Cloning of inversion breakpoints in the Anopheles gambiae complex traces a transposable element at the inversion junction
AUTOR(ES)
Mathiopoulos, Kostas D.
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Anopheles arabiensis, one of the two most potent malaria vectors of the gambiae complex, is characterized by the presence of chromosomal paracentric inversions. Elucidation of the nature and the dynamics of these inversions is of paramount importance for the understanding of the population genetics and evolutionary biology of this mosquito and of the impact on malaria epidemiology. We report here the cloning of the breakpoints of the naturally occurring polymorphic inversion 2Rd′ of A. arabiensis. A cDNA clone that cytologically mapped on the proximal breakpoint was the starting material for the isolation of a cosmid clone that spanned the breakpoint. Analysis of the surrounding sequences demonstrated that adjacent to the distal breakpoint lies a repetitive element that exhibits distinct distribution in different A. arabiensis strains. Sequencing analysis of that area revealed elements characteristic of transposable element terminal repeats. We called this presumed transposable element Odysseus. The presence of Odysseus at the junction of the naturally occuring inversion 2Rd′ suggests that the inversion may be the result of the transposable element’s activity. Characteristics of Odysseus’ terminal region as well as its cytological distribution in different strains may indicate a relatively recent activity of Odysseus.
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