title: LINE-1 retrotransposons: from 'parasite' sequences to functional elements.
abstract: Long interspersed nuclear elements-1 (LINE-1) are the most abundant and active retrotransposons in the mammalian genomes. Traditionally, the occurrence of LINE-1 sequences in the genome of mammals has been explained by the selfish DNA hypothesis. Nevertheless, recently, it has also been argued that these sequences could play important roles in these genomes, as in the regulation of gene expression, genome modelling and X-chromosome inactivation. The non-random chromosomal distribution is a striking feature of these retroelements that somehow reflects its functionality. In the present study, we have isolated and analysed a fraction of the open reading frame 2 (ORF2) LINE-1 sequence from three rodent species, Cricetus cricetus, Peromyscus eremicus and Praomys tullbergi. Physical mapping of the isolated sequences revealed an interspersed longitudinal AT pattern of distribution along all the chromosomes of the complement in the three genomes. A detailed analysis shows that these sequences are preferentially located in the euchromatic regions, although some signals could be detected in the heterochromatin. In addition, a coincidence between the location of imprinted gene regions (as Xist and Tsix gene regions) and the LINE-1 retroelements was also observed. According to these results, we propose an involvement of LINE-1 sequences in different genomic events as gene imprinting, X-chromosome inactivation and evolution of repetitive sequences located at the heterochromatic regions (e.g. satellite DNA sequences) of the rodents' genomes analysed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (IBB/CGB-UTAD), 5000-801, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paço
authors.forename: Filomena
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adega
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaves
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000235:genetics*; D022041:Euchromatin / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018392:Genomic Imprinting; D006570:Heterochromatin / Q000235:genetics; D020084:Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements; D009115:Muridae / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D049951:X Chromosome Inactivation
chemical_list: D022041:Euchromatin; D006570:Heterochromatin
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