title: Identification of a recently active mammalian SINE derived from ribosomal RNA.
abstract: Complex eukaryotic genomes are riddled with repeated sequences whose derivation does not coincide with phylogenetic history and thus is often unknown. Among such sequences, the capacity for transcriptional activity coupled with the adaptive use of reverse transcription can lead to a diverse group of genomic elements across taxa, otherwise known as selfish elements or mobile elements. Short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) are nonautonomous mobile elements found in eukaryotic genomes, typically derived from cellular RNAs such as tRNAs, 7SL or 5S rRNA. Here, we identify and characterize a previously unknown SINE derived from the 3'-end of the large ribosomal subunit (LSU or 28S rDNA) and transcribed via RNA polymerase III. This new element, SINE28, is represented in low-copy numbers in the human reference genome assembly, wherein we have identified 27 discrete loci. Phylogenetic analysis indicates these elements have been transpositionally active within primate lineages as recently as 6 MYA while modern humans still carry transcriptionally active copies. Moreover, we have identified SINE28s in all currently available assembled mammalian genome sequences. Phylogenetic comparisons indicate that these elements are frequently rederived from the highly conserved LSU rRNA sequences in a lineage-specific manner. We propose that this element has not been previously recognized as a SINE given its high identity to the canonical LSU, and that SINE28 likely represents one of possibly many unidentified, active transposable elements within mammalian genomes.
authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut.
authors: Mark S
authors: MS
authors: Longo
authors: Department of Allied Health Sciences and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut.
authors: Judy D
authors: JD
authors: Brown
authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut.
authors: Chu
authors: C
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: O'Neill
authors: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut rachel.oneill@uconn.edu.
authors: Rachel J
authors: RJ
authors: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056426:Genetic Loci; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D011323:Primates; D012320:RNA Polymerase III / Q000378:metabolism; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000235:genetics*; D020086:Short Interspersed Nucleotide Elements; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S; D012320:RNA Polymerase III
keywords: 28S; LSU; RNA polymerase III; SINE; rRNA
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