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Quinonez SC, Gelehrter TD, Uhlmann WR. A Marfan syndrome-like phenotype caused by a neocentromeric supernumerary ring chromosome 15. Am J Med Genet A 2016; 173:268-273. [PMID: 27739187 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC) are abnormal chromosomes that cannot be characterized by standard banding cytogenetic techniques. A minority of sSMC contain a neocentromere, which is an ectopic centromere lacking the characteristic alpha-satellite DNA. The phenotypic manifestations of sSMC and neocentromeric sSMC are variable and range from severe intellectual disability and multiple congenital anomalies to a normal phenotype. Here we report a patient with a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome and infertility found to have an abnormal karyotype consisting of a chromosome 15 deletion and a ring-type sSMC likely stabilized by a neocentromere derived via a mechanism initially described by Barbara McClintock in 1938. Analysis of the sSMC identified that it contained the deleted chromosome 15 material and also one copy of FBN1, the gene responsible for Marfan syndrome. We propose that the patient's diagnosis arose from disruption of the FBN1 allele on the sSMC. To date, a total of 29 patients have been reported with an sSMC derived from a chromosomal deletion. We review these cases with a specific focus on the resultant phenotypes and note significant difference between this class of sSMC and other types of sSMC. Through this review we also identified a patient with a clinical diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 who lacked a family history of the condition but was found to have a chromosome 17-derived sSMC that likely contained NF1 and caused the patient's disorder. We also review the genetic counseling implications and recommendations for a patient or family harboring an sSMC. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Shane C Quinonez
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Human ring chromosomes and small supernumerary marker chromosomes-do they have telomeres? Chromosome Res 2012; 20:825-35. [PMID: 23076733 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-012-9316-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ring chromosomes and small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC) are enigmatic types of derivative chromosomes, in which the telomeres are thought to play a crucial role in their formation and stabilization. Considering that there are only a few studies that evaluate the presence of telomeric sequences in ring chromosomes and on sSMC, here, we analyzed 14 ring chromosomes and 29 sSMC for the presence of telomeric sequences through fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The results showed that ring chromosomes can actually fall into two groups: the ones with or without telomeres. Additionally, telomeric signals were detectable at both ends of centric and neocentric sSMC with inverted duplication shape, as well as in complex sSMC. Apart from that, generally both ring- and centric minute-shaped sSMC did not present telomeric sequences neither detectable by FISH nor by a second protein-directed immunohistochemical approach. However, the fact that telomeres are absent does not automatically mean that the sSMC has a ring shape, as often deduced in the previous literature. Overall, the results obtained by FISH studies directed against telomeres need to be checked carefully by other approaches.
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Dawson AJ, Hryshko M, Konkin D, Bal S, Bernier D, Tomiuk M, Burnett S, Frosk P, Chodirker BN, Chun K. Origin of a prenatal mosaic supernumerary neocentromeric derivative chromosome 13 determined by QF-PCR. Fetal Diagn Ther 2012; 33:75-8. [PMID: 22614064 DOI: 10.1159/000337537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Neocentromeres are mitotically stable human derivative centromeres without alpha-satellite DNA which are able to provide stability to rearranged chromosome fragments that would otherwise be acentric and rapidly lost. A female fetus was found to be mosaic for a supernumerary marker chromosome: 47,XX,+mar[3]/46,XX[36]. The marker was identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization and G-band as an inversion duplication of 13q21→13qter, with a neocentromere present at 13q21, in approximately 9% of colonies examined. Parental blood karyotypes were normal. QF-PCR performed on blood samples from both parents and the second amniotic fluid sample showed evidence of a second maternal allele at markers D13S258 (13q21) and D13S628 (13q31-q32), indicating formation at maternal meiosis I/II. This is the first reported case where the detection and origin of a low-level mosaic prenatal neo(13) were confirmed by QF-PCR.
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- A J Dawson
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Diagnostic Services of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Haddad V, Aboura A, Tosca L, Guediche N, Mas AE, L'Herminé AC, Druart L, Picone O, Brisset S, Tachdjian G. Tetrasomy 13q31.1qter due to an inverted duplicated neocentric marker chromosome in a fetus with multiple malformations. Am J Med Genet A 2012; 158A:894-900. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hasson D, Alonso A, Cheung F, Tepperberg JH, Papenhausen PR, Engelen JJM, Warburton PE. Formation of novel CENP-A domains on tandem repetitive DNA and across chromosome breakpoints on human chromosome 8q21 neocentromeres. Chromosoma 2011; 120:621-32. [PMID: 21826412 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-011-0337-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Revised: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Endogenous human centromeres form on megabase-sized arrays of tandemly repeated alpha satellite DNA. Human neocentromeres form epigenetically at ectopic sites devoid of alpha satellite DNA and permit analysis of centromeric DNA and chromatin organization. In this study, we present molecular cytogenetic and CENP-A chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) on CHIP analyses of two neocentromeres that have formed in chromosome band 8q21 each with a unique DNA and CENP-A chromatin configuration. The first neocentromere was found on a neodicentric chromosome 8 with an inactivated endogenous centromere, where the centromeric activity and CENP-A domain were repositioned to band 8q21 on a large tandemly repeated DNA. This is the first example of a neocentromere forming on repetitive DNA, as all other mapped neocentromeres have formed on single copy DNA. Quantitative fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis showed a 60% reduction in the alpha satellite array size at the inactive centromere compared to the active centromere on the normal chromosome 8. This neodicentric chromosome may provide insight into centromere inactivation and the role of tandem DNA in centromere structure. The second neocentromere was found on a neocentric ring chromosome that contained the 8q21 tandemly repeated DNA, although the neocentromere was localized to a different genomic region. Interestingly, this neocentromere is composed of two distinct CENP-A domains in bands 8q21 and 8q24, which are brought into closer proximity on the ring chromosome. This neocentromere suggests that chromosomal rearrangement and DNA breakage may be involved in neocentromere formation. These novel examples provide insight into the formation and structure of human neocentromeres.
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- Dan Hasson
- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Icahn Medical Institute, NY 10029, USA
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O'Neill RJ, Carone DM. The role of ncRNA in centromeres: a lesson from marsupials. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 48:77-101. [PMID: 19521813 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00182-6_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Though centromeres have been thought to be comprised of repetitive, transcriptionally inactive DNA, new evidence suggests that eukaryotic centromeres produce a variety of transcripts and that RNA is essential for centromere competence. It has been proposed that centromere satellite transcripts play an essential role in centromere function through demarcation of the kinetochore-binding domain. However, the regional limits and regulation of transcription within the mammalian centromere are unknown. Analysis of transcriptional domains within the centromere in mammalian models is impeded by the unbridgeable expanse of satellite monomers throughout the pericentromere. The comparatively small size of the wallaby centromere and the evolutionary role of the centromere in marsupial speciation events position the wallaby centromere as a tractable and valuable mammalian centromere model. We highlight the current understanding of the wallaby centromere and the role of transcription in centromere function.
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- Rachel J O'Neill
- Center for Applied Genetics and Technology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
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Ou Z, Martin DM, Bedoyan JK, Cooper ML, Chinault AC, Stankiewicz P, Cheung SW. Branchiootorenal syndrome and oculoauriculovertebral spectrum features associated with duplication ofSIX1,SIX6, andOTX2resulting from a complex chromosomal rearrangement. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:2480-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Marshall OJ, Chueh AC, Wong LH, Choo KA. Neocentromeres: new insights into centromere structure, disease development, and karyotype evolution. Am J Hum Genet 2008; 82:261-82. [PMID: 18252209 PMCID: PMC2427194 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2007] [Revised: 10/26/2007] [Accepted: 11/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Since the discovery of the first human neocentromere in 1993, these spontaneous, ectopic centromeres have been shown to be an astonishing example of epigenetic change within the genome. Recent research has focused on the role of neocentromeres in evolution and speciation, as well as in disease development and the understanding of the organization and epigenetic maintenance of the centromere. Here, we review recent progress in these areas of research and the significant insights gained.
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- Owen J. Marshall
- Chromosome and Chromatin Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Chromosome and Chromatin Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Chromosome and Chromatin Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Chromosome and Chromatin Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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Cardone MF, Alonso A, Pazienza M, Ventura M, Montemurro G, Carbone L, de Jong PJ, Stanyon R, D'Addabbo P, Archidiacono N, She X, Eichler EE, Warburton PE, Rocchi M. Independent centromere formation in a capricious, gene-free domain of chromosome 13q21 in Old World monkeys and pigs. Genome Biol 2006; 7:R91. [PMID: 17040560 PMCID: PMC1794570 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2006-7-10-r91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2006] [Revised: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 10/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Evolutionary centromere repositioning and human analphoid neocentromeres occurring in clinical cases are, very likely, two stages of the same phenomenon whose properties still remain substantially obscure. Chromosome 13 is the chromosome with the highest number of neocentromeres. We reconstructed the mammalian evolutionary history of this chromosome and characterized two human neocentromeres at 13q21, in search of information that could improve our understanding of the relationship between evolutionarily new centromeres, inactivated centromeres, and clinical neocentromeres. RESULTS Chromosome 13 evolution was studied, using FISH experiments, across several diverse superordinal phylogenetic clades spanning >100 million years of evolution. The analysis revealed exceptional conservation among primates (hominoids, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys), Carnivora (cat), Perissodactyla (horse), and Cetartiodactyla (pig). In contrast, the centromeres in both Old World monkeys and pig have apparently repositioned independently to a central location (13q21). We compared these results to the positions of two human 13q21 neocentromeres using chromatin immunoprecipitation and genomic microarrays. CONCLUSION We show that a gene-desert region at 13q21 of approximately 3.9 Mb in size possesses an inherent potential to form evolutionarily new centromeres over, at least, approximately 95 million years of mammalian evolution. The striking absence of genes may represent an important property, making the region tolerant to the extensive pericentromeric reshuffling during subsequent evolution. Comparison of the pericentromeric organization of chromosome 13 in four Old World monkey species revealed many differences in sequence organization. The region contains clusters of duplicons showing peculiar features.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California 94609, USA
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- Department of Animal Biology and Genetics 'Leo Pardi', University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Amor DJ, Voullaire L, Bentley K, Savarirayan R, Choo KHA. Mosaic monosomy of a neocentric ring chromosome maps brachyphalangy and growth hormone deficiency to 13q31.1-13q32.3. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 133A:151-7. [PMID: 15666312 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We describe a boy with moderate intellectual disability associated with distinctive hand malformations (hypoplastic and angel-shaped middle phalanges) and partial growth hormone (GH) deficiency associated with mosaic deletion of 13q31.1-13q32.3. The deleted segment was mapped to a 20-Mb region bounded by BACs RP11-1143C2 and RP11-139C1, narrowing the previously described locus for hand malformations at this region and suggesting that a locus for GH deficiency is also present at this location. The deleted segment contains at least three candidate genes, glypican-5, FARP1 and SOX21, that may be contributing to the phenotype in this boy. In a significant proportion (approximately 50%) of cells, the deleted region is present as a supernumerary ring chromosome stabilized by the formation of a neocentromere at 13q31-q32, within a region with a known propensity for neocentromere formation. The ring chromosome appears to be prone to low-level misdivision and loss in vitro which, in vivo, must be countered by selection for the balanced karyotype because the level of mosaicism has remained stable over 13 years.
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- David J Amor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia.
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Chuang L, Wakui K, Sue WC, Su MH, Shaffer LG, Kuo PL. Interstitial deletion 11(p11.12p11.2) and analphoid marker formation results in inherited Potocki-Shaffer syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2005; 133A:180-3. [PMID: 15666301 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We report a family with inherited Potocki-Shaffer syndrome. The phenotypically normal mother has an interstitial deletion of 11(p11.12p11.2) with neocentric marker chromosome formation. The marker chromosome contains the deleted material on 11p11.2 and is likely a ring. The patient inherited a maternal deleted chromosome 11 but not the marker chromosome, thus resulting in an unbalanced karyotype along with the phenotype of Potocki-Shaffer syndrome. The deleted region in our case-11p11.12p11.2-is a newly reported site of constitutional neocentromere formation. This is also the first report describing deletion of 11p11.12-p11.2 and neocentromere formation resulting in inherited Potocki-Shaffer syndrome.
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- Louise Chuang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, 138 Victory Road, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Liehr T, Claussen U, Starke H. Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC) in humans. Cytogenet Genome Res 2005; 107:55-67. [PMID: 15305057 DOI: 10.1159/000079572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 05/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Small supernumerary marker chromosomes (sSMC), defined as additional centric chromosome fragments too small to be identified or characterized unambiguously by banding cytogenetics alone, are present in 0.043% of newborn children. Several attempts have been made to correlate certain sSMC with a specific clinical picture, resulting in the description of several syndromes such as the i(18p)-, der(22)-, i(12p)- (Pallister Killian syndrome) and inv dup(22)- (cat-eye) syndromes. However, most of the remaining sSMC including minute-, ring-, inverted-duplication- as well as complex-rearranged chromosomes, have not yet been correlated with clinical syndromes, mostly due to problems in their comprehensive characterization. Here we present an overview of sSMC, including the first attempt to address problems of nomenclature and their modes of formation, problems connected with mosaicism plus familial occurrence. The review also discusses the frequency of sSMC in prenatal, postnatal, and clinical cases, their chromosomal origin and their association with uniparental disomy. A short review of the up-to-date approaches available for sSMC characterization is included. Clinically relevant correlations concerning the presence of a specific sSMC and its phenotypic consequences should become available soon.
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- T Liehr
- Institute of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Jena, Germany.
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Neocentromeres are rare human chromosomal aberrations where a new centromere has formed in a previously non-centromeric location. The emergence of new centromeres on a chromosome that already contains an endogenous centromere would be a highly deleterious event which would lead to dicentricity and mitotic instability. Nonetheless, neocentromere formation appears to provide a mechanism for the acquisition of a new centromere. Neocentromeres are most often observed on chromosomal arm fragments that have separated from an endogenous centromere, and therefore actually lead to mitotic stability of what would have been an acentric fragment. Neocentromeres have recently also been observed on apparently unrearranged chromosomes where the endogenous centromere has been inactivated. Furthermore, the process of centromere repositioning during primate chromosomal evolution may depend on the acquisition and subsequent fixation of neocentromeres. This remarkable plasticity in the position of centromeres has important implications for human cytogenetics and chromosome evolution, and provides an opportunity to further our understanding of the process of centromere formation and structure.
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- Peter E Warburton
- Dept. of Human Genetics, Box 1498, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1425 Madison Ave, East Bldg 14-52A, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Ferreri GC, Liscinsky DM, Mack JA, Eldridge MDB, O'Neill RJ. Retention of latent centromeres in the Mammalian genome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 96:217-24. [PMID: 15653556 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The centromere is a cytologically defined entity that possesses a conserved and restricted function in the cell: it is the site of kinetochore assembly and spindle attachment. Despite its conserved function, the centromere is a highly mutable portion of the chromosome, carrying little sequence conservation across taxa. This divergence has made studying the movement of a centromere, either within a single karyotype or between species, a challenging endeavor. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the permutability of centromere location within a chromosome. This permutability is termed "centromere repositioning" when described in an evolutionary context and "neocentromerization" when abnormalities within an individual karyotype are considered. Both are characterized by a shift in location of the functional centromere within a chromosome without a concomitant change in linear gene order. Evolutionary studies across lineages clearly indicate that centromere repositioning is not a rare event in karyotypic evolution and must be considered when examining the evolution of chromosome structure and syntenic order. This paper examines the theories proposed to explain centromere repositioning in mammals. These theories are interpreted in light of evidence gained in human studies and in our presented data from the marsupial model species Macropus eugenii, the tammar wallaby.
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- G C Ferreri
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, U-2131, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2131, USA
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Warburton PC, Barwell J, Splitt M, Maxwell D, Bint S, Ogilvie CM. Class II neocentromeres: a putative common neocentromere site in band 4q21.2. Eur J Hum Genet 2004; 11:749-53. [PMID: 14512964 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Neocentromeres are rare functional centromeres formed within noncentromeric chromosomal regions. We report the finding of a neocentromere in a very rare class II analphoid chromosome. This neocentromere was detected prenatally in a fetus with the karyotype: 47,XY,del(4)(p15.3q21.1),+r(4)(p15.3q21.1).ish del(4)(D4S3360+,WHS+,D4Z1-,4qsubtel+),r(4)(D4S3360-,WHS-,D4Z1+,4qsubtel-)de novo. The fetus was missing one normal chromosome 4 but had a ring chromosome, consisting of the pericentromeric region of chromosome 4, and a deleted chromosome 4, the reciprocal product of the ring formation. In situ hybridization established that the chromosome 4 pericentromeric heterochromatin was located on the ring chromosome, while the Wolf-Hirschhorn critical region and chromosome 4 subtelomeric regions were present on the deleted chromosome. A C-band-negative constriction was observed in band 4q21.2 of the deleted chromosome 4, indicating that a neocentromere had been formed in this band, allowing stable segregation during cell division. This chromosome abnormality was detected in cultured amniocytes from a 20-week pregnancy presenting with intrauterine growth retardation and echogenic bowel. The pregnancy resulted in intrauterine death at 33-34 weeks. Despite the apparently balanced karyotype, the fetus is likely to have been phenotypically impaired due to disruption of genes by the neocentromere, rearrangement and ring chromosome formation. There has been one previous report of neocentromere formation in band 4q21; the observation presented here might refine a putative common neocentromeric site to sub-band 4q21.2.
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- Pamela C Warburton
- Cytogenetics Department, Genetics Centre, 5th Floor Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT, UK.
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Current awareness in prenatal diagnosis. Prenat Diagn 2003; 23:435-41. [PMID: 12778892 DOI: 10.1002/pd.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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