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The role of retrotransposons in gene family expansions in the human and mouse genomes

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    SYSNO ASEP0461699
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevThe role of retrotransposons in gene family expansions in the human and mouse genomes
    Tvůrce(i) Janoušek, Václav (UBO-W) ORCID
    Laukaitis, C. M. (US)
    Yanchukov, Alexey (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Karn, R. C. (US)
    Celkový počet autorů4
    Zdroj.dok.Genome Biology and Evolution. - : Oxford University Press - ISSN 1759-6653
    Roč. 8, č. 9 (2016), s. 2632-2650
    Poč.str.19 s.
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.GB - Velká Británie
    Klíč. slovagene families ; transposable elements ; retrotransposons ; LINE ; LTR ; SINE
    Vědní obor RIVEB - Genetika a molekulární biologie
    CEPEE2.3.20.0303 GA MŠMT - Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy
    Institucionální podporaUBO-W - RVO:68081766
    UT WOS000384307900001
    EID SCOPUS84995394519
    DOI10.1093/gbe/evw192
    AnotaceRetrotransposons comprise a large portion of mammalian genomes. They contribute to structural changes and more importantly to gene regulation. The expansion and diversification of gene families have been implicated as sources of evolutionary novelties. Given the roles retrotransposons play in genomes, their contribution to the evolution of gene families warrants further exploration. In this study we found a significant association between two major retrotransposon classes, LINEs and LTRs, and lineage-specific gene family expansions in both the human and mouse genomes. The distribution and diversity differs between LINEs and LTRs, suggesting that each has a distinct involvement in gene family expansion. LTRs are associated with open chromatin sites surrounding the gene families, supporting their involvement in gene regulation, whereas LINEs may play a structural role promoting gene duplication. Our findings also suggest that gene family expansions, especially in the mouse genome, undergo two phases. The first phase is characterized by elevated deposition of LTRs and their utilization in reshaping gene regulatory networks. The second phase is characterized by rapid gene family expansion due to continuous accumulation of LINEs and it appears that, in some instances at least, this could become a runaway process. We provide an example in which this has happened and we present a simulation supporting the possibility of the runaway process. Altogether we provide evidence of the contribution of retrotransposons to the expansion and evolution of gene families. Our findings emphasize the putative importance of these elements in diversification and adaptation in the human and mouse lineages.
    PracovištěÚstav biologie obratlovců
    KontaktHana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
    Rok sběru2017
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