High conservation of the fine-scale organisation of chromosome 5 between two pathogenic Leishmania species.

AUTOR(ES)

Ravel, C

RESUMO

In a previous work we showed a remarkable conservation of the general structure of the genome (chromo-some number and synteny) among different pathogenic species of Old World Leishmania, indicating the absence of major interchromosomal rearrangements during evolution. In the present study, we have compared the fine structure of chromo-some 5 among two of these divergent species (Leishmania major and Leishmania infantum) by means of physical mapping. Remarkably, the 42 markers jointly mapped on these two chromosomes were found in an identical order along the chromosome. This perfect colinearity of the markers is in striking contrast to the large genetic distance that separates these species and suggests that conservation of the fine-scale organisation of chromosomes may be critical in Leishmania. If this colinearity is confirmed on the whole of the chromosome set, the current systematic sequencing programme of the genome of L.major should greatly help in the development of comparative genetics between different species of Leishmania.

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