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Transcription of Endogenous Retrovirus Group K Members and Their Neighboring Genes in Chicken Skeletal Muscle Myoblasts. J Poult Sci 2021; 58:79-87. [PMID: 33927561 PMCID: PMC8076618 DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.0200021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle myoblasts are myogenic precursor cells that generate myofibers during muscle development and growth. We recently reported that broiler myoblasts, compared to layer myoblasts, proliferate and differentiate more actively and promptly into myocytes, which corresponds well with the muscle phenotype of broilers. Furthermore, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) revealed that numerous genes are differentially expressed between layer and broiler myoblasts during myogenic differentiation. Based on the RNA-seq data, we herein report that chicken myoblasts transcribe endogenous retrovirus group K member (ERVK) genes. In total, 16 ERVKs were highly expressed in layer myoblasts and two (termed BrK1 and BrK2) were significantly induced in broiler myoblasts. These transcribed ERVKs had a total of 182 neighboring genes within ±100 kb on the chromosomes, of which 40% were concentrated within ±10 kb of the ERVKs. We further investigated whether the transcription of ERVKs affects the expression of their neighboring genes. BrK1 had two neighboring genes; LOC107052719 was overlapping with BrK1 and downregulated in the broiler myoblasts, and FAM19A2 was upregulated in the broiler myoblasts as well as BrK1. BrK2 had 14 neighboring genes, and only one gene, LOC772243, was differentially expressed between layer and broiler myoblasts. LOC772243 was overlapping with BrK2 and suppressed in the broiler myoblasts. These data indicate that the transcription of ERVKs may impact the expression of their neighboring genes in chicken myoblasts.
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Macfarlane CM, Badge RM. Genome-wide amplification of proviral sequences reveals new polymorphic HERV-K(HML-2) proviruses in humans and chimpanzees that are absent from genome assemblies. Retrovirology 2015; 12:35. [PMID: 25927962 PMCID: PMC4422153 DOI: 10.1186/s12977-015-0162-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To date, the human population census of proviruses of the Betaretrovirus-like human endogenous retroviral (HERV-K) (HML-2) family has been compiled from a limited number of complete genomes, making it certain that rare polymorphic loci are under-represented and are yet to be described. RESULTS Here we describe a suppression PCR-based method called genome-wide amplification of proviral sequences (GAPS) that selectively amplifies DNA fragments containing the termini of HERV-K(HML-2) proviral sequences and their flanking genomic sequences. We analysed the HERV-K(HML-2) proviral content of 101 unrelated humans, 4 common chimpanzees and three centre d'etude du polymorphisme humain (CEPH) pedigrees (44 individuals). The technique isolated HERV-K(HML-2) proviruses that had integrated in the genomes of the great apes throughout their divergence and included evolutionarily young elements still unfixed for presence/absence. CONCLUSIONS By examining the HERV-K(HML-2) proviral content of 145 humans we detected a new insertionally polymorphic Type I HERV-K(HML-2) provirus. We also observed provirus versus solo long terminal repeat (LTR) polymorphism within humans at a previously unreported, but ancient, locus. Finally, we report two novel chimpanzee specific proviruses, one of which is dimorphic for a provirus versus solo LTR. Thus GAPS enables the isolation of uncharacterised HERV-K(HML-2) proviral sequences and provides a direct means to assess inter-individual genetic variation associated with HERV-K(HML-2) proviruses.
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- Catriona M Macfarlane
- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
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Reconceptualizing major depressive disorder as an infectious disease. BIOLOGY OF MOOD & ANXIETY DISORDERS 2014; 4:10. [PMID: 25364500 PMCID: PMC4215336 DOI: 10.1186/2045-5380-4-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this article, I argue for a reconceptualization of major depressive disorder (major depression) as an infectious disease. I suggest that major depression may result from a parasitic, bacterial, or viral infection and present examples that illustrate possible pathways by which these microorganisms could contribute to the etiology of major depression. I also argue that the reconceptualization of the human body as an ecosystem for these microorganisms and the human genome as a host for non-human exogenous sequences may greatly amplify the opportunity to discover genetic links to the illness. Deliberately speculative, this article is intended to stimulate novel research approaches and expand the circle of researchers taking aim at this vexing illness.
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Contreras-Galindo R, Kaplan MH, He S, Contreras-Galindo AC, Gonzalez-Hernandez MJ, Kappes F, Dube D, Chan SM, Robinson D, Meng F, Dai M, Gitlin SD, Chinnaiyan AM, Omenn GS, Markovitz DM. HIV infection reveals widespread expansion of novel centromeric human endogenous retroviruses. Genome Res 2013; 23:1505-13. [PMID: 23657884 PMCID: PMC3759726 DOI: 10.1101/gr.144303.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) make up 8% of the human genome. The HERV-K (HML-2) family is the most recent group of these viruses to have inserted into the genome, and we have detected the activation of HERV-K (HML-2) proviruses in the blood of patients with HIV-1 infection. We report that HIV-1 infection activates expression of a novel HERV-K (HML-2) provirus, termed K111, present in multiple copies in the centromeres of chromosomes throughout the human genome yet not annotated in the most recent human genome assembly. Infection with HIV-1 or stimulation with the HIV-1 Tat protein leads to the activation of K111 proviruses. K111 is present as a single copy in the genome of the chimpanzee, yet K111 is not found in the genomes of other primates. Remarkably, K111 proviruses appear in the genomes of the extinct Neanderthal and Denisovan, while modern humans have at least 100 K111 proviruses spread across the centromeres of 15 chromosomes. Our studies suggest that the progenitor K111 integrated before the Homo-Pan divergence and expanded in copy number during the evolution of hominins, perhaps by recombination. The expansion of K111 provides sequence evidence suggesting that recombination between the centromeres of various chromosomes took place during the evolution of humans. K111 proviruses show significant sequence variations in each individual centromere, which may serve as markers in future efforts to annotate human centromere sequences. Further, this work is an example of the potential to discover previously unknown genomic sequences through the analysis of nucleic acids found in the blood of patients.
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- Rafael Contreras-Galindo
- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Veteran Affairs Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA
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- Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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- Departments of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, Internal Medicine, and Human Genetics, and School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, and Programs in Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Yu HL, Zhao ZK, Zhu F. The role of human endogenous retroviral long terminal repeat sequences in human cancer (Review). Int J Mol Med 2013; 32:755-62. [PMID: 23900638 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2013.1460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) and solitary long terminal repeats (LTRs) constitute 8% of the human genome. Although most HERV genes are partially deleted and not intact, HERV LTRs comprise features including promoters, enhancers, selective splicer sites and polyadenylation sites in order to regulate the expression of neighboring genes. Owing to the genetic instability of LTRs, their wide distributions along human chromosomes are not only non-random, but are also correlated with gene density. Considerable evidence indicates that HERV LTRs regulate the expression of their adjacent viral and cellular genes in placental development and tumorigenesis. However, the regulatory mechanism of HERV LTRs on the expression of its neighboring cancer-associated genes in human cancers remains to be elucidated. Insertional mutagenesis, recombination and polymorphism are three principal factors of LTR that contribute to its genetic instability. Moreover, genetic instability, hypomethylation, transactivation and the antisense transcript of LTRs enhance the activity of LTRs and regulate the expression of their adjacent genes in human cancers. Therefore, in the present review, we examined the mechanism of HERV LTRs in tumorigenesis in combination with the structure and function of LTRs.
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- Hong-Lian Yu
- Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, PR China
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Shin W, Lee J, Son SY, Ahn K, Kim HS, Han K. Human-specific HERV-K insertion causes genomic variations in the human genome. PLoS One 2013; 8:e60605. [PMID: 23593260 PMCID: PMC3625200 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERV) sequences account for about 8% of the human genome. Through comparative genomics and literature mining, we identified a total of 29 human-specific HERV-K insertions. We characterized them focusing on their structure and flanking sequence. The results showed that four of the human-specific HERV-K insertions deleted human genomic sequences via non-classical insertion mechanisms. Interestingly, two of the human-specific HERV-K insertion loci contained two HERV-K internals and three LTR elements, a pattern which could be explained by LTR-LTR ectopic recombination or template switching. In addition, we conducted a polymorphic test and observed that twelve out of the 29 elements are polymorphic in the human population. In conclusion, human-specific HERV-K elements have inserted into human genome since the divergence of human and chimpanzee, causing human genomic changes. Thus, we believe that human-specific HERV-K activity has contributed to the genomic divergence between humans and chimpanzees, as well as within the human population.
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- Wonseok Shin
- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and WCU Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and WCU Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Advanced Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanobiomedical Science and WCU Research Center, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Medstrand P, van de Lagemaat LN, Dunn CA, Landry JR, Svenback D, Mager DL. Impact of transposable elements on the evolution of mammalian gene regulation. Cytogenet Genome Res 2005; 110:342-52. [PMID: 16093686 DOI: 10.1159/000084966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2003] [Accepted: 01/07/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Transposable elements (TEs) are present in all organisms and nearly half of the human and mouse genome is derived from ancient transpositions. This fact alone suggests that TEs have played a major role in genome organization and evolution. Studies undertaken over the last two decades or so clearly show that TEs of various kinds have played an important role in organism evolution. Here we review the impact TEs have on the evolution of gene regulation and gene function with an emphasis on humans. Understanding the mechanisms resulting in genomic change is central to our understanding of gene regulation, genetic disease and genome evolution. Full comprehension of these biological processes is not possible without an in depth knowledge of how TEs impact upon the genome.
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- P Medstrand
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Centre, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Macfarlane C, Simmonds P. Allelic variation of HERV-K(HML-2) endogenous retroviral elements in human populations. J Mol Evol 2005; 59:642-56. [PMID: 15693620 DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-2656-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are the remnants of ancient germ cell infection by exogenous retroviruses and occupy up to 8% of the human genome. It has been suggested that HERV sequences have contributed to primate evolution by regulating the expression of cellular genes and mediating chromosome rearrangements. After integration approximately 28 million years ago, members of the HERV-K (HML-2) family have continued to amplify and recombine. To investigate the utility of HML-2 polymorphisms as markers for the study of more recent human evolution, we compiled a list of the structure and integration sites of sequences that are unique to humans and screened each insertion for polymorphism within the human genome databases. Of the total of 74 HML-2 sequences, 18 corresponded to complete or near-complete proviruses, 49 were solitary long terminal repeats (LTRs), 6 were incomplete LTRs, and 1 was a SVA retrotransposon. A number of different allelic configurations were identified including the alternation of a provirus and solitary LTR. We developed polymerase chain reaction-based assays for seven HML-2 loci and screened 109 human DNA samples from Africa, Europe, Asia, and Southeast Asia. Our results indicate that the diversity of HML-2 elements is higher in African than non-African populations, with population differentiation values ranging from 0.6 to 9.8%. These findings denote a recent expansion from Africa. We compare the phylogenetic relationships of HML-2 sequences that are unique to humans and consider whether these elements have played a role in the remodeling of the hominid genome.
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- Catriona Macfarlane
- Center for Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh, Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland EH9 1QH, UK.
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Taruscio D, Mantovani A. Factors regulating endogenous retroviral sequences in human and mouse. Cytogenet Genome Res 2005; 105:351-62. [PMID: 15237223 DOI: 10.1159/000078208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2003] [Accepted: 12/23/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are stably integrated in the genome of vertebrates and inherited as Mendelian genes. The several human ERV (HERV) families and related elements represent up to 5-8% of the DNA of our species. ERVs may be involved in the regulation of adjacent genomic loci, especially promoting the tissue-specific expression of genes; some HERVs may have functional roles, e.g., coding for the placental fusogenic protein, syncytin. This paper reviews the growing evidence about factors that may modulate ERVs, including: cell and tissue types (with special attention to placenta and germ cells), processes related to differentiation and aging, cytokines, agents that disrupt cell functions (e.g., DNA hypomethylating agents) and steroids. Special attention is given to HERVs, due to their possible involvement in autoimmunity and reproduction, as well as altered expression in some cancer types; moreover, different HERV families may deserve specific attention, due to remarkable differences concerning, e.g., expression in tissues. A comparison with factors interacting with murine ERV-related sequences indicates that the mouse may be a useful model for studying some patterns of HERV regulation. Overall, the available evidence identifies the diverse, potential interactions with endogenous or exogenous factors as a promising field for investigating the roles of ERVs in physiology and disease.
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- D Taruscio
- National Centre on Rare Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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The retroviral capacity for integration into the host genome can give rise to endogenous retroviruses (ERVs): retroviral sequences that are transmitted vertically as part of the host germ line, within which they may continue to replicate and evolve. ERVs represent both a unique archive of ancient viral sequence information and a dynamic component of host genomes. As such they hold great potential as informative markers for studies of both virus evolution and host genome evolution. Numerous novel ERVs have been described in recent years, particularly as genome sequencing projects have advanced. This review discusses the evolution of ERV lineages, considering the processes by which ERV distribution and diversity is generated. The diversity of ERVs isolated so far is summarised in terms of both their distribution across host taxa, and their relationships to recognised retroviral genera. Finally the relevance of ERVs to studies of genome evolution, host disease and viral ecology is considered, and recent findings discussed.
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- Robert Gifford
- Department of Biological Sciences, Imperial College, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK
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Buzdin A, Ustyugova S, Khodosevich K, Mamedov I, Lebedev Y, Hunsmann G, Sverdlov E. Human-specific subfamilies of HERV-K (HML-2) long terminal repeats: three master genes were active simultaneously during branching of hominoid lineages. Genomics 2003; 81:149-56. [PMID: 12620392 DOI: 10.1016/s0888-7543(02)00027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Using 40 known human-specific LTR sequences, we have derived a consensus sequence for an evolutionary young HERV-K (HML-2) LTR family, which was named the HS family. In the human genome the HS family is represented by approximately 150-160 LTR sequences, 90% of them being human-specific (hs). The family can be subdivided into two subfamilies differing in five linked nucleotide substitutions: HS-a and HS-b of 5.8 and 10.3 Myr evolutionary ages, respectively. The HS-b subfamily members were transpositionally active both before the divergence of the human and chimpanzee ancestor lineages and after it in both lineages. The HS-a subfamily comprises only hs LTRs. These and other data strongly suggest that at least three "master genes" of HERV-K (HML-2) LTRs were active in the human ancestor lineage after the human-chimpanzee divergence. We also found hs HERV-K (HML-2) LTRs integrations in introns of 12 human genes and identified 13 new hs HERV-K (HML-2) LTRs.
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- Anton Buzdin
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya, 117997 Moscow, Russia.
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Brosius J. The contribution of RNAs and retroposition to evolutionary novelties. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-010-0229-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Mamedov I, Batrak A, Buzdin A, Arzumanyan E, Lebedev Y, Sverdlov ED. Genome-wide comparison of differences in the integration sites of interspersed repeats between closely related genomes. Nucleic Acids Res 2002; 30:e71. [PMID: 12136119 PMCID: PMC135772 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gnf071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2002] [Revised: 05/29/2002] [Accepted: 05/29/2002] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A technique for genome-wide detection of differences in the integration site positions of interspersed repeats in related genomes (DiffIR) is described. The technique is based on a whole- genome selective PCR amplification of the repeats' flanking regions followed by a differential hybridization screening of the arrayed library of the selected amplicons. The technique was successfully applied to the comparison of the integration sites in the human and chimpanzee genomes, allowing us to discover 11 new human-specific integrations of human endogenous retrovirus, K family (HML-2) long terminal repeats.
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- Ilgar Mamedov
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 16/10 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117997 Moscow, Russia.
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Embedded in the genomes of all vertebrates are the proviral remnants of previous retroviral infections. Although the overwhelming majority has suffered inactivating mutations, current research suggests that members of one family of human retroelements may still be capable of movement.
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- J P Stoye
- National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK.
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