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ArticleScientific reports2018

Transcriptional landscape of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) and other repetitive elements in psoriatic skin.

Freddy Lättekivi, Sulev Kõks, Maris Keermann, Ene Reimann, Ele Prans, Kristi Abram, Helgi Silm, Gea Kõks, Külli Kingo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Freddy LättekiviDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Sulev KõksDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia. sulev.koks@ut.ee.
Maris KeermannDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Ene ReimannDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Ele PransDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Kristi AbramDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Helgi SilmDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Gea KõksDepartment of Pathophysiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Külli KingoDepartment of Dermatology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
University of Tartu · EE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) sequences make up at least 8% of the human genome. Transcripts originating from these loci as well as proteins encoded by them have been detected in various tissues. HERVs are believed to be implicated in autoimmune diseases, however the extent to which, has remained unclear. Differential expression studies have so far been limited to certain HERV subfamilies with conserved sequences. No studies have been published describing the genome-wide expression pattern of HERVs and repetitive elements in the context of psoriasis. In the present study, we analysed total RNA sequencing data from skin samples of 12 psoriasis patients and 12 healthy controls, which enabled us to describe the entire transcriptional landscape of repetitive elements. We report high levels of repetitive element expression in the skin of psoriasis patients as well as healthy controls. The majority of differentially expressed elements were downregulated in lesional and non-lesional skin, suggesting active HERV suppression in the pro-inflammatory environment of psoriatic skin. However, we also report upregulation of a small subset of HERVs previously described in the context of autoimmune diseases, such as members of the HERV-K and W families, with the potential to affect the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis.

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Transcription, GeneticCase-Control StudiesDown-RegulationEndogenous RetrovirusesHumansPsoriasisRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidSequence Analysis, RNASkinUp-Regulation

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PMID29531256
PMCPMC5847543
OpenAlexW2791406732

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