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Tsiakanikas P, Athanasopoulou K, Darioti IA, Agiassoti VT, Theocharis S, Scorilas A, Adamopoulos PG. Beyond the Chromosome: Recent Developments in Decoding the Significance of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA (eccDNA) in Human Malignancies. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:922. [PMID: 39202666 PMCID: PMC11355349 DOI: 10.3390/life14080922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 07/13/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is a form of a circular double-stranded DNA that exists independently of conventional chromosomes. eccDNA exhibits a broad and random distribution across eukaryotic cells and has been associated with tumor-related properties due to its ability to harbor the complete gene information of oncogenes. The complex and multifaceted mechanisms underlying eccDNA formation include pathways such as DNA damage repair, breakage-fusion-bridge (BFB) mechanisms, chromothripsis, and cell apoptosis. Of note, eccDNA plays a pivotal role in tumor development, genetic heterogeneity, and therapeutic resistance. The high copy number and transcriptional activity of oncogenes carried by eccDNA contribute to the accelerated growth of tumors. Notably, the amplification of oncogenes on eccDNA is implicated in the malignant progression of cancer cells. The improvement of high-throughput sequencing techniques has greatly enhanced our knowledge of eccDNA by allowing for a detailed examination of its genetic structures and functions. However, we still lack a comprehensive and efficient annotation for eccDNA, while challenges persist in the study and understanding of the functional role of eccDNA, emphasizing the need for the development of robust methodologies. The potential clinical applications of eccDNA, such as its role as a measurable biomarker or therapeutic target in diseases, particularly within the spectrum of human malignancies, is a promising field for future research. In conclusion, eccDNA represents a quite dynamic and multifunctional genetic entity with far-reaching implications in cancer pathogenesis and beyond. Further research is essential to unravel the molecular pathways of eccDNA formation, elucidate its functional roles, and explore its clinical applications. Addressing these aspects is crucial for advancing our understanding of genomic instability and developing novel strategies for tailored therapeutics, especially in cancer.
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- Panagiotis Tsiakanikas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (V.T.A.)
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- First Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece; (V.T.A.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15701 Athens, Greece
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Wanchai V, Jenjaroenpun P, Leangapichart T, Arrey G, Burnham CM, Tümmler MC, Delgado-Calle J, Regenberg B, Nookaew I. CReSIL: accurate identification of extrachromosomal circular DNA from long-read sequences. Brief Bioinform 2022; 23:bbac422. [PMID: 36198068 PMCID: PMC10144670 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbac422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) of chromosomal origin is found in many eukaryotic species and cell types, including cancer, where eccDNAs with oncogenes drive tumorigenesis. Most studies of eccDNA employ short-read sequencing for their identification. However, short-read sequencing cannot resolve the complexity of genomic repeats, which can lead to missing eccDNA products. Long-read sequencing technologies provide an alternative to constructing complete eccDNA maps. We present a software suite, Construction-based Rolling-circle-amplification for eccDNA Sequence Identification and Location (CReSIL), to identify and characterize eccDNA from long-read sequences. CReSIL's performance in identifying eccDNA, with a minimum F1 score of 0.98, is superior to the other bioinformatic tools based on simulated data. CReSIL provides many useful features for genomic annotation, which can be used to infer eccDNA function and Circos visualization for eccDNA architecture investigation. We demonstrated CReSIL's capability in several long-read sequencing datasets, including datasets enriched for eccDNA and whole genome datasets from cells containing large eccDNA products. In conclusion, the CReSIL suite software is a versatile tool for investigating complex and simple eccDNA in eukaryotic cells.
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- Visanu Wanchai
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Data Management for Research, Research Group and Research Network Division, Research Department, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Ecology and Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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Wu M, Rai K. Demystifying extrachromosomal DNA circles: Categories, biogenesis, and cancer therapeutics. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:6011-6022. [PMID: 36382182 PMCID: PMC9647416 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Since the advent of sequencing technologies in the 1990s, researchers have focused on the association between aberrations in chromosomal DNA and disease. However, not all forms of the DNA are linear and chromosomal. Extrachromosomal circular DNAs (eccDNAs) are double-stranded, closed-circled DNA constructs free from the chromosome that reside in the nuclei. Although widely overlooked, the eccDNAs have recently gained attention for their potential roles in physiological response, intratumoral heterogeneity and cancer therapeutics. In this review, we summarize the history, classifications, biogenesis, and highlight recent progresses on the emerging topic of eccDNAs and comment on their potential application as biomarkers in clinical settings.
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- Manrong Wu
- Graduate Program in Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Graduate Program in Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Cen Y, Fang Y, Ren Y, Hong S, Lu W, Xu J. Global characterization of extrachromosomal circular DNAs in advanced high grade serous ovarian cancer. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:342. [PMID: 35418185 PMCID: PMC9007969 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04807-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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High grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most aggressive subtype of ovarian cancer and HGSOC patients often appear with metastasis, leading to the poor prognosis. Up to date, the extrachromosomal circular DNAs (eccDNAs) have been shown to be involved in cancer genome remodeling but the roles of eccDNAs in metastatic HGSOC are still not clear. Here we explored eccDNA profiles in HGSOC by Circle-Sequencing analysis using four pairs of primary and metastatic tissues of HGSOC patients. Within the differentially expressed eccDNAs screened out by our analysis, eight candidates were validated by outward PCR and qRT-PCR analysis. Among them, DNMT1circle10302690-10302961 was further confirmed by FISH assay and BaseScope assay, as the most significantly down-regulated eccDNA in metastatic tumors of HGSOC. Lower expression of DNMT1circle10302690-10302961 in both primary and metastatic tumors was associated with worse prognosis of HGSOC. Taken together, our finding firstly demonstrated the eccDNAs landscape of primary and metastatic tissues of HGSOC. The eccDNA DNMT1circle10302690-10302961 can be considered as a potential biomarker or a therapeutically clinical target of HGSOC metastasis and prognosis.
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- Yixuan Cen
- Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province; Women's Hospital; School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310016, China
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- Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province; Women's Hospital; School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
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- Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province; Women's Hospital; School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310006, China. .,Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China. .,Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang Province; Women's Hospital; School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310006, China. .,Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
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Wang T, Zhang H, Zhou Y, Shi J. Extrachromosomal circular DNA: a new potential role in cancer progression. J Transl Med 2021; 19:257. [PMID: 34112178 PMCID: PMC8194206 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02927-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is considered a circular DNA molecule that exists widely in nature and is independent of conventional chromosomes. eccDNA can be divided into small polydispersed circular DNA (spcDNA), telomeric circles (t-circles), microDNA, and extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) according to its size and sequence. Multiple studies have shown that eccDNA is the product of genomic instability, has rich and important biological functions, and is involved in the occurrence of many diseases, including cancer. In this review, we focus on the discovery history, formation process, characteristics, and physiological functions of eccDNAs; the potential functions of various eccDNAs in human cancer; and the research methods employed to study eccDNA.
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- Tianyi Wang
- Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, and Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Nantong Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, and Research Institution of Translational Medicine in Cardiothoracic Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China. .,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, No. 20, Xisi Road, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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Liang X, Chen H, Li L, An R, Komiyama M. Ring-Structured DNA and RNA as Key Players In Vivoand In Vitro. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Xingguo Liang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266235, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, P. R. China
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Qiu H, Shao ZY, Wen X, Zhang LZ. New insights of extrachromosomal DNA in tumorigenesis and therapeutic resistance of cancer. Am J Cancer Res 2020; 10:4056-4065. [PMID: 33414985 PMCID: PMC7783743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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In the past few decades, the studies of extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), which existed independently of chromosomes, were tepid. However, recent studies on ecDNA rekindled the enthusiasm of oncologists for further studying ecDNA. In this review, we summarized the recent advances of ecDNA in oncogenesis and oncotherapy. ecDNA consists of highly open chromatin, and its circular structure enables ultra-long-range chromatin contacts. ecDNA is not inherited in accordance with Mendel's laws. Furthermore, ecDNA is widely existed in cancer cells, but almost never found in normal cells. It has been found that ecDNA played important roles in tumorigenesis and tumor progression, including oncogene amplification, tumor heterogeneity, enhancer hijacking and genomic rearrangement. More importantly, ecDNA is closely related to cancer treatment resistance. In hence, further understanding of ecDNA would contribute to developing innovative targeting ecDNA therapies.
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- Hui Qiu
- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Interventional Ultrasound, Institute of Cancer Research and Basic Medical Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cancer Hospital of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhejiang Cancer HospitalHangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical UniversityXuzhou 221000, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Center for The Collaboration and Innovation of Cancer BiotherapyJiangsu, China
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Møller HD, Ramos-Madrigal J, Prada-Luengo I, Gilbert MTP, Regenberg B. Near-Random Distribution of Chromosome-Derived Circular DNA in the Condensed Genome of Pigeons and the Larger, More Repeat-Rich Human Genome. Genome Biol Evol 2020; 12:3762-3777. [PMID: 31882998 PMCID: PMC6993614 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) elements of chromosomal origin are known to be common in a number of eukaryotic species. However, it remains to be addressed whether genomic features such as genome size, the load of repetitive elements within a genome, and/or animal physiology affect the number of eccDNAs. Here, we investigate the distribution and numbers of eccDNAs in a condensed and less repeat-rich genome compared with the human genome, using Columba livia domestica (domestic rock pigeon) as a model organism. By sequencing eccDNA in blood and breast muscle from three pigeon breeds at various ages and with different flight behavior, we characterize 30,000 unique eccDNAs. We identify genomic regions that are likely hotspots for DNA circularization in breast muscle, including genes involved in muscle development. We find that although eccDNA counts do not correlate with the biological age in pigeons, the number of unique eccDNAs in a nonflying breed (king pigeons) is significantly higher (9-fold) than homing pigeons. Furthermore, a comparison between eccDNA from skeletal muscle in pigeons and humans reveals ∼9-10 times more unique eccDNAs per human nucleus. The fraction of eccDNA sequences, derived from repetitive elements, exist in proportions to genome content, that is, human 72.4% (expected 52.5%) and pigeon 8.7% (expected 5.5%). Overall, our results support that eccDNAs are common in pigeons, that the amount of unique eccDNA types per nucleus can differ between species as well as subspecies, and suggest that eccDNAs from repeats are found in proportions relative to the content of repetitive elements in a genome.
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- Henrik Devitt Møller
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
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- The GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.,NTNU University Museum, Trondheim, Norway
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Tassetto M, Kunitomi M, Whitfield ZJ, Dolan PT, Sánchez-Vargas I, Garcia-Knight M, Ribiero I, Chen T, Olson KE, Andino R. Control of RNA viruses in mosquito cells through the acquisition of vDNA and endogenous viral elements. eLife 2019; 8:41244. [PMID: 31621580 PMCID: PMC6797480 DOI: 10.7554/elife.41244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aedes aegypti transmit pathogenic arboviruses while the mosquito itself tolerates the infection. We examine a piRNA-based immunity that relies on the acquisition of viral derived cDNA (vDNA) and how this pathway discriminates between self and non-self. The piRNAs derived from these vDNAs are essential for virus control and Piwi4 has a central role in the pathway. Piwi4 binds preferentially to virus-derived piRNAs but not to transposon-targeting piRNAs. Analysis of episomal vDNA from infected cells reveals that vDNA molecules are acquired through a discriminatory process of reverse-transcription and recombination directed by endogenous retrotransposons. Using a high-resolution Ae. aegypti genomic sequence, we found that vDNAs integrated in the host genome as endogenous viral elements (EVEs), produce antisense piRNAs that are preferentially loaded onto Piwi4. Importantly, EVE-derived piRNAs are specifically loaded onto Piwi4 to inhibit virus replication. Thus, Ae. aegypti employs a sophisticated antiviral mechanism that promotes viral persistence and generates long-lasting adaptive immunity.
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- Michel Tassetto
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Qiu GH, Huang C, Zheng X, Yang X. The protective function of noncoding DNA in genome defense of eukaryotic male germ cells. Epigenomics 2018; 10:499-517. [PMID: 29616594 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2017-0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Peripheral and abundant noncoding DNA has been hypothesized to protect the genome and the central protein-coding sequences against DNA damage in somatic genome. In the cytosol, invading exogenous nucleic acids may first be deactivated by small RNAs encoded by noncoding DNA via mechanisms similar to the prokaryotic CRISPR-Cas system. In the nucleus, the radicals generated by radiation in the cytosol, radiation energy and invading exogenous nucleic acids are absorbed, blocked and/or reduced by peripheral heterochromatin, and damaged DNA in heterochromatin is removed and excluded from the nucleus to the cytoplasm through nuclear pore complexes. To further strengthen the hypothesis, this review summarizes the experimental evidence supporting the protective function of noncoding DNA in the genome of male germ cells. Based on these data, this review provides evidence supporting the protective role of noncoding DNA in the genome defense of sperm genome through similar mechanisms to those of the somatic genome.
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- Guo-Hua Qiu
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention & Control of Animal Infectious Diseases & Biotechnology; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Fujian Province University; College of Life Sciences, Longyan University, Longyan 364012, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention & Control of Animal Infectious Diseases & Biotechnology; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Fujian Province University; College of Life Sciences, Longyan University, Longyan 364012, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention & Control of Animal Infectious Diseases & Biotechnology; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Fujian Province University; College of Life Sciences, Longyan University, Longyan 364012, Fujian, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention & Control of Animal Infectious Diseases & Biotechnology; Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Fujian Province University; College of Life Sciences, Longyan University, Longyan 364012, Fujian, PR China
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Paulsen T, Kumar P, Koseoglu MM, Dutta A. Discoveries of Extrachromosomal Circles of DNA in Normal and Tumor Cells. Trends Genet 2018; 34:270-278. [PMID: 29329720 PMCID: PMC5881399 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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While the vast majority of cellular DNA in eukaryotes is contained in long linear strands in chromosomes, we have long recognized some exceptions like mitochondrial DNA, plasmids in yeasts, and double minutes (DMs) in cancer cells where the DNA is present in extrachromosomal circles. In addition, specialized extrachromosomal circles of DNA (eccDNA) have been noted to arise from repetitive genomic sequences like telomeric DNA or rDNA. Recently eccDNA arising from unique (nonrepetitive) DNA have been discovered in normal and malignant cells, raising interesting questions about their biogenesis, function and clinical utility. Here, we review recent results and future directions of inquiry on these new forms of eccDNA.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Chromosomes, Human/chemistry
- Chromosomes, Human/metabolism
- DNA, Chloroplast/chemistry
- DNA, Chloroplast/genetics
- DNA, Chloroplast/metabolism
- DNA, Circular/chemistry
- DNA, Circular/genetics
- DNA, Circular/metabolism
- DNA, Kinetoplast/chemistry
- DNA, Kinetoplast/genetics
- DNA, Kinetoplast/metabolism
- DNA, Mitochondrial/chemistry
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/metabolism
- DNA, Neoplasm/chemistry
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Eukaryotic Cells/chemistry
- Eukaryotic Cells/metabolism
- Humans
- Kinetoplastida/genetics
- Kinetoplastida/metabolism
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/metabolism
- Neoplasms/pathology
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/chemistry
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/metabolism
- Plants/genetics
- Plants/metabolism
- Plasmids/chemistry
- Plasmids/metabolism
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism
- Telomere/chemistry
- Telomere/metabolism
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- Teressa Paulsen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Retrotransposons have generated about 40 % of the human genome. This review examines the strategies the cell has evolved to coexist with these genomic "parasites", focussing on the non-long terminal repeat retrotransposons of humans and mice. Some of the restriction factors for retrotransposition, including the APOBECs, MOV10, RNASEL, SAMHD1, TREX1, and ZAP, also limit replication of retroviruses, including HIV, and are part of the intrinsic immune system of the cell. Many of these proteins act in the cytoplasm to degrade retroelement RNA or inhibit its translation. Some factors act in the nucleus and involve DNA repair enzymes or epigenetic processes of DNA methylation and histone modification. RISC and piRNA pathway proteins protect the germline. Retrotransposon control is relaxed in some cell types, such as neurons in the brain, stem cells, and in certain types of disease and cancer, with implications for human health and disease. This review also considers potential pitfalls in interpreting retrotransposon-related data, as well as issues to consider for future research.
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- John L. Goodier
- McKusick-Nathans Institute for Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA 212051
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Qiu GH. Genome defense against exogenous nucleic acids in eukaryotes by non-coding DNA occurs through CRISPR-like mechanisms in the cytosol and the bodyguard protection in the nucleus. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2016; 767:31-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Qiu GH. Protection of the genome and central protein-coding sequences by non-coding DNA against DNA damage from radiation. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2015; 764:108-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Revised: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Abstract
Retrotransposons like L1 are silenced in somatic cells by a
variety of mechanisms acting at different levels. Protective
mechanisms include DNA methylation and packaging into inactive
chromatin to suppress transcription and prevent recombination,
potentially supported by cytidine deaminase editing of RNA.
Furthermore, DNA strand breaks arising during attempted
retrotranspositions ought to activate cellular checkpoints, and L1
activation outside immunoprivileged sites may elicit immune
responses. A number of observations indicate that L1 sequences
nevertheless become reactivated in human cancer. Prominently,
methylation of L1 sequences is diminished in many cancer types and
full-length L1 RNAs become detectable, although strong expression
is restricted to germ cell cancers. L1 elements have been found to
be enriched at sites of illegitimate recombination in many
cancers. In theory, lack of L1 repression in cancer might cause
transcriptional deregulation, insertional mutations, DNA breaks,
and an increased frequency of recombinations, contributing to
genome disorganization, expression changes, and chromosomal
instability. There is however little evidence that such effects
occur at a gross scale in human cancers. Rather, as a rule, L1
repression is only partly alleviated. Unfortunately, many
techniques commonly used to investigate genetic and epigenetic
alterations in cancer cells are not well suited to detect subtle
effects elicited by partial reactivation of retroelements like L1
which are present as abundant, but heterogeneous copies.
Therefore, effects of L1 sequences exerted on the local chromatin
structure, on the transcriptional regulation of individual genes,
and on chromosome fragility need to be more closely investigated
in normal and cancer cells.
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- Wolfgang A. Schulz
- Department of Urology, Heinrich Heine University, Mooreustrasse 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Cohen S, Agmon N, Sobol O, Segal D. Extrachromosomal circles of satellite repeats and 5S ribosomal DNA in human cells. Mob DNA 2010; 1:11. [PMID: 20226008 PMCID: PMC3225859 DOI: 10.1186/1759-8753-1-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 03/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Extrachomosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is ubiquitous in eukaryotic organisms and was detected in every organism tested, including in humans. A two-dimensional gel electrophoresis facilitates the detection of eccDNA in preparations of genomic DNA. Using this technique we have previously demonstrated that most of eccDNA consists of exact multiples of chromosomal tandemly repeated DNA, including both coding genes and satellite DNA. RESULTS Here we report the occurrence of eccDNA in every tested human cell line. It has heterogeneous mass ranging from less than 2 kb to over 20 kb. We describe eccDNA homologous to human alpha satellite and the SstI mega satellite. Moreover, we show, for the first time, circular multimers of the human 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), similar to previous findings in Drosophila and plants. We further demonstrate structures that correspond to intermediates of rolling circle replication, which emerge from the circular multimers of 5S rDNA and SstI satellite. CONCLUSIONS These findings, and previous reports, support the general notion that every chromosomal tandem repeat is prone to generate eccDNA in eukryoric organisms including humans. They suggest the possible involvement of eccDNA in the length variability observed in arrays of tandem repeats. The implications of eccDNA on genome biology may include mechanisms of centromere evolution, concerted evolution and homogenization of tandem repeats and genomic plasticity.
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- Sarit Cohen
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Biotechnology Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Methylation perturbations in retroelements within the genome of a Mus interspecific hybrid correlate with double minute chromosome formation. Genomics 2008; 91:267-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2007.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2007] [Revised: 10/10/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Schulz WA, Steinhoff C, Florl AR. Methylation of endogenous human retroelements in health and disease. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2006; 310:211-50. [PMID: 16909913 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-31181-5_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Retroelements constitute approximately 45% of the human genome. Long interspersed nuclear element (LINE) autonomous retrotransposons are predominantly represented by LINE-1, nonautonomous small interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) are primarily represented by ALUs, and LTR retrotransposons by several families of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs). The vast majority of LINE and HERV elements are densely methylated in normal somatic cells and contained in inactive chromatin. Methylation and chromatin structure together ensure a stable equilibrium between retroelements and their host. Hypomethylation and expression in developing germ cells opens a "window of opportunity" for retrotransposition and recombination that contribute to human evolution, but also inherited disease. In somatic cells, the presence of retroelements may be exploited to organize the genome into active and inactive regions, to separate domains and functional regions within one chromatin domain, to suppress transcriptional noise, and to regulate transcript stability. Retroelements, particularly ALUs, may also fulfill physiological roles during responses to stress and infections. Reactivation and hypomethylation of LINEs and HERVs may be important in the pathophysiology of cancer and various autoimmune diseases, contributing to chromosomal instability and chronically aberrant immune responses. The emerging insights into the pathophysiological importance of endogenous retroelements accentuate the gaps in our knowledge of how these elements are controlled in normal developing and mature cells.
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- W A Schulz
- Urologische Klinik, Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Maeda T, Sakoda S, Suzuki T, Makino N. Somatic DNA recombination in the brain. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 84:319-24. [PMID: 16902579 DOI: 10.1139/y05-099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Possible somatic DNA recombination in the brain has been investigated by attempting to capture direct or indirect evidence of it. Until recently, the biological significance of the DNA event, the genes is involved in the recombination, or even whether the event actually occurs in the brain has remained unclear. The DNA-rearranged locus-oriented approach and the recombination activity-oriented approach have mutually contributed to the elucidation of the biological features of extra-immune system somatic DNA recombination. There have been only 2 loci proposed for the candidate, one is a repetitive sequence and the other DNA recombination is nonrepetitive locus. This review states conventional concepts and discussions chronologically and finally to the newest aspects of DNA rearrangement in the brain.
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- Toyoki Maeda
- Division of Molecular and Clinical Gerontology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Oita, Japan.
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Bacolla A, Jaworski A, Larson JE, Jakupciak JP, Chuzhanova N, Abeysinghe SS, O'Connell CD, Cooper DN, Wells RD. Breakpoints of gross deletions coincide with non-B DNA conformations. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:14162-7. [PMID: 15377784 PMCID: PMC521098 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0405974101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2004] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Genomic rearrangements are a frequent source of instability, but the mechanisms involved are poorly understood. A 2.5-kbp poly(purine.pyrimidine) sequence from the human PKD1 gene, known to form non-B DNA structures, induced long deletions and other instabilities in plasmids that were mediated by mismatch repair and, in some cases, transcription. The breakpoints occurred at predicted non-B DNA structures. Distance measurements also indicated a significant proximity of alternating purine-pyrimidine and oligo(purine.pyrimidine) tracts to breakpoint junctions in 222 gross deletions and translocations, respectively, involved in human diseases. In 11 deletions analyzed, breakpoints were explicable by non-B DNA structure formation. We conclude that alternative DNA conformations trigger genomic rearrangements through recombination-repair activities.
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- Albino Bacolla
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Center for Genome Research, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Texas Medical Center, 2121 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Maeda T, Chijiiwa Y, Tsuji H, Sakoda S, Tani K, Suzuki T. Somatic DNA recombination yielding circular DNA and deletion of a genomic region in embryonic brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 319:1117-23. [PMID: 15194483 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this study, a mouse genomic region is identified that undergoes DNA rearrangement and yields circular DNA in brain during embryogenesis. External region-directed inverse polymerase chain reaction on circular DNA extracted from late embryonic brain tissue repeatedly detected DNA of this region containing recombination joints. Wide-range genomic PCR and digestion-circularization PCR analysis showed this region underwent recombination accompanied with deletion of intervening sequences, including the circularized regions. This region was mapped by fluorescence in situ hybridization to C1 on mouse chromosome 16, where no gene and no physiological DNA rearrangement had been identified. DNA sequence in the region has segmental homology to an orthologous region on human chromosome 3q.13. These observations demonstrated somatic DNA recombination yielding genomic deletions in brain during embryogenesis.
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- Toyoki Maeda
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Higashi-ku, Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Musatov SA, Dudus L, Parrish CM, Scully TA, Fisher KJ. Spontaneous mobilization of integrated recombinant adenoassociated virus in a cell culture model of virus latency. Virology 2002; 294:151-69. [PMID: 11886274 DOI: 10.1006/viro.2001.1267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A cell line containing integrated recombinant adenoassociated virus (AAV) was investigated for spontaneous mobilization of vector sequence. Detection of these rare events was facilitated by using a vector design that allowed the circular rescue product (cAAV) to be individually scored by bacterial transformation. Restriction and sequence analysis of captured clones revealed five highly ordered classes of cAAV, each of which contained a defined segment of the integrated vector locus. A common feature of all cAAV classes was the presence of a modified inverted terminal repeat that joined the ends of the liberated sequence. Assembly of extrachromosomal vector genomes was accompanied by deletions in the integration locus that could be mapped to one of the five cAAV classes, suggesting an excision-type mechanism. We propose that the spontaneous deletion and mobilization of vector sequence from the recombinant adenoassociated virus (rAAV) integration locus is mediated by a recombination event between the inverted terminal repeats that define the boundaries of the individual genome subunits.
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- Sergei A Musatov
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Ogino H, Nakabayashi K, Suzuki M, Takahashi E, Fujii M, Suzuki T, Ayusawa D. Release of telomeric DNA from chromosomes in immortal human cells lacking telomerase activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 248:223-7. [PMID: 9675117 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Some immortal human cell lines lack telomerase activity. These cell lines were found to contain small dispersed DNA hybridizing to TTAGGG repeats. Such DNA was located in their cytoplasm and nuclei. Normal human fibroblasts or telomerase-positive cell lines did not contain such DNA. Upon cloning and sequencing, it was shown to consist of TTAGGG repeats. When electrophoresed on neutral and alkaline agarose gels, it behaved as double-stranded and linear DNA. These results suggest that telomeric DNA is released from chromosomes in association with maintenance of telomeres in telomerase-negative cell lines.
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- H Ogino
- Kihara Institute for Biological Research and Graduate School of Integrated Science, Yokohama City University, Totsuka-ku, Maioka-cho, Yokohama, 244-0813, Japan
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The Human Genome: Genes and DNA. Hum Genet 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03356-2_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ohki R, Oishi M, Kiyama R. Preference of the recombination sites involved in the formation of extrachromosomal copies of the human alphoid Sau3A repeat family. Nucleic Acids Res 1995; 23:4971-7. [PMID: 8559653 PMCID: PMC307501 DOI: 10.1093/nar/23.24.4971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The human alphoid Sau3A repetitive family DNA is one of the DNA species that are actively amplified to form extrachromosomal circular DNA in several cell lines. The circularization takes place between two of the five approximately 170 bp subunits with an average of 73.1% homology as well as between identical subunits. To investigate the nature of the recombination reaction, we cloned and analyzed the subunits containing recombination junctions. Analysis of a total of 68 junctions revealed that recombination had occurred preferentially at four positions 10-25 (A), 40-50 (B), 85-90 (C) and 135-160 (D) in the 170bp subunit structure. Two regions (B and C) were overlapped with the regions with higher homology between subunits, while other two regions (A and D) cannot be explained solely by the regional homology between the subunits. These regions were located at both junctions of the nucleosomal and the linker region, and overlapped with the binding motifs for alpha protein and CENP-B. Approximately 90% of the recombination occurred between the subunits located next but one (+/- 2 shift), although the frequency of recombination between the adjoining subunits (+/- 1 shift) was approximately 10%.
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- R Ohki
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Giraud C, Winocour E, Berns KI. Recombinant junctions formed by site-specific integration of adeno-associated virus into an episome. J Virol 1995; 69:6917-24. [PMID: 7474109 PMCID: PMC189609 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.69.11.6917-6924.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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A model system using an episomal Epstein-Barr virus shuttle vector was recently developed to study the adeno-associated virus (AAV) site-specific integration event in chromosome 19q13.3-qter (C. Giraud, E. Winocour, and K.I. Berns, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:10039-10043, 1994). In this study, we analyze the recombinant junctions generated after integration of the AAV genome into an Epstein-Barr virus shuttle vector carrying 8.2, 1.6, or 0.51 kb of the chromosome 19 preintegration sequence (AAVS1 locus). In most of the recombinants, one end of the viral genome was joined to a portion of the AAVS1 DNA previously shown to be a minimum target for AAV integration. Within this AAVS1 segment, the AAV insertion points were strikingly clustered around a binding site for the AAV regulatory protein. In all cases, the second junction with AAV occurred with vector DNA outside of the AAVS1 segment. With respect to the viral genome, one junction with the shuttle vector DNA occurred either within the AAV inverted terminal repeat (itr), or near the P5 promoter, approximately 100 nucleotides distal to a modified itr. The modified itr in 5 of 11 recombinants involved a head-to-tail organization. In one such instance, the AAV insert contained slightly more than one genome equivalent arranged in a head-to-tail manner with a junction close to the P5 promoter; the AAV insert in this recombinant episome could be rescued by adenovirus infection and replicated to virus particles. The significance of the head-to-tail organization is discussed in terms of the possible circularization of AAV DNA before or during integration.
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- C Giraud
- Department of Microbiology, Hearst Microbiology Research Center, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Iwasaki T, Ohki R, Kiyama R, Oishi M. Analysis of recombination junctions in extrachromosomal circular DNA obtained by in-gel competitive reassociation. FEBS Lett 1995; 363:239-45. [PMID: 7737408 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(95)00325-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Essentially all eukaryotic cells contain circular extrachromosomal DNA as a result of excision from the chromosomes. To obtain insight into the nature of recombination associated with the occurrence of such DNA species and its biological significance, we analyzed a library enriched in recombination junctions which was constructed by a novel DNA subtraction technique; in-gel competitive reassociation (IGCR). Furthermore, we also introduced inverse PCR to characterize chromosomal DNA fragments containing the recombination junctions. At least 45% of the clones in the library constructed by the IGCR procedure comprised DNA with recombination junctions. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the recombination junctions indicated that three of four extrachromosomal DNAs thus analyzed were produced through recombination between sequences with a 3-5 bp homology in the chromosomes. One extrachromosomal DNA was apparently generated through non-homologous recombination, possibly by end-to-end joining. These results have demonstrated the usefulness of IGCR in concentrating recombination junctions, which provide the most direct evidence for the mechanism of the recombinational events involved, from highly complex genomes.
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- T Iwasaki
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Japan
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van Loon N, Miller D, Murnane JP. Formation of extrachromosomal circular DNA in HeLa cells by nonhomologous recombination. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:2447-52. [PMID: 8041604 PMCID: PMC308194 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.13.2447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) generated from chromosomal DNA is found in all mammalian cells and increases with cell stress or aging. Studies of eccDNA structure and mode of formation provide insight into mechanisms of instability of the mammalian genome. Previous studies have suggested that eccDNA is generated through a process involving recombination between repetitive sequences. However, we observed that approximately one half of the small eccDNA fragments cloned from HeLa S3 cells were composed entirely of nonrepetitive or low-copy DNA sequences. We analyzed four of these fragments by polymerase chain reaction and nucleotide sequencing and found that they were complete eccDNAs. We then screened a human genomic library with the eccDNAs to isolate the complementary chromosomal sequences. Comparing the recombination junctions within the eccDNAs with the chromosomal sequences from which they were derived revealed that nonhomologous recombination was involved in their formation. One of the eccDNAs was composed of two separate sequences from different parts of the genome. These results suggest that rejoining of ends of fragmented DNA is responsible for the generation of a substantial portion of the eccDNAs found in HeLa S3 cells.
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- N van Loon
- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environmental Health, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0750
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Modi WS. Heterogeneity in the concerted evolution process of a tandem satellite array in meadow mice (Microtus). J Mol Evol 1993; 37:48-56. [PMID: 8360918 DOI: 10.1007/bf00170461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The evolutionary history of a 160-bp tandem satellite array, originally described from Microtus chrotorrhinus and called MSAT-160, was examined in related species of arvicolid rodents by sequence analyses, quantitative dot blotting, and Southern blotting. Results indicate that MSAT-160 is present in 12 of the 20 species and subspecies of Microtus assayed, but not in species belonging to any of the eight other genera examined. DNA from each species containing MSAT-160 was digested with 12 restriction endonucleases and restriction patterns were obtained reflecting the variable extent of homogenization of any given variant in different species. For example, with MboI digestion, M. chrotorrhinus produced a type A ladder pattern where most monomers contain the restriction site, M. ochrogaster generated a type B pattern where most monomers lack the site, and M. agrestis yielded a pattern intermediate between the A and B types. Further, dot blotting revealed copy-number differences between species. These findings indicate that changes in the periodic structure and amount of satellite DNA have occurred since these species last shared a common ancestor. In addition, various species-specific patterns were documented, illustrating that mechanisms other than genome-wide homogenization, such as stochastic mutation, out-of-register crossing over, deletion, and random amplification also play a role in structuring tandem arrays. Stochastic mutation and homogenization rates in satellite DNA, levels of species diversity, and magnitudes of chromosomal divergence differ significantly in Microtus, Mus and Ctenomys, the three rodent lineages examined.
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- W S Modi
- Biological Carcinogenesis Development Program, Program Resources Inc./DynCorp, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201
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Motejlek K, Assum G, Krone W, Kleinschmidt AK. The size of small polydisperse circular DNA (spcDNA) in angiofibroma-derived cell cultures from patients with tuberous sclerosis (TSC) differs from that in fibroblasts. Hum Genet 1991; 87:6-10. [PMID: 1645325 DOI: 10.1007/bf01213083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cell cultures were derived from angiofibromas of three patients with tuberous sclerosis (TSC), from the unaffected skin of these patients, and from the skin of five healthy donors. The length distributions of the small polydisperse circular DNA (spcDNA) fraction of these cell cultures were then analyzed. Nearly half the spcDNA molecules from the angiofibroma cultures were longer than 0.4 micron, whereas only about 7% exceeded this threshold in the spcDNA preparations from the skin fibroblast cultures. The percentage of the larger size class of spcDNA showed an increase at higher numbers of in vitro passages in all three types of cultures, but this effect was much more conspicuous in the angiofibroma-derived cultures than in those from the skin fibroblasts. An age-dependent increase in the overall amount of spcDNA was only seen in the angiofibroma-derived cultures. Our earlier finding of elevated amounts of spcDNA in angiofibroma cultures was confirmed in cultures from an additional TSC patient.
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- K Motejlek
- Abteilung Humangenetik der Universität, Ulm, Federal Republic of Germany
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Misra R, Matera AG, Schmid CW, Rush MG. Recombination mediates production of an extrachromosomal circular DNA containing a transposon-like human element, THE-1. Nucleic Acids Res 1989; 17:8327-41. [PMID: 2478961 PMCID: PMC334967 DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.20.8327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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An abundant class of HeLa extrachromosomal circular DNA containing the transposon-like element, THE-1, is shown to arise via site specific recombination. The chromosomal locus from which these circles are derived, however, is single-copy. Northern blot analysis detects homology to two polyadenylated RNAs in HeLa cells. The possible presence of an origin of replication and its role in generating these small polydisperse circles is discussed.
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- R Misra
- Department of Biochemistry, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016
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Assum G, Böckle B, Fink T, Dmochewitz U, Krone W. Restriction analysis of chromosomal sequences homologous to single-copy fragments cloned from small polydisperse circular DNA (spcDNA). Hum Genet 1989; 82:249-54. [PMID: 2567274 DOI: 10.1007/bf00291164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Restriction fragments from the fraction of small polydisperse circular DNA (spcDNA) were cloned in pBR322. The spcDNA was prepared from cell cultures derived from an angiofibroma of a patient with tuberous sclerosis (TS). Such cultures have been shown previously to contain increased amounts of spcDNA. Four cloned spcDNA fragments containing single-copy sequences were chosen to characterize the homologous chromosomal DNA segments by restriction analysis. When used as hybridization probes, these four fragments generate well-defined nonvariable patterns in the chromosomal DNA from healthy donors. The restriction patterns obtained with one of the fragments (D-C4) can best be interpreted by assuming the presence of two copies of the homologous sequences in chromosomal DNA. A second sequence, A-B4, occurs at least 30-50 times in the haploid human genome. In both cases the duplicated regions span relatively large segments of DNA.
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- G Assum
- Abteilung Humangenetik der Universität, Ulm, Federal Republic of Germany
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Pont G, Degroote F, Picard G. Illegitimate recombination in the histone multigenic family generates circular DNAs in Drosophila embryos. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:8817-33. [PMID: 3140219 PMCID: PMC338637 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.18.8817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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From extrachromosomal covalently closed circular DNA molecules purified from Drosophila melanogaster embryos, we have isolated 24 clones homologous to the histone tandemly repeated gene family. Some of the clones harbor one of the two main types of genomic repeated units of 4.8 and 5.0 kb. and probably result from homologous recombination. The remaining clones have a size ranging from 0.2 to 2.5 kb. and most of them carry a single fragment of the repeated unit. Nucleotide sequences of the junction region of six of these clones indicate they are generated by illegitimate recombination between short (8-15 bp.) imperfect direct repeats. The data suggest that most of the histone homologous circular DNA molecules are deleted histone units.
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- G Pont
- Laboratoire de Génétique, UA 360 CNRS, Université Blaise Pascal-Clermont-Fd. II, Aubière, France
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Double minute chromosomes can be produced from precursors derived from a chromosomal deletion. Mol Cell Biol 1988. [PMID: 2898098 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.4.1525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Recent experiments have shown that gene amplification can be mediated by submicroscopic, autonomously replicating, circular extrachromosomal molecules. We refer to those molecules as episomes (S. Carroll, P. Gaudray, M. L. DeRose, J. F. Emery, J. L. Meinkoth, E. Nakkim, M. Subler, D. D. Von Hoff, and G. M. Wahl, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1740-1750, 1987). The experiments reported in this paper explore the way episomes are formed and their fate in the cell over time. The data reveal that in our system the episomes are initially 250 kilobases, but gradually enlarge until they become double minute chromosomes. In addition, we show that episomes or double minute chromosomes can integrate into chromosomes. Our results also suggest that episomes can be produced by deletion of the corresponding sequences from the chromosome.
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Obukhova LV, Kiseleva EV, Borovkov AY, Kumarev VP, Khristolyubova NB. Extrachromosomal DNA in brain and liver cells of normal rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1988. [DOI: 10.7124/bc.000221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- L. V. Obukhova
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
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Flores SC, Sunnerhagen P, Moore TK, Gaubatz JW. Characterization of repetitive sequence families in mouse heart small polydisperse circular DNAs: age-related studies. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:3889-906. [PMID: 3375074 PMCID: PMC336563 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.9.3889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Using alkaline denaturation-renaturation, exonuclease III digestion and density gradient centrifugations, we have isolated covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) molecules from 1-, 8-, 16-, and 24-month C57BL/6 mouse heart tissues. Electron microscopic analyses demonstrated that all these preparations contained small polydisperse circular DNAs (spcDNAs). spcDNAs showed similar size distributions at all ages, but more discrete size classes and slightly larger circles were observed in the 24-month heart spcDNA preparations. Based upon the final yields of spcDNAs, there appeared to be no age-related changes in the quantity of these circular molecules in vivo. Furthermore, [3H]-pBR322 recovery studies revealed no endogenous factors that might have affected the yield of spcDNAs from young and old tissues. To determine if there were any age-related changes in the quantity of repetitive sequences in spcDNAs, we probed heart spcDNAs with B1, B2, IAP, L1 and satellite sequences of the mouse genome. The hybridization results showed that these sequence families were differentially represented at all ages in spcDNAs. B2 sequences were the highest across all the age groups while L1 sequences were the lowest. The quantity of B1-, B2-, IAP-, and L1-spcDNAs appeared to decrease at 24-months. Satellite sequences appeared to decrease from 1-month to 8-months, but no change beyond 8-months.
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- S C Flores
- Department of Biochemistry, University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, Mobile 36688
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Murnane JP, Yezzi MJ. Association of high rate of recombination with amplification of dominant selectable gene in human cells. SOMATIC CELL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS 1988; 14:273-86. [PMID: 2835823 DOI: 10.1007/bf01534588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The human cell line LM205, transformed with the pLR309 plasmid, contains a stably integrated selectable gene marker (neo) without a transcriptional promoter. Spontaneous tandem duplication at the integration site relocates a Simian virus 40 transcriptional promoter to a position 5' to the neo gene at a rate of 5 x 10(-8) events/cell/generation, as measured by subsequent resistance of the cells to the toxic antibiotic G418. The heterogeneity in the site of recombination observed in various G418-resistant (G418-R) subclones indicates that the sequences involved have little or no homology. The rate of tandem duplication involving the neo gene was not affected by DNA-damaging agents or by inhibitors of DNA synthesis. Although these tandem duplications were relatively stable in most G418-R subclones, others underwent further amplification of the neo gene during cloning. In one such cell line, RS-4, subclones isolated without G418 demonstrated a high degree of heterogeneity in the neo gene copy number (2-20), indicating that amplification was associated with a high rate of homologous recombination. Because LM205 was the only clone out of the 30 original clones transformed with pLR309 that demonstrated spontaneous G418-R colonies, cell DNA sequences near the integrated neo gene may promote this recombination. Inclusion of this cell DNA in the initial tandem duplication might then explain the high rate of duplication and deletion observed in the region of the neo gene in the RS-4 subclone.
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- J P Murnane
- Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environmental Health, University of California, San Francisco 94143
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Carroll SM, DeRose ML, Gaudray P, Moore CM, Needham-Vandevanter DR, Von Hoff DD, Wahl GM. Double minute chromosomes can be produced from precursors derived from a chromosomal deletion. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:1525-33. [PMID: 2898098 PMCID: PMC363312 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.4.1525-1533.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Recent experiments have shown that gene amplification can be mediated by submicroscopic, autonomously replicating, circular extrachromosomal molecules. We refer to those molecules as episomes (S. Carroll, P. Gaudray, M. L. DeRose, J. F. Emery, J. L. Meinkoth, E. Nakkim, M. Subler, D. D. Von Hoff, and G. M. Wahl, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:1740-1750, 1987). The experiments reported in this paper explore the way episomes are formed and their fate in the cell over time. The data reveal that in our system the episomes are initially 250 kilobases, but gradually enlarge until they become double minute chromosomes. In addition, we show that episomes or double minute chromosomes can integrate into chromosomes. Our results also suggest that episomes can be produced by deletion of the corresponding sequences from the chromosome.
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- S M Carroll
- Gene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037
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Okumura K, Kiyama R, Oishi M. Sequence analyses of extrachromosomal Sau3A and related family DNA: analysis of recombination in the excision event. Nucleic Acids Res 1987; 15:7477-89. [PMID: 2889188 PMCID: PMC306262 DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.18.7477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Previously, we reported a recombination-prone human alphoid-like repetitive DNA (Sau3A family) which is characterized by abundance in the extrachromosomal fraction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. We suggested a specific homologous recombination to be responsible for the DNA excision from the chromosomes and also the sequence rearrangement in the chromosomes. In order to investigate the nature of the recombination further, 8 different clones were obtained which hybridized with Sau3A probe among over 1,500 extrachromosomal DNA clones. Restriction mapping and nucleotide sequence analyses showed two to be Sau3A monomers and dimers, four Sau3A recombinants, as observed previously, one a recombinant of the Sau3A-related sequence on chromosome 17, and one a new Sau3A-related sequence. Sequence analyses of the recombination junctions in the recombinant clones indicated a specific homologous recombination also to be responsible for all but one clone. The molecular mechanism and biological significance associated with the recombination are discussed.
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- K Okumura
- Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Characterization of an episome produced in hamster cells that amplify a transfected CAD gene at high frequency: functional evidence for a mammalian replication origin. Mol Cell Biol 1987. [PMID: 2885742 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.5.1740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In a previous study (G. M. Wahl, B. Robert de Saint Vincent, and M. L. De Rose, Nature (London) 307:516-520, 1984), we used gene transfer of a CAD cosmid to demonstrate that gene position profoundly affects amplification frequency. One transformant, T5, amplified the donated CAD genes at a frequency at least 100-fold higher than did the other transformants analyzed. The CAD genes in T5 and two drug-resistant derivatives were chromosomally located. In this report, we show that a subclone of T5 gives rise to an extrachromosomal molecule (CAD episome) containing the donated CAD genes. Gel electrophoresis indicated that the CAD episome is approximately 250 to 300 kilobase pairs, and a variety of methods showed that it is a covalently closed circle. We show that the CAD episome replicates semiconservatively and approximately once per cell cycle. Since the CAD cosmid, which comprises most of the CAD episome, does not replicate autonomously when transfected into cells, our results indicate that either the process which generated the episome resulted in a cellular origin of DNA replication being linked to the CAD sequences or specific rearrangements within the episome generated a functional origin. The implications of these results for mechanisms of gene amplification and the genesis of minute chromosomes are discussed.
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Fujita A, Hattori M, Takenaka O, Sakaki Y. The L1 family (KpnI family) sequence near the 3' end of human beta-globin gene may have been derived from an active L1 sequence. Nucleic Acids Res 1987; 15:4007-20. [PMID: 3035487 PMCID: PMC340828 DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.10.4007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We previously reported that some L1 family (KpnI family) members are closely associated with the Alu family sequence. To understand the details of the L1-Alu association, the structure of a L1-Alu unit downstream from the beta-globin gene was compared between human and primates. The results revealed that the L1-Alu-associated sequence was formed by the insertion of the L1 sequence, T beta G41, into the 3' poly A tract of the preexisting Alu family sequence. It was estimated that the T beta G41 sequence was inserted after the divergence of Old World monkeys and hominoids and before the divergence of orang-utan and common ancestor of other higher hominoids. From the calculation of the mutation rates of L1 sequences, it was suggested that the T beta G41 was derived from an active L1 sequence which was able to encode reverse transcriptase-related protein.
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Carroll SM, Gaudray P, De Rose ML, Emery JF, Meinkoth JL, Nakkim E, Subler M, Von Hoff DD, Wahl GM. Characterization of an episome produced in hamster cells that amplify a transfected CAD gene at high frequency: functional evidence for a mammalian replication origin. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:1740-50. [PMID: 2885742 PMCID: PMC365275 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.5.1740-1750.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In a previous study (G. M. Wahl, B. Robert de Saint Vincent, and M. L. De Rose, Nature (London) 307:516-520, 1984), we used gene transfer of a CAD cosmid to demonstrate that gene position profoundly affects amplification frequency. One transformant, T5, amplified the donated CAD genes at a frequency at least 100-fold higher than did the other transformants analyzed. The CAD genes in T5 and two drug-resistant derivatives were chromosomally located. In this report, we show that a subclone of T5 gives rise to an extrachromosomal molecule (CAD episome) containing the donated CAD genes. Gel electrophoresis indicated that the CAD episome is approximately 250 to 300 kilobase pairs, and a variety of methods showed that it is a covalently closed circle. We show that the CAD episome replicates semiconservatively and approximately once per cell cycle. Since the CAD cosmid, which comprises most of the CAD episome, does not replicate autonomously when transfected into cells, our results indicate that either the process which generated the episome resulted in a cellular origin of DNA replication being linked to the CAD sequences or specific rearrangements within the episome generated a functional origin. The implications of these results for mechanisms of gene amplification and the genesis of minute chromosomes are discussed.
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DNA sequence homology between the terminal inverted repeats of Shope fibroma virus and an endogenous cellular plasmid species. Mol Cell Biol 1987. [PMID: 3023828 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.1.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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DNA hybridization experiments indicate that the genome of a tumorigenic poxvirus. Shope fibroma virus (SFV), possesses sequence homology with DNA isolated from uninfected rabbit cells. Southern blotting experiments, either with high-complexity rabbit DNA as probe and SFV restriction fragments as targets or with high-specific activity, 32P-labeled, cloned SFV sequences as probes and rabbit DNA as target, indicate that the homologous sequences map at two locations within the viral genome, one in each copy of the terminal inverted repeat sequences. Unexpectedly, Southern blots revealed that the homologous host sequences reside in a rabbit extrachromosomal DNA element. This autonomous low-molecular-weight DNA species could be specifically amplified by cycloheximide treatment and was shown by isopycnic centrifugation in cesium chloride-ethidium bromide to consist predominantly of covalently closed circular DNA molecules. DNA sequencing of pSIC-9, a cloned 1.9-kilobase fragment of the rabbit plasmid species, indicated extensive homology at the nucleotide level over a 1.5-kilobase stretch of the viral terminal inverted repeat. Analysis of open reading frames in both the plasmid and SFV DNA revealed that (i) the N-terminal 157-amino acid sequence of a potential 514-amino acid SFV polypeptide is identical to the N-terminal 157 amino acids of one pSIC-9 open reading frame, and (ii) a second long pSIC-9 open reading frame of 361 amino acids, although significantly diverged from the comparable nucleotide sequence in the virus, possessed considerable homology to a family of cellular protease inhibitors, including alpha 1-antichymotrypsin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, and antithrombin III. The potential role of such cellular plasmid-like DNA species as a mediator in the exchange of genetic information between the host cell and a cytoplasmically replicating poxvirus is discussed.
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Myeloma mutant with a novel 3' flanking region: loss of normal sequence and insertion of repetitive elements leads to decreased transcription but normal processing of the alpha heavy-chain gene products. Mol Cell Biol 1986. [PMID: 3023910 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.6.1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We isolated and characterized LP1.2, a mouse myeloma mutant with a deletion of at least 4 kilobases (kb) immediately 3' of the alpha gene and introduction of at least 5 kb of novel (nonimmunoglobulin) sequence in its place. A 6.2-kb genomic EcoRI fragment from the mutated allele was cloned, and a subfragment was sequenced. The deletion begins 11 base pairs (bp) beyond the normal site of cleavage and polyadenylation for the secreted form of alpha mRNA. A short direct repeat, eight copies of the 17-mer GCCT ATAGAAGTAAGGA, is located at the junction of the alpha and novel sequences. The first 4 bp of the 17-mer are identical to the last 4 bp of the alpha sequence. Novel sequences downstream of the direct repeats in LP1.2 include a low-copy-number sequence flanked by two distinct, highly repetitive elements. The low-copy-number portion of the novel sequence appears on a single 30-kb EcoRI fragment in several myelomas and in liver DNA; one copy of this fragment has rearranged in cell line W3129, and this allele has rearranged a second time in LP1.2. LP1.2 contains low levels of apparently normal alpha protein and mRNA. The S1 nuclease protection of nuclear and cytoplasmic RNAs shows that cleavage and polyadenylation are efficient and accurate and that they occur without the accumulation of aberrant transcripts. Alpha transcription in isolated nuclei is decreased sevenfold in LP1.2 relative to its parent, which accounts for the low steady-state levels of cytoplasmic alpha mRNA and protein in LP1.2. Decreased alpha transcription could result either from the deletion of a positive regulator in the 3' flanking region or from the introduction of novel sequences which exert a negative effect.
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Kiyama R, Matsui H, Oishi M. A repetitive DNA family (Sau3A family) in human chromosomes: extrachromosomal DNA and DNA polymorphism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:4665-9. [PMID: 3014502 PMCID: PMC323802 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.13.4665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In this paper, we report a tandemly repeated DNA sequence found in human chromosomes. The DNA sequence, which is present at approximately 1000 copies per haploid genome, consists of a basic unit 849 base pairs (bp) long with a single specific restriction enzyme (Sau3AI) cutting site. The unit is further composed of five subunits, each approximately 170 bp long. When DNAs from various sources were examined by Southern hybridization using the repetitive DNA as a probe, a considerable degree of restriction fragment length polymorphism was observed. Furthermore, a substantial percentage (approximately 1.0%) of the same DNA sequence was also found extrachromosomally in the cultured human (HeLa) cells as monomers and oligomers of the basic unit in the form of covalently closed circular DNA. These results suggest that the repetitive DNA is unstable and prone to be excised from the chromosomes through homologous recombination.
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Musich PR, Dykes RJ. A long interspersed (LINE) DNA exhibiting polymorphic patterns in human genomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1986; 83:4854-8. [PMID: 3014514 PMCID: PMC323841 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.13.4854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Several human DNAs digested with Kpn I restriction endonuclease released a 0.6-kilobase (kb) segment that varied in its intensity among human samples. A recombinant DNA clone (N6.4) of these 0.6-kb Kpn I segments was isolated and used to probe the genomic content and restriction cleavage pattern of homologous sequences. The hybridization patterns revealed a previously undescribed, moderately repetitive long interspersed (LINE) sequence family, which we have termed L2Hs (second LINE family in Homo sapiens). This LINE family exhibits both quantitative and qualitative polymorphisms in the human population. The content of L2Hs sequences in human genomes varies over a 5-fold range. Relative to the value for a human placental DNA, sequences homologous to the L2Hs family occur in lower amounts in gorilla DNA (approximately 20%) and even less in DNA from chimpanzees and other primates (less than 1%). Thus, the L2Hs sequences appear to have emerged only recently as a moderately repetitive sequence family in primate evolution. The observed restriction fragment length polymorphism of the L2Hs family members may reflect patterns of sequence rearrangements, amplifications, and/or deletions in human genomes.
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Gregor PD, Morrison SL. Myeloma mutant with a novel 3' flanking region: loss of normal sequence and insertion of repetitive elements leads to decreased transcription but normal processing of the alpha heavy-chain gene products. Mol Cell Biol 1986; 6:1903-16. [PMID: 3023910 PMCID: PMC367728 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.6.1903-1916.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We isolated and characterized LP1.2, a mouse myeloma mutant with a deletion of at least 4 kilobases (kb) immediately 3' of the alpha gene and introduction of at least 5 kb of novel (nonimmunoglobulin) sequence in its place. A 6.2-kb genomic EcoRI fragment from the mutated allele was cloned, and a subfragment was sequenced. The deletion begins 11 base pairs (bp) beyond the normal site of cleavage and polyadenylation for the secreted form of alpha mRNA. A short direct repeat, eight copies of the 17-mer GCCT ATAGAAGTAAGGA, is located at the junction of the alpha and novel sequences. The first 4 bp of the 17-mer are identical to the last 4 bp of the alpha sequence. Novel sequences downstream of the direct repeats in LP1.2 include a low-copy-number sequence flanked by two distinct, highly repetitive elements. The low-copy-number portion of the novel sequence appears on a single 30-kb EcoRI fragment in several myelomas and in liver DNA; one copy of this fragment has rearranged in cell line W3129, and this allele has rearranged a second time in LP1.2. LP1.2 contains low levels of apparently normal alpha protein and mRNA. The S1 nuclease protection of nuclear and cytoplasmic RNAs shows that cleavage and polyadenylation are efficient and accurate and that they occur without the accumulation of aberrant transcripts. Alpha transcription in isolated nuclei is decreased sevenfold in LP1.2 relative to its parent, which accounts for the low steady-state levels of cytoplasmic alpha mRNA and protein in LP1.2. Decreased alpha transcription could result either from the deletion of a positive regulator in the 3' flanking region or from the introduction of novel sequences which exert a negative effect.
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Site-specific circularisation at an intragenic sequence in Oenothera mitochondria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00422060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Stanfield SW, Helinski DR. Multiple mechanisms generate extrachromosomal circular DNA in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Nucleic Acids Res 1986; 14:3527-38. [PMID: 3010241 PMCID: PMC339791 DOI: 10.1093/nar/14.8.3527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Seven cloned small circular DNA molecules from CHO cells were sequenced and examined for the presence of homologies to each other and to a number of other functional sequences present in transposable elements, retroviruses, mammalian repeat sequences, and introns. The sequences of the CHO cell circular DNA molecules did not reveal common structural features that could explain their presence in the circular DNA population. A gene bank was constructed for CHO chromosomal DNA and sequences homologous to two of the seven small circular DNA molecules were isolated and sequenced. The nucleotide sequences present at the junction of circular and chromosomal DNA suggest that a recombination process involving homologous pairing may have been involved in the generation of one, but not the other, of the two circular DNA molecules.
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