Repetitive sequences in Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx L.) mitochondrial DNA control region

References

• Aquadro CF, Greenberg BD. 1983. Human mitochondrial DNA variation and evolution: Analysis of nucleotide sequences from seven individuals. Genetics. 103:287–312.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown GG, Gadaleta G, Pepe G, Saccone C, Sbisá E. 1986. Structural conservation and variation in the D-loop-containing region of vertebrate mitochondrial DNA. J Mol Biol. 192:503–511.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown JR, Beckenbach AT, Smith MJ. 1993. Intraspecific DNA sequence variation of the mitochondrial control region of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Mol Biol Evol. 10:326–341.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Buroker NE, Brown JR, Gilbert TA, Ohara PJ, Beckenbach AT, Thomas WK, Smith MJ. 1990. Length heteroplasmy of sturgeon mitochrondrial-DNA: An illegitimate elongation model. Genetics. 124:157–163.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Casane D, Dennebouy N, de Rochambeau H, Mounolou JC, Monnerot M. 1997. Nonneutral evolution of tandem repeats in the mitochondrial DNA control region of lagomorphs. Mol Biol Evol. 14:779–789.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Delarbre C, Rasmussen A, Arnason U, Gachelin G. 2001. The complete mitochondrial DNA genome of the hagfish Myxine glutinosa: Unique features of the control region. J Mol Evol. 53:634–641.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Delport W, Ferguson JWH, Bloomer P. 2002. Characterization and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in Hornbills (Bucerotiformes). J Mol Evol. 54:794–806.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eberhard JR, Wright TF, Bermingham E. 2001. Duplication and concerted evolution of the mitochondrial control region in the parrot genus Amazona. Mol Biol Evol. 18:1330–1342.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Eizirik E, Bonatto SL, Johnson WE, Crawshaw PGJr, Vie J, Brousset DM, O'Brien SJ, Salzano FM. 1998. Phylogeographic patterns and evolution of the mitochondrial DNA control region in two Neotropical cats (Mammalia, Felidae). J Mol Evol. 47:613–624.
   Google Scholar
• Ferrando A, Ponsà M, Marmi J, Domingo-Roura X. 2004. Eurasian Otters, Lutra lutra, have a dominant mtDNA haplotype from the Iberian Peninsula to Scandinavia. J Hered. 95:430–435.
   Google Scholar
• Freeman AR, Machugh DE, Mckeown SN, Walzer C, Mcconnell DJ, Bradley DG. 2001. Sequence variation in the mitochondrial DNA control region of wild African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). Heredity. 86:355–362.
   Google Scholar
• Fumagalli L, Taberlet P, Favre L, Hausser J. 1996. Origin and evolution of homologous repeated sequences in the mitochondrial DNA control region of shrews. Mol Biol Evol. 13:31–46.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Galtier N, Nabholz B, Glemin S, Hurst GDD. 2009. Mitochondrial DNA as a marker of molecular diversity: A reappraisal. Mol Ecol. 18:4541–4550.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gomerčić T, Sindičić M, Galov A, Arbanasić H, Kusak J, Kocijan I, Đuras Gomerčić M, Huber Đ. 2010. High genetic variability of grey wolf (Canis lupus L.) population from Croatia as revealed by mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Zool Stud. 49:816–823.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hellborg L, Walker CW, Rueness EK, Stacy JE, Kojola I, Valdmann H, Vila C, Zimmermann B, Jakobsen KS, Ellegren H. 2002. Differentiation and levels of genetic variation in northern European lynx (Lynx lynx) populations revealed by microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA analysis. Conserv Genet. 3:97–111.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gugolz D, Bernasconi MV, Breitenmoser-Würsten C, Wandeler P. 2008. Historical DNA reveals the phylogenetic position of the extinct Alpine lynx. J Zool (Lond). 275:201–208.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hall TA. 1999. BioEdit: A user-friendly biological sequence alignment editor and analysis program for Windows 95/97/NT. Nucleic Acids Symp Ser. 41:95–98.
   Google Scholar
• Hertwig ST, Schweizer M, Stepanow S, Jungnickel A, Böhle UR, Fischer MS. 2009. Regionally high rates of hybridization and introgression in German wildcat populations (Felis silvestris, Carnivora, Felidae). J Zool Sys Evol Res. 47:283–297.
   Google Scholar
• Hoelzel AR, Hancock JM, Dover GA. 1991. Evolution of the cetacean mitochondrial D-loop region. Mol Biol Evol. 8:475–493.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoelzel AR. 1993. Evolution by DNA turnover in the control region of vertebrate mitochondrial DNA. Curr Opin Genetics Dev. 3:891–895.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hoelzel AR, Lopez JV, Dover GA, O'Brien SJ. 1994. Rapid evolution of a heteroplasmic repetitive sequence in the mitochondrial DNA control region of carnivores. J Mol Evol. 39:191–199.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ketmaier V, Bernardini C. 2005. Structure of the mitochondrial control region of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra; Carnivora, Mustelidae): Patterns of genetic heterogeneity and implications for conservation of the species in Italy. J Hered. 96:318–328.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kumar S, Suzuki H, Onoue S, Suzuki S, Hattori N, Ozawa T. 1995. Rat mitochondrial mtDNA-binding proteins to inter-specifically conserved sequences in the displacement loop region of vertebrate mtDNAs. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 36:973–981.
   Google Scholar
• Lopez JV, Cevario S, O'Brien SJ. 1996. Complete nucleotide sequences of the domestic cat (Felis catus) mitochondrial genome and a transposed mtDNA tandem repeat (Numt) in the nuclear genome. Genomics. 33:229–246.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Madsen CS, Ghivizzani SC, Hauswirth WW. 1993. Protein binding to a single termination-associated sequence in the mitochondrial DNA d-loop region. Mol Cell Biol. 13:2162–2171.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meyer A, Kocher TD, Basasibwaki P, Wilson AC. 1990. Monophyletic origin of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes suggested by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Nature. 347:550–553.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jae-Heup K, Eizirik E, O'Brien SJ, Johnson WE. 2001. Structure and patterns of sequence variation in the mitochondrial DNA control region of the great cats. Mitochondrion. 14:279–292.
   Google Scholar
• Nabholz B, Mauffrey J, Bazin E, Galtier N, Glemin S. 2007. Determination of mitochondrial genetic diversity in mammals. Genetics. 178:351–361.
   Google Scholar
• Petri B, Von Haeseler A. 1996. Extreme sequence heteroplasmy in bat mitochondrial DNA. Biol Chem. 661667.
   Google Scholar
• Pérez-Haro M, Viñas J, Mañas F, Batet A, Ruiz-Olmo J, Pla C. 2005. Genetic variability in the complete mitochondrial control region of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the Iberian Peninsula. Biol J Linn Soc. 86:397–403.
   Google Scholar
• Purdue JR, Oleksyk TK, Smith MH. 2006. Independent occurrences of multiple repeats in the control region of mitochondrial DNA of white-tailed deer. J Hered. 97:235–243.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ray DA, Densmore LD. 2003. Repetitive sequences in the Crocodilian mitochondrial control region: Poly-A sequences and heteroplasmic tandem repeats. Mol Biol Evol. 20:1006–1013.
   Google Scholar
• Savolainen P, Arvestad L, Lundeberg J. 2000. mtDNA tandem repeats in domestic dogs and wolves: Mutation mechanism studied by analysis of the sequence of imperfect repeats. Mol Biol Evol. 17 4: 474–488.
   Google Scholar
• Sbisá E, Tanzariello F, Reyes A, Pesole G, Saccone C. 1997. Mammalian mitochondrial D-loop region structural analysis: Identication of new conserved sequences and their functional and evolutionary implications. Gene. 205:125–140.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sindičić M, Gomerčić T, Skrbinšek T, Polanc P, Jelenčič M, Huber Đ, Trontelj P. Low genetic diversity of Dinaric lynx population. In press.
   Google Scholar
• Stewart DT, Baker AJ. 1994. Patterns of sequence variation in the mitochondrial D-loop region of shrews. Mol Biol Evol. 11:9–21.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Thompson JD, Higgins DG, Gibson TJ. 1994. CLUSTAL W: Improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice. Nucleic Acids Res. 22:4673–4680.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang T, Tzeng C, Teng H, Chang T. 2007. Phylogeography and identification of a 187-bp-long duplication within the mitochondrial control region of Formosania lacustre (Teleostei: Balitoridae). Zool Stud. 46:569–582.
   Google Scholar
• Ward RH, Frazier BL, Dew-Jager K, Paabo S. 1991. Extensive mitochondrial diversity within a single Amerindian tribe. P Natl Acad Sci USA. 88:8720–8724.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wei L, Wu X, Jiang Z. 2009. The complete mitochondrial genome structure of snow leopard Panthera uncia. Mol Biol Rep. 36:871–878.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Weitzmann MN, Woodford KJ, Usidin K. 1997. DNA secondary structures and the evolution of hypervariable tandem arrays. J Biol Chem. 272:9517–9523.
   Google Scholar
• Wilkinson GS, Chapman AM. 1991. Length and sequence variation in evening bat d-loop mtDNA. Genetics. 128:607–617.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wilkinson GS, Mayer F, Kerth G, Petri B. 1997. Evolution of repeated sequence arrays in the D-loop region of bat mitochondrial DNA. Genetics. 146:1035–1048.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wu X, Zheng T, Jiang Z, Wei L. 2007. The mitochondrial genome structure of the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Genome. 50:252–257.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar