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. 1990 Feb 25;18(4):845-53.
doi: 10.1093/nar/18.4.845.

Internal eliminated sequences are removed prior to chromosome fragmentation during development in Euplotes crassus

S L Tausta  1 , L A Klobutcher
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Internal eliminated sequences are removed prior to chromosome fragmentation during development in Euplotes crassus

S L Tausta et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .
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Abstract

The hypotrichous ciliated protozoa undergo a massive genome rearrangement process after their sexual cycle. One frequent type of rearrangement is the removal of DNA sequences (internal eliminated sequences; IESs) from internal regions of DNA molecules. In this study, we characterized the removal of IESs in Euplotes crassus. Southern hybridization analyses combined with cytological observations indicated that IES removal is an early event in macronuclear development, occurring during the polytene chromosome stage and prior to the chromosome fragmentation process. The results are consistent with IES removal occurring via an intramolecular DNA breakage and rejoining process.

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