title: Transduction-specific ATLAS reveals a cohort of highly active L1 retrotransposons in human populations.
abstract: Long INterspersed Element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) retrotransposons are the only autonomously active transposable elements in the human genome. The average human genome contains ∼80-100 active L1s, but only a subset of these L1s are highly active or 'hot'. Human L1s are closely related in sequence, making it difficult to decipher progenitor/offspring relationships using traditional phylogenetic methods. However, L1 mRNAs can sometimes bypass their own polyadenylation signal and instead utilize fortuitous polyadenylation signals in 3' flanking genomic DNA. Retrotransposition of the resultant mRNAs then results in lineage specific sequence "tags" (i.e., 3' transductions) that mark the descendants of active L1 progenitors. Here, we developed a method (Transduction-Specific Amplification Typing of L1 Active Subfamilies or TS-ATLAS) that exploits L1 3' transductions to identify active L1 lineages in a genome-wide context. TS-ATLAS enabled the characterization of a putative active progenitor of one L1 lineage that includes the disease causing L1 insertion L1RP , and the identification of new retrotransposition events within two other "hot" L1 lineages. Intriguingly, the analysis of the newly discovered transduction lineage members suggests that L1 polyadenylation, even within a lineage, is highly stochastic. Thus, TS-ATLAS provides a new tool to explore the dynamics of L1 lineage evolution and retrotransposon biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Catriona M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Macfarlane
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Raheleh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahbari
authors.forename: Christine R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wagstaff
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Igoe
authors.forename: John V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Badge
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D020084:Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements / Q000235:genetics*; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional / Q000379:methods*; D026723:Polyadenylation; D018626:Retroelements / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018626:Retroelements; D004247:DNA
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