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Comparative structural analysis of IS21 transposition complexes using Cryo-EM and AlphaFold3. 利用Cryo-EM和AlphaFold3对IS21转位复合物进行结构比较分析。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00374-9
Mercedes Spínola-Amilibia, Irene Rizzuto, Ernesto Arias-Palomo
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Transposable element dynamics in glioblastoma stem cells: insights from locus-specific quantification. 胶质母细胞瘤干细胞中的转座因子动力学:来自位点特异性定量的见解。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00370-z
Mattia D Pizzagalli, Yusuke Suita, Owen P Leary, Nikos Tapinos
{"title":"Transposable element dynamics in glioblastoma stem cells: insights from locus-specific quantification.","authors":"Mattia D Pizzagalli, Yusuke Suita, Owen P Leary, Nikos Tapinos","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00370-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00370-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Glioblastoma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor, has a median survival of less than two years. This is due in part to a subpopulation of cells called glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs), which drive tumor recurrence. Transposable elements (TEs) are expressed at higher levels in cancer stem cells, enhancing the oncogenic potential and plasticity of cells through changes in gene expression, fusion transcript generation, and genomic rearrangement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Leveraging a large previously published dataset, we investigated the expression of TEs in bulk RNA sequencing data from 42 GSCs to identify subpopulations defined by their TE expression profile. Using telescope, a locus-specific approach to quantifying TE expression, we identified 858 TE loci that were expressed and defined two groups of GSCs using a consensus clustering approach. These TE-driven clusters displayed significant differences in both transcription factor (TF) and gene expression, with one group significantly enriched for a mesenchymal signature based on Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. Next, we extracted the locations and sequences of the TE regulatory domains and elucidated TF binding motifs within the TE sequences. This showed that the SOX11 consensus motif was enriched in the 5' untranslated region of differentially expressed long interspersed nuclear elements (LINE). SOX11, a known inducer of LINE expression, was significantly under-expressed in the mesenchymal GSC cluster, which correlated with the concurrent decreased expression of LINE transcripts. These loci also overlapped with the enhancer elements of genes that were significantly downregulated, suggesting a potential link between TF binding to TE regulatory regions and gene expression.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although further mechanistic studies are required, the identified link between TE location, TE and TF expression, and corresponding gene expression suggests that TEs may play a regulatory role in GSC transcription regulation. The current findings highlight the need for further investigation into the role of TEs in defining the gene regulatory and expression landscapes of GSCs. Future studies in this area could have therapeutic implications, given that glioblastoma recurrence may be driven by these cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"33"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12403600/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144962003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Escherichia coli proteins uL29 and ACP stabilize the Tn7-encoded TnsD and its DNA binding. 大肠杆菌蛋白uL29和ACP稳定tn7编码的TnsD及其DNA结合。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00369-6
Shani B Leyva Camacho, Lindsay A Matthews, Alba Guarné
{"title":"Escherichia coli proteins uL29 and ACP stabilize the Tn7-encoded TnsD and its DNA binding.","authors":"Shani B Leyva Camacho, Lindsay A Matthews, Alba Guarné","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00369-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00369-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tn7 mobile genetic elements are known for their sophisticated target-site selection mechanisms and, in some cases, programmability. Recognition of target sites is mediated by designated transposon-encoded proteins and modulated by host factor proteins. In the case of the CRISPR-associated Tn7 elements from the type V-K, the ribosomal protein uS15 is an integral component of recruitment complex that promotes R-loop completion. Previous biochemical work also revealed that the ribosomal protein uL29 and the acyl carrier protein (ACP) influence Tn7 transposition frequency in vitro. However, how uL29 and ACP regulate the formation of the Tn7 targeting complex remains unclear. The prototypical Tn7 element encodes a heteromeric transposase (TnsA, TnsB), a AAA + adaptor (TnsC), and two target-site selection proteins (TnsD and TnsE). TnsD targets a highly conserved site at the end of the glmS gene (attTn7). However, poor protein stability has precluded the molecular characterization of how TnsD recognizes its target site. Here, we show that ACP and uL29 interact with the C-terminal region of TnsD through reciprocal electrostatic interactions, in turn, mitigating its tendency to aggregate. Additionally, we identify the uL29 and ACP residues that mediate the interaction with TnsD and stimulate DNA binding. These results unveil unique features of the TnsD-mediated target-site selection complex.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"32"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12372198/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144961918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A plan or pandemonium? The conundrum of retrotransposon activation in cancer. 计划还是混乱?癌症中反转录转座子激活的难题。
IF 4.2 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-08-09 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00368-7
Elina Zueva
{"title":"A plan or pandemonium? The conundrum of retrotransposon activation in cancer.","authors":"Elina Zueva","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00368-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00368-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer arises from a convergence of genetic mutations and epigenetic alterations. Among the consequences of epigenetic deregulation is the aberrant activation of transposable elements, particularly retrotransposons, the most expansive and functionally impactful class. This review examines the paradoxical role of retrotransposons in cancer, emphasizing their dual capacity to support oncogenesis while simultaneously triggering innate and adaptive immune responses that may limit tumor growth. A central question is discussed: Is retrotransposon activation merely a stochastic byproduct of epigenetic instability, or could it represent an intrinsic layer of early tumor surveillance that inadvertently turns against the host as malignancy progresses?</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"31"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12335136/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144812136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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In-depth analysis of endogenous retrovirus expression in glioblastoma. 内源性逆转录病毒在胶质母细胞瘤中的表达深入分析。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00365-w
Daniel A Murimi-Worstell, Irene B Murimi-Worstell, Farrah M Roy, Aidan Burn, Michael Freeman, Ralph B Puchalski, John M Coffin
{"title":"In-depth analysis of endogenous retrovirus expression in glioblastoma.","authors":"Daniel A Murimi-Worstell, Irene B Murimi-Worstell, Farrah M Roy, Aidan Burn, Michael Freeman, Ralph B Puchalski, John M Coffin","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00365-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00365-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are remnants of ancient viral infections and comprise 6-8% of the human genome. Their biological functions in cancer remain poorly understood, especially in glioblastoma, the most common and deadly primary brain cancer in adults. Prior studies on HERV expression in glioblastoma have yielded conflicting results. Here, we employed orthogonal computational pipelines to address these limitations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Locus-specific analysis revealed marked heterogeneity of transcription among HERVs within the same clade. We found that individual HERV proviruses are more than twice as likely to be underexpressed in glioblastoma than overexpressed and that most differentially expressed HERVs are exonized within transcripts. These HERVs are enriched in the 3'-terminal exons of transcripts, associated with alternative polyadenylation and contribute conserved polyadenylation signals. We identified HERV expression patterns associated with glioblastoma subtypes and anatomic features. We also identified three proviruses or proviral fragments of particular interest including one associated with survival and one exonized within a currently unannotated cancer-specific transcript. Among the most recently integrated clade of HERVs, excluding solo-LTRs, only the HML-2 provirus at 1q22 is overexpressed in glioblastoma. We report previously undescribed transcripts incorporating this provirus that may encode several proteins.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study represents the first systematic exploration of the heterogeneity of HERV expression between anatomic features of any cancer. It shows that exaptation of HERV polyadenylation signals and HERV-associated APA are widespread in the human transcriptome and identifies critical structural information regarding the HML-2 1q22 provirus transcript, which has been the focus of several recent analyses. Our findings underscore the importance of locus-specific and anatomic feature-specific HERV analysis and suggest structural and functional roles for HERVs in glioblastoma-associated transcripts.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"29"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12265125/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144649847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Locus-specific HERV expression associated with hepatocellular carcinoma. 与肝细胞癌相关的基因座特异性HERV表达。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-07-16 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00367-8
Hui Wen, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Lopa Mishra, Keith A Crandall
{"title":"Locus-specific HERV expression associated with hepatocellular carcinoma.","authors":"Hui Wen, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Lopa Mishra, Keith A Crandall","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00367-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00367-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) harbor accessory proteins that influence cellular processes and have been linked to a wide variety of diseases, including cancer. This study investigates locus-specific HERV expression and its association with gene dysregulation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a highly prevalent and deadly form of liver cancer worldwide.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed RNASeq data from 424 HCC samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which comprised 371 tumor and 50 matched normal tissues from a total of 371 hepatocellular carcinoma participants. We employed Telescope to identify and quantify HERV expression across the total RNA sequencing data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The majority of differentially expressed HERVs exhibited reduced expression in tumor tissue (166 downregulated vs. 50 upregulated), suggesting a potential functional role of HERV expression patterns in shaping the pathophysiological landscape of HCC. Specifically, the suppression of HERV-H family members, which are known to regulate cellular differentiation, may contribute to tumor dedifferentiation, increased plasticity, and enhanced metastatic potential. This loss of differentiation control and increased adaptability may play a critical role in driving the progression of liver cancer.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our study highlights a significant association of HERV expression with HCC, highlighting the differential regulation of specific HERV families in tumor tissue. For example, HERVH and ERVLE families showed consistent downregulation in tumor samples, while HERVE and HERV9 were more commonly upregulated. These shifts may reflect underlying changes in transcriptional regulation or chromatin structure between normal and malignant tissues. Rather than indicating a singular functional role, the observed expression patterns likely reflect a multifaceted relationship between HERVs and tumor biology. Further studies will be needed to determine whether these expression differences contribute to, or result from, tumor progression and to explore their potential as biomarkers or therapeutic targets.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial number: </strong>Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"30"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12265279/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144649848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring transposable elements: new horizons in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. 探索转座因子:癌症诊断和治疗的新视野。
IF 3.1 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00366-9
Ahlam Chaaban, Reem Sleem, Jana Santina, Mohamad Rima, José-Noel Ibrahim
{"title":"Exploring transposable elements: new horizons in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.","authors":"Ahlam Chaaban, Reem Sleem, Jana Santina, Mohamad Rima, José-Noel Ibrahim","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00366-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00366-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transposable elements (TE), also called transposons, are repetitive DNA sequences making up half of the human genome. Initially, TEs were described as \"junk DNA\" because they lack specific function. However, they have been recognized for their ability to replicate and integrate into different genomic locations; this \"jumping gene\" activity results in genomic instability, variation of the chromosomal architecture, and transcriptional dysregulation, all of which represent major hallmarks of cancer. In this respect, the involvement of TE in tumorigenesis was extensively studied and their role as diagnostic and therapeutic tools in cancer is now well-established. Transposons' products, including TE-derived cancer antigens, transcripts, and associated epigenetic modifications, mainly hypomethylation, were found to be promising biomarkers in several types of cancer ensuring early disease detection and prognosis. In addition, TE are currently used to design innovative approaches, with transposon-based systems, namely, Sleeping Beauty and PiggyBac, enabling precise genomic modifications and novel strategies for cancer therapy. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide an overview on the dual application of TE as diagnostic and therapeutic tools in cancer, paving the way to improved clinical outcomes. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"28"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12255080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144619049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus (LTR7-HERVH) in early human embryogenesis: becoming useful and going unnoticed. 内源性逆转录病毒(LTR7-HERVH)在早期人类胚胎发生中的共选择:变得有用和不被注意。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-07-05 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00361-0
Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Jin Ma, Manvendra Singh, Laurence D Hurst
{"title":"Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus (LTR7-HERVH) in early human embryogenesis: becoming useful and going unnoticed.","authors":"Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Jin Ma, Manvendra Singh, Laurence D Hurst","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00361-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00361-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>While it is straightforward to understand why most mutations affecting functional sequence are harmful, how genomic changes result in new beneficial traits is harder to understand. Domestication of transposable elements (TEs) is an important source of both new genes and new regulatory systems as, for their own propagation, TEs need to have transcription factor binding sites and functional products that predispose to their recruitment. But are such predispositions to gain-of-function sufficient? Here we consider the case of the endogenous retrovirus, HERVH. Knockdown data supports HERVH having roles in pluripotency, self-renewal and defence against transpositionally-active retroelements in the early human embryo. We clarify the pluripotent cell types associated with HERVH expression and, in the process, note a key unresolved issue, framed by the unwanted transcript hypothesis: how can some cell types have 2% of their transcripts being HERVH-derived but survive the multiplicity of cellular devices that suppress foreign transcripts, be this by transcriptional repression or post-transcriptional filtering? We note a common coupling between novelty generation and suppression evasion. For example, pluripotency-associated KLF4 binding is thought to compete with transcriptional suppressor binding. Similarly, HERVH has a strong splice site enabling efficient novel chimeric transcript formation, the resulting exon-intron junctions enabling evasion of the unwanted transcript filters that recognize low or absent intron presence. We conclude that to better understand domestication, a focus on predispositions to avoidance of unwanted transcripts filters, as well as predispositions to gain of functions, is necessary. The same insights will be valuable for transgene design (eg for gene therapy) and instructive of gain-of-function in tumours, as HERVH is known to be involved in onco-exaptation events.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"27"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12228294/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144567578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Interaction with eukaryotic cells enhances the circularization and transcription of integrative and conjugative elements in Mycoplasma hominis. 与真核细胞的相互作用增强了人支原体整合和共轭元件的循环化和转录。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-07-04 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00364-x
Bachir Boureima Abdou, Alicia Silvant, Chloé Le Roy, Jennifer Guiraud, Léa Bientz, Laure Béven, Véronique Dubois, Eric Baranowski, Cécile Bébéar, Sabine Pereyre
{"title":"Interaction with eukaryotic cells enhances the circularization and transcription of integrative and conjugative elements in Mycoplasma hominis.","authors":"Bachir Boureima Abdou, Alicia Silvant, Chloé Le Roy, Jennifer Guiraud, Léa Bientz, Laure Béven, Véronique Dubois, Eric Baranowski, Cécile Bébéar, Sabine Pereyre","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00364-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00364-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mobile genetic elements drive bacterial evolution by promoting genetic plasticity and adaptation; among them, mycoplasma Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICEs) challenge the notion that mycoplasmas evolved solely through genome reduction. However, they remain poorly characterized, particularly in Mycoplasma hominis, which is a human genital pathogen. In this study, we investigated the circularization, transcription, and protein expression of M. hominis 4788 ICE (ICEHo4788) under the following four environmental conditions: axenic growth, coculture with HeLa cells, mitomycin C exposure, and thermal stress. During axenic growth, ICEHo4788 circularization peaked at 12 h with a 9.4-fold increase in the number of circular forms. Mitomycin C and cold shock induced only a moderate increase in circularization (approximately 3-fold), whereas heat shock significantly reduced the number of circular forms. In coculture with HeLa cells, a strong increase in the number of circular forms was observed at 72 h and 7 days postinfection with 10- and 23-fold increases, respectively. Coculture also led to a 5- to 23-fold increase in transcription at 7 days, whereas axenic growth, mitomycin C exposure, and thermal stress did not differ. Proteomic analysis revealed that MhoH(a), CDS18, CDS17, and CDS11 were significantly overexpressed at 12 h. Neither mitomycin C nor cold shock induced changes in ICE-related proteins, but heat shock upregulated two M. hominis molecular chaperones and ICEHo4788 MhoH(a). In conclusion, environmental conditions modulate M. hominis ICE activity with strong stimulation in the presence of eukaryotic cells. These findings offer new insights into the regulation and environmental responses of M. hominis ICEs.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"26"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12228374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144564968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The highly diverse repertoire of transposable elements within the genomes of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). 寄生蜂基因组中高度多样化的转座因子(膜翅目:小蜂科)。
IF 4.7 2区 生物学
Mobile DNA Pub Date : 2025-06-14 DOI: 10.1186/s13100-025-00360-1
Rachel N Behm, Barbara J Sharanowski
{"title":"The highly diverse repertoire of transposable elements within the genomes of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).","authors":"Rachel N Behm, Barbara J Sharanowski","doi":"10.1186/s13100-025-00360-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13100-025-00360-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transposable elements (TEs) are known to be major components of eukaryotic genomes and impact genome evolution and architecture, including in the speciose lineage of Insecta. Although new and increased efforts have allowed for more insect genomes to become available, our understanding of insect TE diversity across various lineages is poor. This lack of knowledge is especially true in the hyper-diverse Hymenoptera (including bees, ants, wasps, and sawflies) which includes some of the most beneficial insects, such as pollinators and parasitoid (parasitic) wasps. Here, we present the order-level TE composition and analyze its phylogenetic signal across the Braconidae (Hymenoptera), a very diverse lineage of parasitic wasps. Further we investigate the effect of TEs on genome size and note a positive relationship that has some distinct lineage specific differences. Despite phylogenetically conserved genome sizes within Braconidae, we found that TE abundance and diversity was not phylogenetically conserved and was highly variable across taxa, more so than what has been reported for other insect lineages. This represents the first comparative genomic analysis of TEs in a lineage of parasitic wasps and increases our understanding of the diversity of TE composition across related taxa.</p>","PeriodicalId":18854,"journal":{"name":"Mobile DNA","volume":"16 1","pages":"24"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12166591/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144294130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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