Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 4, 203-221, Copyright © 1987 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
G Levinson and GA Gutman
Simple repetitive DNA sequences are a widespread and abundant feature of
genomic DNA. The following several features characterize such sequences:
(1) they typically consist of a variety of repeated motifs of 1-10
bases--but may include much larger repeats as well; (2) larger repeat units
often include shorter ones within them; (3) long polypyrimidine and poly-CA
tracts are often found; and (4) tandem arrangements of closely related
motifs are often found. We propose that slipped-strand mispairing events,
in concert with unequal crossing- over, can readily account for all of
these features. The frequent occurrence of long tandem repeats of
particular motifs (polypyrimidine and poly-CA tracts) appears to result
from nonrandom patterns of nucleotide substitution. We argue that the
intrahelical process of slipped-strand mispairing is much more likely to be
the major factor in the initial expansion of short repeated motifs and
that, after initial expansion, simple tandem repeats may be predisposed to
further expansion by unequal crossing-over or other interhelical events
because of their propensity to mispair. Evidence is presented that
single-base repeats (the shortest possible motifs) are represented by
longer runs in mammalian introns than would be expected on a random basis,
supporting the idea that SSM may be a ubiquitous force in the evolution of
the eukaryotic genome. Simple repetitive sequences may therefore represent
a natural ground state of DNA unselected for coding functions.
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Slipped-strand mispairing: a major mechanism for DNA sequence evolution
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine 92717.
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