Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Platy-1 elements are Platyrrhine-specific, short interspersed elements (SINEs) originally discovered in the Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset) genome. To date, only the marmoset genome has been analyzed for Platy-1 repeat content. Here, we report full-length Platy-1 insertions in other New World monkey (NWM) genomes (Saimiri boliviensis, squirrel monkey; Cebus imitator, capuchin monkey; and Aotus nancymaae, owl monkey) and analyze the amplification dynamics of lineage-specific Platy-1 insertions. A relatively small number of full-length and lineage-specific Platy-1 elements were found in the squirrel, capuchin, and owl monkey genomes compared to the marmoset genome. In addition, only a few older Platy-1 subfamilies were recovered in this study, with no Platy-1 subfamilies younger than Platy-1-6. By contrast, 62 Platy-1 subfamilies were discovered in the marmoset genome. All of the lineage-specific insertions found in the squirrel and capuchin monkeys were fixed present. However, ∼15% of the lineage-specific Platy-1 loci in Aotus were polymorphic for insertion presence/absence. In addition, two new Platy-1 subfamilies were identified in the owl monkey genome with low nucleotide divergences compared to their respective consensus sequences, suggesting minimal ongoing retrotransposition in Aotus genus and no current activity in the Saimiri, Cebus and Sapajus genera. These comparative analyses highlight the finding that the high number of Platy-1 elements discovered in the marmoset genome is an exception among NWM analyzed thus far, rather than the rule. Future studies are needed to expand upon our knowledge of Platy-1 amplification in other NWM genomes.
Identifier
10.1093/gbe/evz062
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Repository Citation
Storer, J. M., Mierl, J. R., Brantley, S. A., Threeton, B., Sukharutski, Y., Rewerts, L. C., St. Romain, C. P, ... Batzer, M. A. (2019). Amplification dynamics of Platy-1 retrotransposons in the Cebidae Platyrrhine lineage. Genome Biology and Evolution, 11(4), 1105-1116. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evz062
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Genome Biology and Evolution
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