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Kines KJ, Sokolowski M, DeFreece C, Shareef A, deHaro DL, Belancio VP. Large Deletions, Cleavage of the Telomeric Repeat Sequence, and Reverse Transcriptase-Mediated DNA Damage Response Associated with Long Interspersed Element-1 ORF2p Enzymatic Activities. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:143. [PMID: 38397133 PMCID: PMC10887698 DOI: 10.3390/genes15020143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
L1 elements can cause DNA damage and genomic variation via retrotransposition and the generation of endonuclease-dependent DNA breaks. These processes require L1 ORF2p protein that contains an endonuclease domain, which cuts genomic DNA, and a reverse transcriptase domain, which synthesizes cDNA. The complete impact of L1 enzymatic activities on genome stability and cellular function remains understudied, and the spectrum of L1-induced mutations, other than L1 insertions, is mostly unknown. Using an inducible system, we demonstrate that an ORF2p containing functional reverse transcriptase is sufficient to elicit DNA damage response even in the absence of the functional endonuclease. Using a TK/Neo reporter system that captures misrepaired DNA breaks, we demonstrate that L1 expression results in large genomic deletions that lack any signatures of L1 involvement. Using an in vitro cleavage assay, we demonstrate that L1 endonuclease efficiently cuts telomeric repeat sequences. These findings support that L1 could be an unrecognized source of disease-promoting genomic deletions, telomere dysfunction, and an underappreciated source of chronic RT-mediated DNA damage response in mammalian cells. Our findings expand the spectrum of biological processes that can be triggered by functional and nonfunctional L1s, which have impactful evolutionary- and health-relevant consequences.
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- Kristine J. Kines
- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
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- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane School of Medicine, Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Alkailani MI, Gibbings D. The Regulation and Immune Signature of Retrotransposons in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4340. [PMID: 37686616 PMCID: PMC10486412 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15174340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Advances in sequencing technologies and the bioinformatic analysis of big data facilitate the study of jumping genes' activity in the human genome in cancer from a broad perspective. Retrotransposons, which move from one genomic site to another by a copy-and-paste mechanism, are regulated by various molecular pathways that may be disrupted during tumorigenesis. Active retrotransposons can stimulate type I IFN responses. Although accumulated evidence suggests that retrotransposons can induce inflammation, the research investigating the exact mechanism of triggering these responses is ongoing. Understanding these mechanisms could improve the therapeutic management of cancer through the use of retrotransposon-induced inflammation as a tool to instigate immune responses to tumors.
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- Maisa I. Alkailani
- College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha P.O. Box 34110, Qatar
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada;
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Warkocki Z. An update on post-transcriptional regulation of retrotransposons. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:380-406. [PMID: 36460901 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Retrotransposons, including LINE-1, Alu, SVA, and endogenous retroviruses, are one of the major constituents of human genomic repetitive sequences. Through the process of retrotransposition, some of them occasionally insert into new genomic locations by a copy-paste mechanism involving RNA intermediates. Irrespective of de novo genomic insertions, retrotransposon expression can lead to DNA double-strand breaks and stimulate cellular innate immunity through endogenous patterns. As a result, retrotransposons are tightly regulated by multi-layered regulatory processes to prevent the dangerous effects of their expression. In recent years, significant progress was made in revealing how retrotransposon biology intertwines with general post-transcriptional RNA metabolism. Here, I summarize current knowledge on the involvement of post-transcriptional factors in the biology of retrotransposons, focusing on LINE-1. I emphasize general RNA metabolisms such as methylation of adenine (m6 A), RNA 3'-end polyadenylation and uridylation, RNA decay and translation regulation. I discuss the effects of retrotransposon RNP sequestration in cytoplasmic bodies and autophagy. Finally, I summarize how innate immunity restricts retrotransposons and how retrotransposons make use of cellular enzymes, including the DNA repair machinery, to complete their replication cycles.
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- Zbigniew Warkocki
- Department of RNA Metabolism, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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Miller I, Totrov M, Korotchkina L, Kazyulkin DN, Gudkov AV, Korolev S. Structural dissection of sequence recognition and catalytic mechanism of human LINE-1 endonuclease. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:11350-11366. [PMID: 34554261 PMCID: PMC8565326 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (L1) is an autonomous non-LTR retrotransposon comprising ∼20% of the human genome. L1 self-propagation causes genomic instability and is strongly associated with aging, cancer and other diseases. The endonuclease domain of L1’s ORFp2 protein (L1-EN) initiates de novo L1 integration by nicking the consensus sequence 5′-TTTTT/AA-3′. In contrast, related nucleases including structurally conserved apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) are non-sequence specific. To investigate mechanisms underlying sequence recognition and catalysis by L1-EN, we solved crystal structures of L1-EN complexed with DNA substrates. This showed that conformational properties of the preferred sequence drive L1-EN’s sequence-specificity and catalysis. Unlike APE1, L1-EN does not bend the DNA helix, but rather causes ‘compression’ near the cleavage site. This provides multiple advantages for L1-EN’s role in retrotransposition including facilitating use of the nicked poly-T DNA strand as a primer for reverse transcription. We also observed two alternative conformations of the scissile bond phosphate, which allowed us to model distinct conformations for a nucleophilic attack and a transition state that are likely applicable to the entire family of nucleases. This work adds to our mechanistic understanding of L1-EN and related nucleases and should facilitate development of L1-EN inhibitors as potential anticancer and antiaging therapeutics.
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- Ian Miller
- Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Genome Protection, Inc., Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.,Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Edward A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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Zidovudine inhibits telomere elongation, increases the transposable element LINE-1 copy number and compromises mouse embryo development. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:7767-7773. [PMID: 34669125 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06788-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Millions of pregnant, HIV-infected women take reverse transcriptase inhibitors, such as zidovudine (azidothymidine or AZT), during pregnancy. Reverse transcription plays important roles in early development, including regulation of telomere length (TL) and activity of transposable elements (TE). So we evaluated the effects of AZT on embryo development, TL, and copy number of an active TE, Long Interspersed Nuclear Element 1 (LINE-1), during early development in a murine model. DESIGN Experimental study. METHODS In vivo fertilized mouse zygotes from B6C3F1/B6D2F1 mice were cultured for 48 h in KSOM with no AZT (n = 45), AZT 1 μM (n = 46) or AZT 10 μM (n = 48). TL was measured by single-cell quantitative PCR (SC-pqPCR) and LINE-1 copy number by qPCR. The percentage of morulas at 48 h, TL and LINE-1 copy number were compared among groups. RESULTS Exposure to AZT 1 μM or 10 μM significantly impairs early embryo development. TL elongates from oocyte to control embryos. TL in AZT 1 μM embryos is shorter than in control embryos. LINE-1 copy number is significantly lower in oocytes than control embryos. AZT 1 μM increases LINE-1 copy number compared to oocytes controls, and AZT 10 μM embryos. CONCLUSION AZT at concentrations approaching those used to prevent perinatal HIV transmission compromises mouse embryo development, prevents telomere elongation and increases LINE-1 copy number after 48 h treatment. The impact of these effects on the trajectory of aging of children exposed to AZT early during development deserves further investigation.
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Lopez-Pascual A, Trayhurn P, Martínez JA, González-Muniesa P. Oxygen in Metabolic Dysfunction and Its Therapeutic Relevance. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 35:642-687. [PMID: 34036800 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Significance: In recent years, a number of studies have shown altered oxygen partial pressure at a tissue level in metabolic disorders, and some researchers have considered oxygen to be a (macro) nutrient. Oxygen availability may be compromised in obesity and several other metabolism-related pathological conditions, including sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, the metabolic syndrome (which is a set of conditions), type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Recent Advances: Strategies designed to reduce adiposity and its accompanying disorders have been mainly centered on nutritional interventions and physical activity programs. However, novel therapies are needed since these approaches have not been sufficient to counteract the worldwide increasing rates of metabolic disorders. In this regard, intermittent hypoxia training and hyperoxia could be potential treatments through oxygen-related adaptations. Moreover, living at a high altitude may have a protective effect against the development of abnormal metabolic conditions. In addition, oxygen delivery systems may be of therapeutic value for supplying the tissue-specific oxygen requirements. Critical Issues: Precise in vivo methods to measure oxygenation are vital to disentangle some of the controversies related to this research area. Further, it is evident that there is a growing need for novel in vitro models to study the potential pathways involved in metabolic dysfunction to find appropriate therapeutic targets. Future Directions: Based on the existing evidence, it is suggested that oxygen availability has a key role in obesity and its related comorbidities. Oxygen should be considered in relation to potential therapeutic strategies in the treatment and prevention of metabolic disorders. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 35, 642-687.
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- Amaya Lopez-Pascual
- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,Neuroendocrine Cell Biology, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Obesity Biology Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.,Clore Laboratory, The University of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.,Precision Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Health, IMDEA Food, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Nutrition, Centre for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.,IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain.,CIBERobn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Centre of Biomedical Research Network, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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Pan CT, Lin YS. MicroRNA retrocopies generated via L1-mediated retrotransposition in placental mammals help to reveal how their parental genes were transcribed. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20612. [PMID: 33244051 PMCID: PMC7692494 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77381-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In mammalian genomes, most retrocopies emerged via the L1 retrotransposition machinery. The hallmarks of an L1-mediated retrocopy, i.e., the intronlessness, the presence of a 3′ poly-A tail, and the TSDs at both ends, were frequently used to identify retrotransposition events. However, most previous studies only focused on protein-coding genes as their possible parental sources and thus only a few retrocopies derived from non-coding genes were reported. Remarkably, none of them was from microRNAs. Here in this study, we found several retrocopies generated from the mir-302–367 cluster gene (MIR302CHG), and identified a novel alternatively spliced exon encoding mir-302a. The other recognized microRNA retrotransposition events are primate-specific with mir-373 and mir-498 as their parental genes. The 3′ poly-A tracts of these two retrocopy groups were directly attached to the end of the microRNA precursor homologous regions, which suggests that their parental transcripts might alternatively terminate at the end of mir-373 and mir-498. All the three parental microRNAs are highly expressed in specific tissues with elevated retrotransposon activity, such as the embryonic stem cells and the placenta. This might be the reason that our first microRNA retrocopy findings were derived from these three microRNA genes.
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- Cheng-Tsung Pan
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. .,Department of Biological Science and Technology, College of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. .,Center For Intelligent Drug Systems and Smart Bio-devices (IDS2B), National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.
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LeBien J, McCollam G, Atallah J. An in silico model of LINE-1-mediated neoplastic evolution. Bioinformatics 2020; 36:4144-4153. [PMID: 32365170 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION Recent research has uncovered roles for transposable elements (TEs) in multiple evolutionary processes, ranging from somatic evolution in cancer to putatively adaptive germline evolution across species. Most models of TE population dynamics, however, have not incorporated actual genome sequence data. The effect of site integration preferences of specific TEs on evolutionary outcomes and the effects of different selection regimes on TE dynamics in a specific genome are unknown. We present a stochastic model of LINE-1 (L1) transposition in human cancer. This system was chosen because the transposition of L1 elements is well understood, the population dynamics of cancer tumors has been modeled extensively, and the role of L1 elements in cancer progression has garnered interest in recent years. RESULTS Our model predicts that L1 retrotransposition (RT) can play either advantageous or deleterious roles in tumor progression, depending on the initial lesion size, L1 insertion rate and tumor driver genes. Small changes in the RT rate or set of driver tumor-suppressor genes (TSGs) were observed to alter the dynamics of tumorigenesis. We found high variation in the density of L1 target sites across human protein-coding genes. We also present an analysis, across three cancer types, of the frequency of homozygous TSG disruption in wild-type hosts compared to those with an inherited driver allele. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION Source code is available at https://github.com/atallah-lab/neoplastic-evolution. CONTACT jlebien@uno.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
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- Jack LeBien
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of New, Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
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- Advanced Academic Programs, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of New, Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
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Marasca F, Gasparotto E, Polimeni B, Vadalà R, Ranzani V, Bodega B. The Sophisticated Transcriptional Response Governed by Transposable Elements in Human Health and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21093201. [PMID: 32366056 PMCID: PMC7247572 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Transposable elements (TEs), which cover ~45% of the human genome, although firstly considered as “selfish” DNA, are nowadays recognized as driving forces in eukaryotic genome evolution. This capability resides in generating a plethora of sophisticated RNA regulatory networks that influence the cell type specific transcriptome in health and disease. Indeed, TEs are transcribed and their RNAs mediate multi-layered transcriptional regulatory functions in cellular identity establishment, but also in the regulation of cellular plasticity and adaptability to environmental cues, as occurs in the immune response. Moreover, TEs transcriptional deregulation also evolved to promote pathogenesis, as in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and cancers. Importantly, many of these findings have been achieved through the employment of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies and bioinformatic tools that are in continuous improvement to overcome the limitations of analyzing TEs sequences. However, they are highly homologous, and their annotation is still ambiguous. Here, we will review some of the most recent findings, questions and improvements to study at high resolution this intriguing portion of the human genome in health and diseases, opening the scenario to novel therapeutic opportunities.
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- Federica Marasca
- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
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- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
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- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
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- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
- Translational and Molecular Medicine, DIMET, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
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- Fondazione INGM, Istituto Nazionale di Genetica Molecolare “Enrica e Romeo Invernizzi”, 20122 Milan, Italy; (F.M.); (E.G.); (B.P.); (R.V.); (V.R.)
- Correspondence:
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Grabuschnig S, Soh J, Heidinger P, Bachler T, Hirschböck E, Rosales Rodriguez I, Schwendenwein D, Sensen CW. Circulating cell-free DNA is predominantly composed of retrotransposable elements and non-telomeric satellite DNA. J Biotechnol 2020; 313:48-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Percharde M, Sultana T, Ramalho-Santos M. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Transposons as Dual Players in Chromatin Regulation and Genomic Variation. Bioessays 2020; 42:e1900232. [PMID: 32053231 DOI: 10.1002/bies.201900232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Transposable elements (TEs) are sequences currently or historically mobile, and are present across all eukaryotic genomes. A growing interest in understanding the regulation and function of TEs has revealed seemingly dichotomous roles for these elements in evolution, development, and disease. On the one hand, many gene regulatory networks owe their organization to the spread of cis-elements and DNA binding sites through TE mobilization during evolution. On the other hand, the uncontrolled activity of transposons can generate mutations and contribute to disease, including cancer, while their increased expression may also trigger immune pathways that result in inflammation or senescence. Interestingly, TEs have recently been found to have novel essential functions during mammalian development. Here, the function and regulation of TEs are discussed, with a focus on LINE1 in mammals. It is proposed that LINE1 is a beneficial endogenous dual regulator of gene expression and genomic diversity during mammalian development, and that both of these functions may be detrimental if deregulated in disease contexts.
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- Michelle Percharde
- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, W12 0NN, UK.,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, M5T 3L9, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, M5T 3L9, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A8, Ontario, Canada
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Rohrback S, Siddoway B, Liu CS, Chun J. Genomic mosaicism in the developing and adult brain. Dev Neurobiol 2018; 78:1026-1048. [PMID: 30027562 PMCID: PMC6214721 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Since the discovery of DNA, the normal developing and functioning brain has been assumed to be composed of cells with identical genomes, which remains the dominant view even today. However, this pervasive assumption is incorrect, as proven by increasing numbers of reports within the last 20 years that have identified multiple forms of somatically produced genomic mosaicism (GM), wherein brain cells-especially neurons-from a single individual show diverse alterations in DNA, distinct from the germline. Critically, these changes alter the actual DNA nucleotide sequences-in contrast to epigenetic mechanisms-and almost certainly contribute to the remarkably diverse phenotypes of single brain cells, including single-cell transcriptomic profiles. Here, we review the history of GM within the normal brain, including its major forms, initiating mechanisms, and possible functions. GM forms include aneuploidies and aneusomies, smaller copy number variations (CNVs), long interspersed nuclear element type 1 (LINE1) repeat elements, and single nucleotide variations (SNVs), as well as DNA content variation (DCV) that reflects all forms of GM with greatest coverage of large, brain cell populations. In addition, technical considerations are examined, along with relationships among GM forms and multiple brain diseases. GM affecting genes and loci within the brain contrast with current neural discovery approaches that rely on sequencing nonbrain DNA (e.g., genome-wide association studies (GWAS)). Increasing knowledge of neural GM has implications for mechanisms of development, diversity, and function, as well as understanding diseases, particularly considering the overwhelming prevalence of sporadic brain diseases that are unlinked to germline mutations. © 2018 The Authors. Developmental Neurobiology Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol, 2018.
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- Suzanne Rohrback
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCalifornia92093
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa JollaCalifornia
- Present address:
Illumina, Inc.San DiegoCA 92122USA
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa JollaCalifornia
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of MedicineUniversity of California San DiegoLa JollaCalifornia92093
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa JollaCalifornia
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa JollaCalifornia
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Rajagopalan M, Balasubramanian S, Ramaswamy A. Structural dynamics of wild type and mutated forms of human L1 endonuclease and insights into its sequence specific nucleic acid binding mechanism: A molecular dynamics study. J Mol Graph Model 2017; 76:43-55. [PMID: 28704776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biomolecular recognition of proteins and nucleic acids is mainly mediated by their structural features and the molecular dynamics simulations approach has been used to explore this recognition processes at the atomic level. L1-Endonuclease, an enzyme involved in L1 retrotransposition, cleaves the TA junction DNA (5'-TTTT/AA-3') and expresses high specificity for target site recognition. The present study highlights the structural features of L1-endonuclease as well as DNA responsible for such specific recognition. Especially, the importance of βB6-B5 hairpin loop in DNA recognition has been elucidated by analyzing the dynamics of Thr192 mutated L1-endonuclease. In addition, simulations of the endonuclease complexed with DNA substrates (sequences having TA and CG junctions) revealed the specificity of L1 endonuclease towards TA junction. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the βB6-B5 hairpin loop protrudes well into the minor groove of DNA having TA junction and induces DNA bending such that the width of minor groove is increased. Such endonuclease induced bending of TA junction DNA sequence positions the scissile phosphodiester bond of DNA for cleavage. The innate property of minor groove widening in TA junction than in CG junction is utilized by the βB6-βB5 hairpin loop of endonuclease while recognizing the DNA sequences. The present study also highlights the role of Mg2+ cation in catalysis and attempts to explore the possible target site DNA cleavage mechanism.
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- Muthukumaran Rajagopalan
- Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India.
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Lopez-Pascual A, Lasa A, Portillo MP, Arós F, Mansego ML, González-Muniesa P, Martinez JA. Low Oxygen Consumption is Related to a Hypomethylation and an Increased Secretion of IL-6 in Obese Subjects with Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome. ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2017; 71:16-25. [DOI: 10.1159/000478276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Background: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation is an epigenetic modification involved in gene expression regulation, usually via gene silencing, which contributes to the risks of many multifactorial diseases. The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of resting oxygen consumption on global and gene DNA methylation as well as protein secretion of inflammatory markers in blood cells from obese subjects with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). Methods: A total of 44 obese participants with SAHS were categorized in 2 groups according to their resting oxygen consumption. DNA methylation levels were evaluated using a methylation-sensitive high resolution melting approach. Results: The analyzed interleukin 6 (IL6) gene cytosine phosphate guanine (CpG) islands showed a hypomethylation, while serum IL-6 was higher in the low compared to the high oxygen consumption group (p < 0.05). Moreover, an age-related loss of DNA methylation of tumor necrosis factor (B = -0.82, 95% CI -1.33 to -0.30) and long interspersed nucleotide element 1 (B = -0.46; 95% CI -0.87 to -0.04) gene CpGs were found. Finally, studied CpG methylation levels of serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade E member 1 (r = 0.43; p = 0.01), and IL6 (r = 0.41; p = 0.02) were positively associated with fat-free mass. Conclusions: These findings suggest a potential role of oxygen in the regulation of inflammatory genes. Oxygen consumption measurement at rest could be proposed as a clinical biomarker of metabolic health.
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Integration site selection by retroviruses and transposable elements in eukaryotes. Nat Rev Genet 2017; 18:292-308. [PMID: 28286338 DOI: 10.1038/nrg.2017.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Transposable elements and retroviruses are found in most genomes, can be pathogenic and are widely used as gene-delivery and functional genomics tools. Exploring whether these genetic elements target specific genomic sites for integration and how this preference is achieved is crucial to our understanding of genome evolution, somatic genome plasticity in cancer and ageing, host-parasite interactions and genome engineering applications. High-throughput profiling of integration sites by next-generation sequencing, combined with large-scale genomic data mining and cellular or biochemical approaches, has revealed that the insertions are usually non-random. The DNA sequence, chromatin and nuclear context, and cellular proteins cooperate in guiding integration in eukaryotic genomes, leading to a remarkable diversity of insertion site distribution and evolutionary strategies.
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Pizarro JG, Cristofari G. Post-Transcriptional Control of LINE-1 Retrotransposition by Cellular Host Factors in Somatic Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2016; 4:14. [PMID: 27014690 PMCID: PMC4782638 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2016.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Long INterspersed Element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) retrotransposons form the only autonomously active family of transposable elements in humans. They are expressed and mobile in the germline, in embryonic stem cells and in the early embryo, but are silenced in most somatic tissues. Consistently, they play an important role in individual genome variations through insertional mutagenesis and sequence transduction, which occasionally lead to novel genetic diseases. In addition, they are reactivated in nearly half of the human epithelial cancers, contributing to tumor genome dynamics. The L1 element codes for two proteins, ORF1p and ORF2p, which are essential for its mobility. ORF1p is an RNA-binding protein with nucleic acid chaperone activity and ORF2p possesses endonuclease and reverse transcriptase activities. These proteins and the L1 RNA assemble into a ribonucleoprotein particle (L1 RNP), considered as the core of the retrotransposition machinery. The L1 RNP mediates the synthesis of new L1 copies upon cleavage of the target DNA and reverse transcription of the L1 RNA at the target site. The L1 element takes benefit of cellular host factors to complete its life cycle, however several cellular pathways also limit the cellular accumulation of L1 RNPs and their deleterious activities. Here, we review the known cellular host factors and pathways that regulate positively or negatively L1 retrotransposition at post-transcriptional level, in particular by interacting with the L1 machinery or L1 replication intermediates; and how they contribute to control L1 activity in somatic cells.
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- Javier G Pizarro
- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Faculty of Medicine, CNRS UMR7284, INSERM U1081, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France
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- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Faculty of Medicine, CNRS UMR7284, INSERM U1081, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis Nice, France
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Viollet S, Doucet AJ, Cristofari G. Biochemical Approaches to Study LINE-1 Reverse Transcriptase Activity In Vitro. Methods Mol Biol 2016; 1400:357-76. [PMID: 26895064 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3372-3_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In vitro reverse transcriptase assays have been developed to monitor the presence and activity of ORF2p, an essential protein product of the LINE-1 retrotransposon (L1), in cellular fractions. We describe methods for expression and isolation of L1 ribonucleoprotein particles, and identification of ORF2p reverse transcriptase activity. Two independent methods are described: L1 element amplification protocol (LEAP) and direct L1 extension assay (DLEA). The first method involves cDNA synthesis by primer extension using dNTPs followed by a step of PCR amplification. The second method involves primer extension by incorporation of radiolabeled dTMPs followed by dot-blot or gel separation detection. Finally, we discuss the output and benefits of the two methods.
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- Sébastien Viollet
- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France
- CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, 06100, France
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- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France
- CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, 06100, France
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- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France.
- CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), Nice, 06100, France.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, 06100, France.
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piRNA involvement in genome stability and human cancer. J Hematol Oncol 2015; 8:38. [PMID: 25895683 PMCID: PMC4412036 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-015-0133-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a large family of small, single-stranded, non-coding RNAs present throughout the animal kingdom. They form complexes with several members of the PIWI clade of Argonaute proteins and carry out regulatory functions. Their best established biological role is the inhibition of transposon mobilization, which they enforce both at the transcriptional level, through regulation of heterochromatin formation, and by promoting transcript degradation. In this capacity, piRNAs and PIWI proteins are at the heart of the germline cells’ efforts to preserve genome integrity. Additional regulatory roles of piRNAs and PIWI proteins in gene expression are becoming increasingly apparent. PIWI proteins and piRNAs are often detected in human cancers deriving from germline cells as well as somatic tissues. Their detection in cancer correlates with poorer clinical outcomes, suggesting that they play a functional role in the biology of cancer. Nonetheless, the currently available information, while highly suggestive, is still not sufficient to entirely discriminate between a ‘passenger’ role for the ectopic expression of piRNAs and PIWI proteins in cancer from a ‘driver’ role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. In this article, we review some of the key available evidence for the role of piRNAs and PIWI in human cancer and discuss ways in which our understanding of their functions may be improved.
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Doucet AJ, Droc G, Siol O, Audoux J, Gilbert N. U6 snRNA Pseudogenes: Markers of Retrotransposition Dynamics in Mammals. Mol Biol Evol 2015; 32:1815-32. [PMID: 25761766 PMCID: PMC4476161 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msv062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Transposable elements comprise more than 45% of the human genome and long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only autonomous mobile element remaining active. Since its identification, it has been proposed that L1 contributes to the mobilization and amplification of other cellular RNAs and more recently, experimental demonstrations of this function has been described for many transcripts such as Alu, a nonautonomous mobile element, cellular mRNAs, or small noncoding RNAs. Detailed examination of the mobilization of various cellular RNAs revealed distinct pathways by which they could be recruited during retrotransposition; template choice or template switching. Here, by analyzing genomic structures and retrotransposition signatures associated with small nuclear RNA (snRNA) sequences, we identified distinct recruiting steps during the L1 retrotransposition cycle for the formation of snRNA-processed pseudogenes. Interestingly, some of the identified recruiting steps take place in the nucleus. Moreover, after comparison to other vertebrate genomes, we established that snRNA amplification by template switching is common to many LINE families from several LINE clades. Finally, we suggest that U6 snRNA copies can serve as markers of L1 retrotransposition dynamics in mammalian genomes.
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- Aurélien J Doucet
- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UPR 1142, Montpellier, France Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, Nice (IRCAN), INSERM, U1081, CNRS UMR 7284, Nice, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UPR 1142, Montpellier, France Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), UMR AGAP, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UPR 1142, Montpellier, France Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UPR 1142, Montpellier, France
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapy, INSERM, U1183, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS, UPR 1142, Montpellier, France Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapy, INSERM, U1183, Montpellier, France
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Mir AA, Philippe C, Cristofari G. euL1db: the European database of L1HS retrotransposon insertions in humans. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 43:D43-7. [PMID: 25352549 PMCID: PMC4383891 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Retrotransposons account for almost half of our genome. They are mobile genetics elements—also known as jumping genes—but only the L1HS subfamily of Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements (LINEs) has retained the ability to jump autonomously in modern humans. Their mobilization in germline—but also some somatic tissues—contributes to human genetic diversity and to diseases, such as cancer. Here, we present euL1db, the European database of L1HS retrotransposon insertions in humans (available at http://euL1db.unice.fr). euL1db provides a curated and comprehensive summary of L1HS insertion polymorphisms identified in healthy or pathological human samples and published in peer-reviewed journals. A key feature of euL1db is its sample-wise organization. Hence L1HS insertion polymorphisms are connected to samples, individuals, families and clinical conditions. The current version of euL1db centralizes results obtained in 32 studies. It contains >900 samples, >140 000 sample-wise insertions and almost 9000 distinct merged insertions. euL1db will help understanding the link between L1 retrotransposon insertion polymorphisms and phenotype or disease.
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- Ashfaq A Mir
- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, F-06100 Nice, France
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- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, F-06100 Nice, France
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- INSERM, U1081, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France CNRS, UMR 7284, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), F-06100 Nice, France Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice (IRCAN), University of Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, F-06100 Nice, France
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