期刊
VIRUS EVOLUTION
卷 9, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ve/vead072
关键词
ERVL-MaLR; MST; THE1B; THE1A; ZNF430; ZNF100; evolutionary arms race
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This study thoroughly investigates the evolutionary history and relationship of ERVL-mammalian-apparent LTR retrotransposons (MaLRs), the fourth largest family of transposable elements in the human genome. It reveals that each MaLR member evolved from its predecessor successively and had a limited activity period during primate evolution. Additionally, a new MaLR member is discovered, and evidence is provided for the previously proposed arms race model between ZNF430/ZNF100 and THE1B/THE1A.
Although the ERVL-mammalian-apparent LTR retrotransposons (MaLRs) are the fourth largest family of transposable elements in the human genome, their evolutionary history and relationship have not been thoroughly studied. In this study, through RepeatMasker annotations of some representative species and construction of phylogenetic tree by sequence similarity, all primate-specific MaLR members are found to descend from MLT1A1 retrotransposon. Comparative genomic analysis, transposition-in-transposition inference, and sequence feature comparisons consistently show that each MaLR member evolved from its predecessor successively and had a limited activity period during primate evolution. Accordingly, a novel MaLR member was discovered as successor of MSTB1 in Tarsiiformes. At last, the identification of candidate precursor and intermediate THE1A elements provides further evidence for the previously proposed arms race model between ZNF430/ZNF100 and THE1B/THE1A. Taken together, this study sheds light on the evolutionary history of MaLRs and can serve as a foundation for future research on their interactions with zinc finger genes, gene regulation, and human health implications.
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