Plasticity in centromere organization: Holocentromeres can consist of merely a few megabase-sized satellite arrays
Kuo, Y.-T.; Camara, A. S.; Schubert, V.; Neumann, P.; Macas, J.; Melzer, M.; Chen, J.; Fuchs, J.; Abel, S.; Klocke, E.; Huettel, B.; Himmelbach, A.; Demidov, D.; Dunemann, F.; Mascher, M.; Ishii, T.; Marques, A.; Houben, A.
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The centromere is the chromosome region where the microtubules attach during cell division. In contrast to monocentric chromosomes with one centromere location, holocentric species usually distribute hundreds of centromere units along the entire chromatid. We assembled the chromosome-scale reference genome and analyzed the holocentromere and (epi)genome organization of the lilioid Chionographis japonica. Remarkably, each of its holocentric chromatids consists of only 7 to 11 evenly-spaced megabase-sized centromere-specific histone H3-positive units. These units contain satellite arrays of 23 and 28 bp-long monomers capable of forming palindromic structures. Like monocentric species, C. japonica forms distinctly clustered centromeres in chromocenters at interphase. Additionally, the large-scale eu- and heterochromatin arrangement differs between C. japonica and other known holocentric species. Using polymer simulations, we modeled the formation of prometaphase line-like holocentromeres from interphase centromere clusters. Our findings broaden the knowledge about the diversity of centromere organization, showing that holocentricity is not restricted to species with numerous and small centromere units.
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