Andrea Luchetti

Prof. Andrea Luchetti

MoZoo Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA), University of Bologna, Via Selmi, 3, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy
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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 February 2008 in Gene
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Miroslav PlohlMiroslav Plohl
Miroslav Plohl
Andrea LuchettiAndrea Luchetti
Andrea Luchetti
NMNevenka Meštrović
Nevenka Meštrović
BMBarbara Mantovani
Barbara Mantovani

13 August 2009 in Medical and Veterinary Entomology
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SPS. Pampiglione
S. Pampiglione
MFM.L. Fioravanti
M.L. Fioravanti
AGAndrea Gustinelli
Andrea Gustinelli
GOG. Onore
G. Onore
BMB. Mantovani
B. Mantovani
MTM. Trentini
M. Trentini

21 October 2009 in Heredity
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Miroslav PlohlMiroslav Plohl
Miroslav Plohl
VPV Petrović
V Petrović
Andrea LuchettiAndrea Luchetti
Andrea Luchetti
ARA Ricci
A Ricci
Eva Šatović-VukšićEva Šatović-Vukšić
Eva Šatović-Vukšić
BMB Mantovani
B Mantovani

1 September 2010 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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AVAlessandro Velonà
Alessandro Velonà
SGSilvia Ghesini
Silvia Ghesini
Andrea LuchettiAndrea Luchetti
Andrea Luchetti
MMMario Marini
Mario Marini
BMBarbara Mantovani
Barbara Mantovani

1 January 2016 in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
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FDFranck Dedeine
Franck Dedeine
SDSimon Dupont
Simon Dupont
SGSylvain Guyot
Sylvain Guyot
Kenji MatsuuraKenji Matsuura
Kenji Matsuura
Changlu WangChanglu Wang
Changlu Wang
Andrea LuchettiAndrea Luchetti
Andrea Luchetti

6 December 2016 in BMC Genomics
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Eva Šatović-VukšićEva Šatović-Vukšić
Eva Šatović-Vukšić
TZTanja Vojvoda Zeljko
Tanja Vojvoda Zeljko
Andrea LuchettiAndrea Luchetti
Andrea Luchetti
BMBarbara Mantovani
Barbara Mantovani
Miroslav PlohlMiroslav Plohl
Miroslav Plohl
Satellite DNA (satDNA) sequences are typically arranged as arrays of tandemly repeated monomers. Due to the similarity among monomers, their organizational pattern and abundance, satDNAs are hardly accessible to structural and functional studies and still represent the most obscure genome component. Although many satDNA arrays of diverse length and even single monomers exist in the genome, surprisingly little is known about transition from satDNAs to other sequences. Studying satDNA monomers at junctions and identifying DNA sequences adjacent to them can help to understand the processes that (re)distribute satDNAs and significance that evolution of these sequence elements might have in creating the genomic landscape. We explored sets of randomly selected satDNA-harboring genomic fragments in four mollusc species to examine satDNA transition sites, and the nature of adjacent sequences. All examined junctions are characterized by abrupt transitions from satDNAs to other sequences. Among them, junctions of only one examined satDNA mapped non-randomly (within the palindrome), indicating that well-defined sequence feature is not a necessary prerequisite in the junction formation. In the studied sample, satDNA flanking sequences can be roughly classified into two groups. The first group is composed of anonymous DNA sequences which occasionally include short segments of transposable elements (TEs) as well as segments of other satDNA sequences. In the second group, satDNA repeats and the array flanking sequences are identified as parts of TEs of the Helitron superfamily. There, some array flanking regions hold fragmented satDNA monomers alternating with anonymous sequences of comparable length as missing monomer parts, suggesting a process of sequence reorganization by a mechanism able to excise short monomer parts and replace them with unrelated sequences. The observed architecture of satDNA transition sites can be explained as a result of insertion and/or recombination events involving short arrays of satDNA monomers and TEs, in combination with hypothetical transposition-related ability of satDNA monomers to be shuffled independently in the genome. We conclude that satDNAs and TEs can form a complex network of sequences which essentially share the propagation mechanisms and in synergy shape the genome.