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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

PML and PML-like exonucleases restrict retrotransposons in jawed vertebrates.

Sabateeshan Mathavarajah, Kathleen L Vergunst, Elias B Habib, Shelby K Williams, Raymond He, Maria Maliougina, Mika Park, Jayme Salsman, Stéphane Roy, Ingo Braasch and 3 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. PXL: a Nucleic Acid-Binding Module of Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  5. Suppressors of cGAS-STING are downregulated during fin-limb regeneration and aging in aquatic vertebrates.Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2024
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  6. The PML hub: An emerging actor of leukemia therapies.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sabateeshan MathavarajahDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Kathleen L VergunstDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Elias B HabibDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Shelby K WilliamsDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7005-5208
Raymond HeDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Maria MaliouginaDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Mika ParkDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Jayme SalsmanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Stéphane RoyDepartment of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QB, Canada.
Ingo BraaschMichigan State University, Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Andrew J RogerDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
David N LangelaanDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9592-3075
Graham DellaireDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3466-6316
Dalhousie University · CAMichigan State University · USUniversité de Montréal · CA

Funding

Resources for Teleost Gene Duplicates and Human DiseaseR01OD011116 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF OREGON · PI POSTLETHWAIT, JOHN H. · 2012 to 2020
$5.4M
NIH HHS R01 OD011116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have uncovered a role for the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene and novel PML-like DEDDh exonucleases in the maintenance of genome stability through the restriction of LINE-1 (L1) retrotransposition in jawed vertebrates. Although the mammalian PML protein forms nuclear bodies, we found that the spotted gar PML ortholog and related proteins in fish function as cytoplasmic DEDDh exonucleases. In contrast, PML proteins from amniote species localized both to the cytoplasm and formed nuclear bodies. We also identified the PML-like exon 9 (Plex9) genes in teleost fishes that encode exonucleases. Plex9 proteins resemble TREX1 but are unique from the TREX family and share homology to gar PML. We also characterized the molecular evolution of TREX1 and the first non-mammalian TREX1 homologs in axolotl. In an example of convergent evolution and akin to TREX1, gar PML and zebrafish Plex9 proteins suppressed L1 retrotransposition and could complement TREX1 knockout in mammalian cells. Following export to the cytoplasm, the human PML-I isoform also restricted L1 through its conserved C-terminus by enhancing ORF1p degradation through the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Thus, PML first emerged as a cytoplasmic suppressor of retroelements, and this function is retained in amniotes despite its new role in the assembly of nuclear bodies.

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GnathostomaRetroelementsAnimalsHumansMammalsPromyelocytic Leukemia ProteinProtein IsoformsTranscription FactorsZebrafishPromyelocytic Leukemia ProteinProtein IsoformsRetroelementsTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC10123124
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