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Hatanaka R, Tamagawa K, Haruta N, Sugimoto A. The impact of differential transposition activities of autonomous and nonautonomous hAT transposable elements on genome architecture and gene expression in Caenorhabditis inopinata. Genetics 2024; 227:iyae052. [PMID: 38577765 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyae052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
Abstract
Transposable elements are DNA sequences capable of moving within genomes and significantly influence genomic evolution. The nematode Caenorhabditis inopinata exhibits a much higher transposable element copy number than its sister species, Caenorhabditis elegans. In this study, we identified a novel autonomous transposable element belonging to the hAT superfamily from a spontaneous transposable element-insertion mutant in C. inopinata and named this transposon Ci-hAT1. Further bioinformatic analyses uncovered 3 additional autonomous hAT elements-Ci-hAT2, Ci-hAT3, and Ci-hAT4-along with over 1,000 copies of 2 nonautonomous miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements, mCi-hAT1 and mCi-hAT4, likely derived from Ci-hAT1 and Ci-hAT4 through internal deletion. We tracked at least 3 sequential transpositions of Ci-hAT1 over several years. However, the transposition rates of the other 3 autonomous hAT elements were lower, suggesting varying activity levels. Notably, the distribution patterns of the 2 miniature inverted-repeat transposable element families differed significantly: mCi-hAT1 was primarily located in the chromosome arms, a pattern observed in the transposable elements of other Caenorhabditis species, whereas mCi-hAT4 was more evenly distributed across chromosomes. Additionally, interspecific transcriptome analysis indicated that C. inopinata genes with upstream or intronic these miniature inverted-repeat transposable element insertions tend to be more highly expressed than their orthologous genes in C. elegans. These findings highlight the significant role of de-silenced transposable elements in driving the evolution of genomes and transcriptomes, leading to species-specific genetic diversity.
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- Ryuhei Hatanaka
- Laboratory of Developmental Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Genomics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Dynamics, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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Lannes L, Furman CM, Hickman AB, Dyda F. Zinc-finger BED domains drive the formation of the active Hermes transpososome by asymmetric DNA binding. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4470. [PMID: 37491363 PMCID: PMC10368747 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40210-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The Hermes DNA transposon is a member of the eukaryotic hAT superfamily, and its transposase forms a ring-shaped tetramer of dimers. Our investigation, combining biochemical, crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy, and in-cell assays, shows that the full-length Hermes octamer extensively interacts with its transposon left-end through multiple BED domains of three Hermes protomers contributed by three dimers explaining the role of the unusual higher-order assembly. By contrast, the right-end is bound to no BED domains at all. Thus, this work supports a model in which Hermes multimerizes to gather enough BED domains to find its left-end among the abundant genomic DNA, facilitating the subsequent interaction with the right-end.
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- Laurie Lannes
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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Wang S, Gao B, Miskey C, Guan Z, Sang Y, Chen C, Wang X, Ivics Z, Song C. Passer, a highly active transposon from a fish genome, as a potential new robust genetic manipulation tool. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:1843-1858. [PMID: 36688327 PMCID: PMC9976928 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The discovery of new, active DNA transposons can expand the range of genetic tools and provide more options for genomic manipulation. In this study, a bioinformatics analysis suggested that Passer (PS) transposons, which are members of the pogo superfamily, show signs of recent and current activity in animals and may be active in some species. Cell-based transposition assays revealed that the native PS transposases from Gasterosteus aculeatus and Danio rerio displayed very high activity in human cells relative to the Sleeping Beauty transposon. A typical overproduction inhibition phenomenon was observed for PS, and transposition capacity was decreased by ∼12% with each kilobase increase in the insertion size. Furthermore, PS exhibited a pronounced integration preference for genes and their transcriptional regulatory regions. We further show that two domesticated human proteins derived from PS transposases have lost their transposition activity. Overall, PS may represent an alternative with a potentially efficient genetic manipulation tool for transgenesis and mutagenesis applications.
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- Saisai Wang
- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Paul Ehrlich Institute, D-63225 Langen, Germany
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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- Division of Medical Biotechnology, Paul Ehrlich Institute, D-63225 Langen, Germany
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- College of Animal Science & Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225009, China
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Loreto ELS, Deprá M, Diesel JF, Panzera Y, Valente-Gaiesky VLS. Drosophila relics hobo and hobo-MITEs transposons as raw material for new regulatory networks. Genet Mol Biol 2018; 41:198-205. [PMID: 29668013 PMCID: PMC5913719 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2017-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypermutable strains of Drosophila simulans have been studied
for 20 years. Several mutants were isolated and characterized, some of which had
phenotypes associated with alteration in development; for example, showing
ectopic legs with eyes being expressed in place of antennae. The causal agent of
this hypermutability is a non-autonomous hobo-related sequence
(hoboVA). Around 100 mobilizable copies of this element are
present in the D. simulans genome, and these are likely
mobilized by the autonomous and canonical hobo element. We have
shown that hoboVA has transcription factor binding sites for
the developmental genes, hunchback and
even-skipped, and that this transposon is expressed in
embryos, following the patterns of these genes. We suggest that
hobo and hobo-related elements can be
material for the emergence of new regulatory networks.
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- Elgion L S Loreto
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.,Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (CCNE), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular (CCNE), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genetica, Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.,Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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hAT transposons are ancient in their origin and they are widespread across eukaryote kingdoms. They can be present in large numbers in many genomes. However, only a few active forms of these elements have so far been discovered indicating that, like all transposable elements, there is selective pressure to inactivate them. Nonetheless, there have been sufficient numbers of active hAT elements and their transposases characterized that permit an analysis of their structure and function. This review analyzes these and provides a comparison with the several domesticated hAT genes discovered in eukaryote genomes. Active hAT transposons have also been developed as genetic tools and understanding how these may be optimally utilized in new hosts will depend, in part, on understanding the basis of their function in genomes.
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DNA transposases use a limited repertoire of structurally and mechanistically distinct nuclease domains to catalyze the DNA strand breaking and rejoining reactions that comprise DNA transposition. Here, we review the mechanisms of the four known types of transposition reactions catalyzed by (1) RNase H-like transposases (also known as DD(E/D) enzymes); (2) HUH single-stranded DNA transposases; (3) serine transposases; and (4) tyrosine transposases. The large body of accumulated biochemical and structural data, particularly for the RNase H-like transposases, has revealed not only the distinguishing features of each transposon family, but also some emerging themes that appear conserved across all families. The more-recently characterized single-stranded DNA transposases provide insight into how an ancient HUH domain fold has been adapted for transposition to accomplish excision and then site-specific integration. The serine and tyrosine transposases are structurally and mechanistically related to their cousins, the serine and tyrosine site-specific recombinases, but have to date been less intensively studied. These types of enzymes are particularly intriguing as in the context of site-specific recombination they require strict homology between recombining sites, yet for transposition can catalyze the joining of transposon ends to form an excised circle and then integration into a genomic site with much relaxed sequence specificity.
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Hickman AB, Ewis HE, Li X, Knapp JA, Laver T, Doss AL, Tolun G, Steven AC, Grishaev A, Bax A, Atkinson PW, Craig NL, Dyda F. Structural basis of hAT transposon end recognition by Hermes, an octameric DNA transposase from Musca domestica. Cell 2014; 158:353-367. [PMID: 25036632 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hermes is a member of the hAT transposon superfamily that has active representatives, including McClintock's archetypal Ac mobile genetic element, in many eukaryotic species. The crystal structure of the Hermes transposase-DNA complex reveals that Hermes forms an octameric ring organized as a tetramer of dimers. Although isolated dimers are active in vitro for all the chemical steps of transposition, only octamers are active in vivo. The octamer can provide not only multiple specific DNA-binding domains to recognize repeated subterminal sequences within the transposon ends, which are important for activity, but also multiple nonspecific DNA binding surfaces for target capture. The unusual assembly explains the basis of bipartite DNA recognition at hAT transposon ends, provides a rationale for transposon end asymmetry, and suggests how the avidity provided by multiple sites of interaction could allow a transposase to locate its transposon ends amidst a sea of chromosomal DNA.
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- Alison B Hickman
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Graduate Program in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Graduate Program in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Graduate Program in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Graduate Program in Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Entomology and Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Campos-Sánchez R, Kapusta A, Feschotte C, Chiaromonte F, Makova KD. Genomic landscape of human, bat, and ex vivo DNA transposon integrations. Mol Biol Evol 2014; 31:1816-32. [PMID: 24809961 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msu138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The integration and fixation preferences of DNA transposons, one of the major classes of eukaryotic transposable elements, have never been evaluated comprehensively on a genome-wide scale. Here, we present a detailed study of the distribution of DNA transposons in the human and bat genomes. We studied three groups of DNA transposons that integrated at different evolutionary times: 1) ancient (>40 My) and currently inactive human elements, 2) younger (<40 My) bat elements, and 3) ex vivo integrations of piggyBat and Sleeping Beauty elements in HeLa cells. Although the distribution of ex vivo elements reflected integration preferences, the distribution of human and (to a lesser extent) bat elements was also affected by selection. We used regression techniques (linear, negative binomial, and logistic regression models with multiple predictors) applied to 20-kb and 1-Mb windows to investigate how the genomic landscape in the vicinity of DNA transposons contributes to their integration and fixation. Our models indicate that genomic landscape explains 16-79% of variability in DNA transposon genome-wide distribution. Importantly, we not only confirmed previously identified predictors (e.g., DNA conformation and recombination hotspots) but also identified several novel predictors (e.g., signatures of double-strand breaks and telomere hexamer). Ex vivo integrations showed a bias toward actively transcribed regions. Older DNA transposons were located in genomic regions scarce in most conserved elements-likely reflecting purifying selection. Our study highlights how DNA transposons are integral to the evolution of bat and human genomes, and has implications for the development of DNA transposon assays for gene therapy and mutagenesis applications.
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- Rebeca Campos-Sánchez
- Genetics Program, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Center for Medical Genomics, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PADepartment of Statistics, Penn State University, University Park, PA
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- Center for Medical Genomics, The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PADepartment of Biology, Penn State University, University Park, PA
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Ladevèze V, Chaminade N, Lemeunier F, Periquet G, Aulard S. General survey of hAT transposon superfamily with highlight on hobo element in Drosophila. Genetica 2012; 140:375-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s10709-012-9687-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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