SVA elements are nonautonomous retrotransposons that cause disease in humans.
L1 elements are the only active autonomous retrotransposons in the human genome. The nonautonomous Alu elements, as well as processed pseudogenes, are retrotransposed by the L1 retrotransposition proteins working in trans. Here, we describe another repetitive sequence in the human genome, the SVA element. Our analysis reveals that SVA elements are currently active in the human genome. SVA elements, like Alus and L1s, occasionally insert into genes and cause disease. Furthermore, SVA elements are probably mobilized in trans by active L1 elements.
Ostertag
Eric M
EM
Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6145, USA.
Goodier
John L
JL
Zhang
Yue
Y
Kazazian
Haig H
HH
D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017931:DNA Primers; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018626:Retroelements / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D017931:DNA Primers; D018626:Retroelements