PMID- 34108567 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211102 LR - 20240402 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Jun 9 TI - Large-scale comparative analysis of cytogenetic markers across Lepidoptera. PG - 12214 LID - 10.1038/s41598-021-91665-7 [doi] LID - 12214 AB - Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allows identification of particular chromosomes and their rearrangements. Using FISH with signal enhancement via antibody amplification and enzymatically catalysed reporter deposition, we evaluated applicability of universal cytogenetic markers, namely 18S and 5S rDNA genes, U1 and U2 snRNA genes, and histone H3 genes, in the study of the karyotype evolution in moths and butterflies. Major rDNA underwent rather erratic evolution, which does not always reflect chromosomal changes. In contrast, the hybridization pattern of histone H3 genes was well conserved, reflecting the stable organisation of lepidopteran genomes. Unlike 5S rDNA and U1 and U2 snRNA genes which we failed to detect, except for 5S rDNA in a few representatives of early diverging lepidopteran lineages. To explain the negative FISH results, we used quantitative PCR and Southern hybridization to estimate the copy number and organization of the studied genes in selected species. The results suggested that their detection was hampered by long spacers between the genes and/or their scattered distribution. Our results question homology of 5S rDNA and U1 and U2 snRNA loci in comparative studies. We recommend the use of histone H3 in studies of karyotype evolution. FAU - Provaznikova, Irena AU - Provaznikova I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2336-458X AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hejnickova, Martina AU - Hejnickova M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9303-305X AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. FAU - Visser, Sander AU - Visser S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0953-0871 AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. FAU - Dalikova, Martina AU - Dalikova M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0266-8894 AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. FAU - Carabajal Paladino, Leonela Z AU - Carabajal Paladino LZ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9312-0260 AD - The Pirbright Institute, Surrey, UK. FAU - Zrzava, Magda AU - Zrzava M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8482-9614 AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. FAU - Volenikova, Anna AU - Volenikova A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9504-8044 AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. FAU - Marec, Frantisek AU - Marec F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6745-5603 AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. FAU - Nguyen, Petr AU - Nguyen P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1395-4287 AD - Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. petr.nguyen@prf.jcu.cz. AD - Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. petr.nguyen@prf.jcu.cz. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210609 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (DNA, Ribosomal) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 18S) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 5S) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Nuclear) RN - 0 (U2 small nuclear RNA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Butterflies/*genetics MH - Chromosome Mapping MH - Cytogenetic Analysis/methods MH - DNA, Ribosomal/*genetics MH - *Evolution, Molecular MH - Genome MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Moths/*genetics MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/*genetics MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 5S/*genetics MH - RNA, Small Nuclear/*genetics PMC - PMC8190105 COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2021/06/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/03 06:00 PMCR- 2021/06/09 CRDT- 2021/06/10 06:26 PHST- 2021/03/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/10 06:26 [entrez] PHST- 2021/06/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-91665-7 [pii] AID - 91665 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-021-91665-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2021 Jun 9;11(1):12214. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-91665-7.