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Three dimensions of thermolabile sex determination
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Waters, Paul D. (UNSW Sydney. School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science) ;
Graves, Jennifer A.Marshall (University of Canberra. Institute for Applied Ecology) ;
Whiteley, Sarah L. (University of Canberra. Institute for Applied Ecology) ;
Georges, Arthur (University of Canberra. Institute for Applied Ecology) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia
The molecular mechanism of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is a long-standing mystery. How is the thermal signal sensed, captured and transduced to regulate key sex genes? Although there is compelling evidence for pathways via which cells capture the temperature signal, there is no known mechanism by which cells transduce those thermal signals to affect gene expression. [...]
2023 - 10.1002/bies.202200123
BioEssays, Vol. 45, Issue 2 (February 2023) , art. 2200123
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Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes
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Waters, Paul D. (UNSW Sydney. School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science) ;
Patel, Hardip R. (Australian National University. The John Curtin School of Medical Research) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lucía (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Lister, Nicholas C. (UNSW Sydney. School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science) ;
Simakov, Oleg (University of Vienna. Department of Neurosciences and Developmental Biology) ;
Ezaz, Tariq (University of Canberra. Institute for Applied Ecology) ;
Kaur, Parwinder (The University of Western Australia. UWA School of Agriculture and Environment) ;
Frere, Celine (University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia)) ;
Grutzner, Frank (University of Adelaide. School of Biological Sciences (Australia)) ;
Georges, Arthur (University of Canberra. Institute for Applied Ecology) ;
Marshall Graves, Jennifer A. (La Trobe University. School of Life Sciences (Australia))
Microchromosomes, once considered unimportant shreds of the chicken genome, are gene-rich elements with a high GC content and few transposable elements. Their origin has been debated for decades. We used cytological and whole-genome sequence comparisons, and chromosome conformation capture, to trace their origin and fate in genomes of reptiles, birds, and mammals. [...]
2021 - 10.1073/pnas.2112494118
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, Issue 45 (November 2021) , art. e2112494118
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3D chromatin remodelling in the germ line modulates genome evolutionary plasticity
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Álvarez-González, Lucía (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Burden, Frances (University of Kent. School of Bioscience) ;
Doddamani, Dadakhalandar (University of Kent. School of Bioscience) ;
Malinverni, Roberto (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras) ;
Leach, Emma (University of Kent. School of Bioscience) ;
Marín-García, Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Marin Gual, Laia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Gubern Burset, Albert (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Vara González, Covadonga (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Buschbeck, Marcus (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras) ;
Ellis, Peter J. I. (University of Kent. School of Bioscience) ;
Farré, Marta (University of Kent. School of Bioscience) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
Chromosome folding has profound impacts on gene regulation, whose evolutionary consequences are far from being understood. Here we explore the relationship between 3D chromatin remodelling in mouse germ cells and evolutionary changes in genome structure. [...]
2022 - 10.1038/s41467-022-30296-6
Nature communications, Vol. 13 (May 2022) , art. 2608
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Strategies for meiotic sex chromosome dynamics and telomeric elongation in Marsupials
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Marin Gual, Laia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
González Rodelas, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Pujol Infantes, Gala (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Vara González, Covadonga (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Martín-Ruiz, Marta (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Departamento de Biología) ;
Berríos, Soledad (Universidad de Chile. Programa de Genética Humana) ;
Fernández-Donoso, Raúl (Universidad de Chile. Programa de Genética Humana) ;
Pask, Andrew (The University of Melbourne. School of BioSciences) ;
Renfree, Marilyn B. (School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne) ;
Page, Jesús (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Departamento de Biología) ;
Waters, Paul D. (School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
During meiotic prophase I, homologous chromosomes pair, synapse and recombine in a tightly regulated process that ensures the generation of genetically variable haploid gametes. Although the mechanisms underlying meiotic cell division have been well studied in model species, our understanding of the dynamics of meiotic prophase I in non-traditional model mammals remains in its infancy. [...]
2022 - 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010040
PLoS Genetics, Vol. 18, Issue 2 (February 2022) , art. e1010040
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The impact of chromosomal fusions on 3D genome folding and recombination in the germ line
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Vara González, Covadonga (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Cuartero, Yasmina (Centre de Regulació Genòmica) ;
Álvarez-González, Lucía (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Marin Gual, Laia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
García, Francisca (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Servei de Cultius Cel·lulars, Producció d'Anticossos i Citometria) ;
Florit-Sabater, Beatriu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Capilla, Laia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia) ;
Sanchéz-Guillén, Rosa Ana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Sarrate Navas, Zaida (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Aiese Cigliano, Riccardo (Sequentia Biotech) ;
Sanseverino, Walter (Sequentia Biotech) ;
Searle, Jeremy B. (Cornell University. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) ;
Ventura Queija, Jacinto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia) ;
Marti-Renom, Marc A. (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) ;
Le Dily, François (Centre de Regulació Genòmica) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí")
The spatial folding of chromosomes inside the nucleus has regulatory effects on gene expression, yet the impact of genome reshuffling on this organization remains unclear. Here, we take advantage of chromosome conformation capture in combination with single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping and analysis of crossover events to study how the higher-order chromatin organization and recombination landscapes are affected by chromosomal fusions in the mammalian germ line. [...]
2021 - 10.1038/s41467-021-23270-1
Nature communications, Vol. 12 (May 2021) , art. 2981
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Chromosomal evolution in Raphicerus antelope suggests divergent X chromosomes may drive speciation through females, rather than males, contrary to Haldane's rule
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Robinson, Terence J. (Stellenbosch University. Department of Botany and Zoology) ;
Cernohorska, Halina (Veterinary Research Institute) ;
Kubickova, Svatava (Veterinary Research Institute) ;
Vozdova, Miluse (Veterinary Research Institute) ;
Musilova, Petra (Veterinary Research Institute) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí"
Chromosome structural change has long been considered important in the evolution of post-zygotic reproductive isolation. The premise that karyotypic variation can serve as a possible barrier to gene flow is founded on the expectation that heterozygotes for structurally distinct chromosomal forms would be partially sterile (negatively heterotic) or show reduced recombination. [...]
2021 - 10.1038/s41598-021-82859-0
Scientific reports, Vol. 11 (February 2021) , art. 3152
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Whole genome sequencing identifies allelic ratio distortion in sperm involving genes related to spermatogenesis in a swine model
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Gòdia, Marta (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Casellas Vidal, Joaquim (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Ruiz-Herrera Moreno, Aurora (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina "Vicent Villar Palasí") ;
Rodríguez Gil, Joan Enric (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals) ;
Castelló Farré, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Sánchez Bonastre, Armando (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments) ;
Clop, Alex (Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica) ;
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Departament de Biologia Cel·lular, de Fisiologia i d'Immunologia
Transmission Ratio Distortion (TRD), the uneven transmission of an allele from a parent to its offspring, can be caused by allelic differences affecting gametogenesis, fertilization or embryogenesis. [...]
2020 - 10.1093/dnares/dsaa019
DNA research, Vol. 27, Issue 5 (October 2020) , art. dsaa019
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