The local integration preference of the Tf1 retrotransposon in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Virology
; 565: 52-57, 2022 01 02.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34736160
ABSTRACT
Transposons are mobile DNAs that can move to different locations in host genomes. The integration site selection of transposons is critical for both themselves and host cells. Studies on the integration of retrotransposons and retroviruses have focused more on the global preference than on the local preference. The local preferences of retrotransposons are usually weak and of large diversity. Here, we analyzed hundreds of thousands of independent integration events of the Tf1 retrotransposon in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The consensus sequence at the Tf1 integration sites shows a palindromic pattern, which can be divided into four sections, each of them contains one or more CGnTA units with a period of 10 base pairs, indicating interaction with subunits of the integrase oligomer in the pre-integration complex. Moreover, the analysis on the nucleosome occupancy flanking Tf1 target sites shows that Tf1 integration favors regions with one entire nucleosome depletion.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Recombination, Genetic
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Retroviridae
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Schizosaccharomyces
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DNA Transposable Elements
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Nucleosomes
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Retroelements
Language:
En
Journal:
Virology
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China