PMID- 25394583 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160203 LR - 20181113 IS - 1573-6849 (Electronic) IS - 0967-3849 (Print) IS - 0967-3849 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Jun TI - Chromosome landmarks and autosome-sex chromosome translocations in Rumex hastatulus, a plant with XX/XY1Y2 sex chromosome system. PG - 187-97 LID - 10.1007/s10577-014-9446-4 [doi] AB - Rumex hastatulus is the North American endemic dioecious plant with heteromorphic sex chromosomes. It is differentiated into two chromosomal races: Texas (T) race characterised by a simple XX/XY sex chromosome system and North Carolina (NC) race with a polymorphic XX/XY1Y2 sex chromosome system. The gross karyotype morphology in NC race resembles the derived type, but chromosomal changes that occurred during its evolution are poorly understood. Our C-banding/DAPI and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments demonstrated that Y chromosomes of both races are enriched in DAPI-positive sequences and that the emergence of polymorphic sex chromosome system was accompanied by the break of ancestral Y chromosome and switch in the localization of 5S rDNA, from autosomes to sex chromosomes (X and Y2). Two contrasting domains were detected within North Carolina Y chromosomes: the older, highly heterochromatinised, inherited from the original Y chromosome and the younger, euchromatic, representing translocated autosomal material. The flow-cytometric DNA estimation showed approximately 3.5 % genome downsizing in the North Carolina race. Our results are in contradiction to earlier reports on the lack of heterochromatin within Y chromosomes of this species and enable unambiguous identification of autosomes involved in the autosome-heterosome translocation, providing useful chromosome landmarks for further studies on the karyotype and sex chromosome differentiation in this species. FAU - Grabowska-Joachimiak, Aleksandra AU - Grabowska-Joachimiak A AD - Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Science, University of Agriculture in Cracow, Lobzowska 24, 31-140, Cracow, Poland, rrjoachi@cyf-kr.edu.pl. FAU - Kula, Adam AU - Kula A FAU - Ksiazczyk, Tomasz AU - Ksiazczyk T FAU - Chojnicka, Joanna AU - Chojnicka J FAU - Sliwinska, Elwira AU - Sliwinska E FAU - Joachimiak, Andrzej J AU - Joachimiak AJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141114 PL - Netherlands TA - Chromosome Res JT - Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology JID - 9313452 RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) SB - IM MH - Chromosome Banding MH - *Chromosomes, Plant MH - Genetic Markers MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Karyotype MH - Rumex/*genetics MH - *Sex Chromosomes MH - *Translocation, Genetic PMC - PMC4430600 EDAT- 2014/11/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/04 06:00 PMCR- 2014/11/14 CRDT- 2014/11/15 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/10/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/11/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/11/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 9446 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10577-014-9446-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chromosome Res. 2015 Jun;23(2):187-97. doi: 10.1007/s10577-014-9446-4. Epub 2014 Nov 14.