RRC ID 10928
著者 Suzuki J, Yamaguchi K, Kajikawa M, Ichiyanagi K, Adachi N, Koyama H, Takeda S, Okada N.
タイトル Genetic evidence that the non-homologous end-joining repair pathway is involved in LINE retrotransposition.
ジャーナル PLoS Genet
Abstract Long interspersed elements (LINEs) are transposable elements that proliferate within eukaryotic genomes, having a large impact on eukaryotic genome evolution. LINEs mobilize via a process called retrotransposition. Although the role of the LINE-encoded protein(s) in retrotransposition has been extensively investigated, the participation of host-encoded factors in retrotransposition remains unclear. To address this issue, we examined retrotransposition frequencies of two structurally different LINEs--zebrafish ZfL2-2 and human L1--in knockout chicken DT40 cell lines deficient in genes involved in the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repair of DNA and in human HeLa cells treated with a drug that inhibits NHEJ. Deficiencies of NHEJ proteins decreased retrotransposition frequencies of both LINEs in these cells, suggesting that NHEJ is involved in LINE retrotransposition. More precise characterization of ZfL2-2 insertions in DT40 cells permitted us to consider the possibility of dual roles for NHEJ in LINE retrotransposition, namely to ensure efficient integration of LINEs and to restrict their full-length formation.
巻・号 5(4)
ページ e1000461
公開日 2009-4-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000461
PMID 19390601
PMC PMC2666801
MeSH Animals Chickens DNA Repair* DNA Repair Enzymes / metabolism HeLa Cells Humans Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements* Models, Genetic Mutagenesis, Insertional* Zebrafish
IF 5.175
引用数 73
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 DT40(RCB1464) SHIP^(-) DT40(RCB1465) IP3R^(-) DT40(RCB1467)