Organização genômima e análise da expressão do gene hnRNP Q-like (Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A-like) retroinserido no cromossomo B de Astatotilapia latifasciata

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Carmello, Bianca de Oliveira [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Cromossomos; Codigo genético; Expressão gênica; Genoma; Reação em cadeia da polimerase; Genetic code
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/128015

B chromosomes, also known as supernumerary, are considered dispensable elements to organisms. However, some studies have presented evidences of a possible functionality of this extras chromosomes. They are observed in many eukaryote species, such as in the African cichlid, Astatotilapia latifasciata, which might have one or two B chromosomes. Cichlids have been used as model organisms to genetics and genomics studies. Previous genomic analyses based on next generation sequencing (Illumina HiSeq sequencing) were realized in the whole genome without B chromosome (B-) and with B chromosomes (B+) of A. latifasciata and a variant form of hnRNP Q-like (Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q-like) gene was identified. This sequence presented a high copy number and characteristics of a retrogene in B chromosomes. Thus, the aim of this study consists in comprehend genomic organization, identify retroinsertion mechanisms and perform expression analyses of the hnRNP Q-like gene, making it possible a better understanding of origin, evolution and possible effects of this chromosomes in the studied species. Bioinformatics analyses identified variant copies of hnRNP Q-like gene in B+ genome and the higher and lower variable regions of the gene were selected, based in mutation rates, for further analysis. Analyses from sequenced fragments and qPCR confirmed gene has a higher number of copies and do not present introns in B chromosome. Evidences of transposable element relics with reverse transcriptase domains suggest gene was retroinserted in B chromosome. The data of qPCR in cDNA showed that the hnRNP Q-like gene is not differentially expressed in both genomes (with and without B chromosome)