Stanojcic, S., Sollelis, L., Kuk, N., Crobu, L., Balard, Y., Schwob, E., Bastien, P., Pagès, M. and Sterkers, Y. (2016) Single-molecule analysis of DNA replication reveals novel features in the divergent eukaryotes Leishmania and Trypanosoma brucei versus mammalian cells. Scientific Reports, 6, 23142. (doi: 10.1038/srep23142) (PMID:26976742) (PMCID:PMC4791591)
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Abstract
Leishmania and Trypanosoma are unicellular parasites that possess markedly original biological features as compared to other eukaryotes. The Leishmania genome displays a constitutive ‘mosaic aneuploidy’, whereas in Trypanosoma brucei, the megabase-sized chromosomes are diploid. We accurately analysed DNA replication parameters in three Leishmania species and Trypanosoma brucei as well as mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF). Active replication origins were visualized at the single molecule level using DNA molecular combing. More than one active origin was found on most DNA fibres, showing that the chromosomes are replicated from multiple origins. Inter-origin distances (IODs) were measured and found very large in trypanosomatids: the mean IOD was 160 kb in T. brucei and 226 kb in L. mexicana. Moreover, the progression of replication forks was faster than in any other eukaryote analyzed so far (mean velocity 1.9 kb/min in T. brucei and 2.4–2.6 kb/min in Leishmania). The estimated total number of active DNA replication origins in trypanosomatids is ~170. Finally, 14.4% of unidirectional replication forks were observed in T. brucei, in contrast to 1.5–1.7% in Leishmania and 4% in MEF cells. The biological significance of these original features is discussed.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Sollelis, Miss Lauriane |
| Authors: | Stanojcic, S., Sollelis, L., Kuk, N., Crobu, L., Balard, Y., Schwob, E., Bastien, P., Pagès, M., and Sterkers, Y. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity |
| Journal Name: | Scientific Reports |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2045-2322 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Scientific Reports 6(1)23142 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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