satellite DNAs …

In-Depth Satellitome Analyses of 37 Drosophila Species Illuminate Repetitive DNA Evolution in the Drosophila Genus

LG de Lima, FJ Ruiz-Ruano - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Satellite DNAs (SatDNA) are ubiquitously present in eukaryotic genomes and have
been recently associated with several biological roles. Understanding the evolution and …

Satellitome of the Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), the Most Diverse Among Insects

EE Montiel, P Mora, JM Rico-Porras… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, is the most harmful species among those
pests affecting palm trees. Its impact causes important economic losses around the World …

Satellite DNA evolution in Corvoidea inferred from short and long reads

V Peona, VE Kutschera, MPK Blom… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite DNA (satDNA) is a fast‐evolving portion of eukaryotic genomes. The homogeneous
and repetitive nature of such satDNA causes problems during the assembly of genomes …

Satellitome Analysis of Rhodnius prolixus, One of the Main Chagas Disease Vector Species

EE Montiel, F Panzera, T Palomeque, P Lorite… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The triatomine Rhodnius prolixus is the main vector of Chagas disease in countries such as
Colombia and Venezuela, and the first kissing bug whose genome has been sequenced …

Simple and Complex Centromeric Satellites in Drosophila Sibling Species

PB Talbert, S Kasinathan, S Henikoff - Genetics, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Centromeres are the chromosomal sites of assembly for kinetochores, the protein
complexes that attach to spindle fibers and mediate separation of chromosomes to daughter …

Evolutionary Dynamics of Abundant 7-bp Satellites in the Genome of Drosophila virilis

JM Flynn, M Long, RA Wing… - Molecular biology and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The factors that drive the rapid changes in abundance of tandem arrays of highly repetitive
sequences, known as satellite DNA, are not well understood. Drosophila virilis has one of …

Satellite DNA-like repeats are dispersed throughout the genome of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas carried by Helentron non-autonomous mobile elements

T Vojvoda Zeljko, M Pavlek, N Meštrović, M Plohl - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Satellite DNAs (satDNAs) are long arrays of tandem repeats typically located in
heterochromatin and span the centromeres of eukaryotic chromosomes. Despite the wealth …