三倍体胚乳核中染色体的非随机排列。

Non-random chromosome arrangement in triploid endosperm nuclei.

作者信息

Baroux Célia, Pecinka Ales, Fuchs Jörg, Kreth Gregor, Schubert Ingo, Grossniklaus Ueli

机构信息

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology and Zürich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany.

出版信息

Chromosoma. 2017 Feb;126(1):115-124. doi: 10.1007/s00412-016-0578-5. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

Abstract

The endosperm is at the center of successful seed formation in flowering plants. Being itself a product of fertilization, it is devoted to nourish the developing embryo and typically possesses a triploid genome consisting of two maternal and one paternal genome complement. Interestingly, endosperm development is controlled by epigenetic mechanisms conferring parent-of-origin-dependent effects that influence seed development. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, we have previously described an endosperm-specific heterochromatin fraction, which increases with higher maternal, but not paternal, genome dosage. Here, we report a detailed analysis of chromosomal arrangement and association frequency in endosperm nuclei. We found that centromeric FISH signals in isolated nuclei show a planar alignment that may results from a semi-rigid, connective structure between chromosomes. Importantly, we found frequent pairwise association of centromeres, chromosomal segments, and entire arms of chromosomes in 3C endosperm nuclei. These associations deviate from random expectations predicted by numerical simulations. Therefore, we suggest a non-random chromosomal organization in the triploid nuclei of Arabidopsis endosperm. This contrasts with the prevailing random arrangement of chromosome territories in somatic nuclei. Based on observations on a series of nuclei with varying parental genome ratios, we propose a model where chromosomes associate pairwise involving one maternal and one paternal complement. The functional implications of this predicted chromosomal arrangement are discussed.

摘要

胚乳是开花植物成功形成种子的核心。胚乳本身是受精的产物,其作用是滋养发育中的胚,通常拥有一个由两个母本基因组和一个父本基因组组成的三倍体基因组。有趣的是,胚乳发育受表观遗传机制控制,这些机制产生亲本来源依赖性效应,影响种子发育。在模式植物拟南芥中,我们之前描述过一种胚乳特异性异染色质组分,它会随着母本基因组剂量增加而增加,但不会随着父本基因组剂量增加而增加。在这里,我们报告了对胚乳细胞核中染色体排列和关联频率的详细分析。我们发现,分离细胞核中的着丝粒荧光原位杂交信号呈现平面排列,这可能是由染色体之间半刚性的连接结构导致的。重要的是,我们在3C胚乳细胞核中发现了着丝粒、染色体片段和染色体整条臂之间频繁的两两关联。这些关联偏离了数值模拟预测的随机预期。因此,我们认为拟南芥胚乳三倍体细胞核中存在非随机的染色体组织。这与体细胞核中染色体区域普遍的随机排列形成对比。基于对一系列具有不同亲本基因组比例的细胞核的观察,我们提出了一个模型,即染色体两两关联,涉及一个母本和一个父本基因组。我们还讨论了这种预测的染色体排列的功能意义。

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