Title

Evolution of Alu Subfamily Structure in the Saimiri Lineage of New World Monkeys

Authors

Mark Batzer, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow
Jasmine N. Baker
Jerilyn A. Walker
John A. Vanchiere
Kacie R. Philippe
Corey P. St. Romain
Paulina Gonzalez-Quiroga
Michael W. Denham
Jackson R. Mierl
Miriam K. Konkel

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2017

Abstract

Squirrelmonkeys,Saimiri,arecommonlyfoundinzoologicalparksandusedinbiomedicalresearch.S.boliviensisisthemostcommon species for research; however, there is little information about genome evolution within this primate lineage. Here, we reconstruct the Alu element sequence amplification and evolution in the genus Saimiri at the time of divergence within the family Cebidae lineage. Alu elements are the most successful SINE (Short Interspersed Element) in primates. Here, we report 46 Saimiri lineage specificAlusubfamilies.RetrotranspositionactivityinvolvedsubfamiliesrelatedtoAluS,AluTa10,andAluTa15.Manysubfamiliesare simultaneously active within the Saimiri lineage, a finding which supports the stealth model of Alu amplification. We also report a high resolution analysis of Alu subfamilies within the S. boliviensis genome [saiBol1].

Comments

Originally published 2017 in Genome Biology and Evolution

https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evx172

Recommended Citation

Batzer, M., Baker, J. N., Walker, J. A., Vanchiere, J. A., Philippe, K. R., Romain, C. P., Gonzalez-Quiroga, P., Denham, M. W., Mierl, J. R., & Konkel, M. K. (2017). Evolution of Alu Subfamily Structure in the Saimiri Lineage of New World Monkeys. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/biosci_pubs/2