PMID- 24919066 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150202 LR - 20240314 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 6 DP - 2014 TI - Meiotic recombination analyses of individual chromosomes in male domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domestica). PG - e99123 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0099123 [doi] LID - e99123 AB - For the first time in the domestic pig, meiotic recombination along the 18 porcine autosomes was directly studied by immunolocalization of MLH1 protein. In total, 7,848 synaptonemal complexes from 436 spermatocytes were analyzed, and 13,969 recombination sites were mapped. Individual chromosomes for 113 of the 436 cells (representing 2,034 synaptonemal complexes) were identified by immunostaining and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The average total length of autosomal synaptonemal complexes per cell was 190.3 microm, with 32.0 recombination sites (crossovers), on average, per cell. The number of crossovers and the lengths of the autosomal synaptonemal complexes showed significant intra- (i.e. between cells) and inter-individual variations. The distributions of recombination sites within each chromosomal category were similar: crossovers in metacentric and submetacentric chromosomes were concentrated in the telomeric regions of the p- and q-arms, whereas two hotspots were located near the centromere and in the telomeric region of acrocentrics. Lack of MLH1 foci was mainly observed in the smaller chromosomes, particularly chromosome 18 (SSC18) and the sex chromosomes. All autosomes displayed positive interference, with a large variability between the chromosomes. FAU - Mary, Nicolas AU - Mary N AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Barasc, Harmonie AU - Barasc H AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Ferchaud, Stephane AU - Ferchaud S AD - UE1372 GenESI Genetique, Experimentation et Systeme Innovants, Surgeres, France. FAU - Billon, Yvon AU - Billon Y AD - UE1372 GenESI Genetique, Experimentation et Systeme Innovants, Surgeres, France. FAU - Meslier, Frederic AU - Meslier F AD - UE1372 GenESI Genetique, Experimentation et Systeme Innovants, Surgeres, France. FAU - Robelin, David AU - Robelin D AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Calgaro, Anne AU - Calgaro A AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Loustau-Dudez, Anne-Marie AU - Loustau-Dudez AM AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Bonnet, Nathalie AU - Bonnet N AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Yerle, Martine AU - Yerle M AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Acloque, Herve AU - Acloque H AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Ducos, Alain AU - Ducos A AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. FAU - Pinton, Alain AU - Pinton A AD - INRA, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENSAT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Castanet-Tolosan, France; Universite de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Genetique, Physiologie et Systemes d'Elevage, Toulouse, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140611 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Chromosomes MH - Male MH - *Meiosis MH - *Recombination, Genetic MH - Swine/*genetics PMC - PMC4053413 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2014/06/12 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/03 06:00 PMCR- 2014/06/11 CRDT- 2014/06/12 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/05/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/06/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/06/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-14-12344 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0099123 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2014 Jun 11;9(6):e99123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099123. eCollection 2014.