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Long interspersed nuclear element-1s (LINE-1s, or L1s) are an active family of retrotransposable elements that continue to mutate mammalian genomes. Despite the large contribution of L1 to mammalian genome evolution, we do not know where active L1 particles (particles in the process of retrotransposition) are located in the cell, or how they move towards the nucleus, the site of L1 reverse transcription. Using a yeast model of LINE retrotransposition, we identified ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) as a critical complex for LINE retrotransposition, and verified that this interaction is conserved for human L1. ESCRT interacts with L1 via a late domain motif, and this interaction facilitates L1 replication. Loss of the L1/ESCRT interaction does not impair RNP formation or enzymatic activity, but leads to loss of retrotransposition and reduced L1 endonuclease activity in the nucleus. This study highlights the importance of the ESCRT complex in the L1 life cycle and suggests an unusual mode for L1 RNP trafficking.
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Complexos Endossomais de Distribuição Requeridos para Transporte/genética , Elementos Nucleotídeos Longos e Dispersos , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Humanos , Ligação Proteica , Transporte Proteico , Ribonucleoproteínas/genética , Ribonucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismoRESUMO
LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements whose extensive proliferation resulted in the generation of ≈ 34% of the human genome. They have been shown to be a cause of single-gene diseases. Moreover, L1-encoded endonuclease can elicit double-strand breaks that may lead to genomic instability. Mammalian cells adopted strategies restricting mobility and deleterious consequences of uncontrolled retrotransposition. The human APOBEC3 protein family of polynucleotide cytidine deaminases contributes to intracellular defense against retroelements. APOBEC3 members inhibit L1 retrotransposition by 35-99%. However, genomic L1 retrotransposition events that occurred in the presence of L1-restricting APOBEC3 proteins are devoid of detectable G-to-A hypermutations, suggesting one or multiple deaminase-independent L1 restricting mechanisms. We set out to uncover the mechanism of APOBEC3C (A3C)-mediated L1 inhibition and found that it is deaminase independent, requires an intact dimerization site and the RNA-binding pocket mutation R122A abolishes L1 restriction by A3C. Density gradient centrifugation of L1 ribonucleoprotein particles, subcellular co-localization of L1-ORF1p and A3C and co-immunoprecipitation experiments indicate that an RNA-dependent physical interaction between L1 ORF1p and A3C dimers is essential for L1 restriction. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the amount of L1 complementary DNA synthesized by L1 reverse transcriptase is reduced by ≈ 50% if overexpressed A3C is present.
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Citidina Desaminase/metabolismo , Elementos Nucleotídeos Longos e Dispersos , Proteínas/metabolismo , DNA Polimerase Dirigida por RNA/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/análise , Citidina Desaminase/química , Citidina Desaminase/genética , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/química , Grânulos Citoplasmáticos/enzimologia , DNA Helicases , Células HeLa , Humanos , Mutação , Proteínas de Ligação a Poli-ADP-Ribose , Multimerização Proteica , Proteínas/análise , Proteínas/química , RNA Helicases , Proteínas com Motivo de Reconhecimento de RNARESUMO
SVA elements represent the youngest family of hominid non-LTR retrotransposons, which alter the human genome continuously. They stand out due to their organization as composite repetitive elements. To draw conclusions on the assembly process that led to the current organization of SVA elements and on their transcriptional regulation, we initiated our study by assessing differences in structures of the 116 SVA elements located on human chromosome 19. We classified SVA elements into seven structural variants, including novel variants like 3'-truncated elements and elements with 5'-flanking sequence transductions. We established a genome-wide inventory of 5'-transduced SVA elements encompassing approximately 8% of all human SVA elements. The diversity of 5' transduction events found indicates transcriptional control of their SVA source elements by a multitude of external cellular promoters in germ cells in the course of their evolution and suggests that SVA elements might be capable of acquiring 5' promoter sequences. Our data indicate that SVA-mediated 5' transduction events involve alternative RNA splicing at cryptic splice sites. We analyzed one remarkably successful human-specific SVA 5' transduction group in detail because it includes at least 32% of all SVA subfamily F members. An ancient retrotransposition event brought an SVA insertion under transcriptional control of the MAST2 gene promoter, giving rise to the primal source element of this group. Members of this group are currently transcribed. Here we show that SVA-mediated 5' transduction events lead to structural diversity of SVA elements and represent a novel source of genomic rearrangements contributing to genomic diversity.
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Cromossomos Humanos Par 19/genética , Genoma Humano/genética , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla/métodos , Retroelementos/genética , Processamento Alternativo , Animais , Sequência de Bases , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Evolução Molecular , Etiquetas de Sequências Expressas , Variação Genética , Humanos , Proteínas Associadas aos Microtúbulos/genética , Modelos Genéticos , Mutagênese Insercional , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Transcrição GênicaRESUMO
LINE-1 (L1) is a highly successful autonomous non-LTR retrotransposon and a major force shaping mammalian genomes. Although there are about 600 000 L1 copies covering 23% of the rat genome, full-length rat L1s (L1Rn) with intact open reading frames (ORFs) representing functional master copies for retrotransposition have not been identified yet. In conjunction with studies to elucidate the role of L1 retrotransposons in tumorigenesis, we isolated and characterized 10 different cDNAs from transcribed full-length L1Rn elements in rat chloroleukemia (RCL) cells, each encoding intact ORF1 proteins (ORF1p). We identified the first functional L1Rn retrotransposon from this pool of cDNAs, determined its activity in HeLa cells and in the RCL cell line the cDNAs originated from and demonstrate that it is mobilized in the tumor cell line in which it is expressed. Furthermore, we generated monoclonal antibodies directed against L1Rn ORF1 and ORF2-encoded recombinant proteins, analyzed the expression of L1-encoded proteins and found ORF1p predominantly in the nucleus. Our results support the hypothesis that the reported explosive amplification of genomic L1Rn sequences after their transcriptional activation in RCL cells is based on L1 retrotransposition. Therefore, L1 activity might be one cause for genomic instability observed during the progression of leukemia.
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Leucemia Experimental/genética , Elementos Nucleotídeos Longos e Dispersos , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Núcleo Celular/química , Citoplasma/química , DNA Complementar/isolamento & purificação , Células HeLa , Humanos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Poliadenilação , Proteínas/análise , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/metabolismo , Ratos , Transcrição GênicaRESUMO
We describe a non-LTR retrotransposon family,BvL, of the long interspersed nuclear elements L1 clade isolated from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris). Characteristic molecular domains of three full-length BvL elements were determined in detail, showing that coding sequences are interrupted and most likely non-functionally. In addition,eight highly conserved endonuclease regions were defined by comparison with other plant LINEs. The abundant BvL family is widespread within the genus Beta, however, the vast majority of BvL copies are extremely 50 truncated indicating an error-prone reverse transcriptase activity. The dispersed distribution of BvL copies on all sugar beet chromosomes with exclusion of most heterochromatic regions was shown by fluorescent in situ hybridization. The analysis of BvL 30 end sequences and corresponding flanking regions, respectively, revealed the preferred integration of BvL into A/T-rich regions of the sugar beet genome, but no specific target sequences.
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Beta vulgaris/genética , Elementos Nucleotídeos Longos e Dispersos/fisiologia , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Sequência de Bases , Cromossomos de Plantas , Sequência Conservada , Hibridização in Situ Fluorescente , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Fases de Leitura Aberta , Filogenia , Proteínas de Plantas/genética , Proteínas de Plantas/fisiologia , Alinhamento de SequênciaRESUMO
Long interspersed nuclear element (LINE) retrotransposons make up significant parts of mammalian genomes. They alter host genomes by direct mutagenesis through integration of new transposon copies, by mobilizing non-autonomous transposons, by changes in host gene activity due to newly integrated transposons and by recombination events between different transposon copies. As a consequence, LINEs can contribute to genetic disease. Simple model systems can be useful for the study of basic molecular and cellular biology of LINE retrotransposons. Here, we describe methods for the analysis of LINE retrotransposition in the well-established model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ability to follow retrotransposition in budding yeast opens up the possibility of performing systematic screens for evolutionarily conserved interactions between LINE retrotransposons and their host cells.