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ArticlePLoS genetics2023

Retrotransposon LINE-1 bodies in the cytoplasm of piRNA-deficient mouse spermatocytes: Ribonucleoproteins overcoming the integrated stress response.

Chiara De Luca, Anuj Gupta, Alex Bortvin

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chiara De LucaDepartment of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-3249-2594
Anuj GuptaThe Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Alex BortvinDepartment of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0987-1905
Carnegie Institution for Science · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

A LINE-1 Retrotransposition-Deficient Mouse GenomeR21HG010512 · NHGRI · CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. · PI BORTVIN, ALEX, WHEELAN, SARAH J · 2019 to 2020
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NHGRI NIH HHS R21 HG010512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transposable elements (TE) are mobile DNA sequences whose excessive proliferation endangers the host. Although animals have evolved robust TE-targeting defenses, including Piwi-interacting (pi)RNAs, retrotransposon LINE-1 (L1) still thrives in humans and mice. To gain insights into L1 endurance, we characterized L1 Bodies (LBs) and ORF1p complexes in germ cells of piRNA-deficient Maelstrom null mice. We report that ORF1p interacts with TE RNAs, genic mRNAs, and stress granule proteins, consistent with earlier studies. We also show that ORF1p associates with the CCR4-NOT deadenylation complex and PRKRA, a Protein Kinase R factor. Despite ORF1p interactions with these negative regulators of RNA expression, the stability and translation of LB-localized mRNAs remain unchanged. To scrutinize these findings, we studied the effects of PRKRA on L1 in cultured cells and showed that it elevates ORF1p levels and L1 retrotransposition. These results suggest that ORF1p-driven condensates promote L1 propagation, without affecting the metabolism of endogenous RNAs.

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RetroelementsRibonucleoproteinsAnimalsCytoplasmHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMicePiwi-Interacting RNARNARNA, MessengerRNA, Small InterferingSpermatocytesPiwi-Interacting RNARetroelementsRibonucleoproteinsRNARNA, MessengerRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID37307272
PMCPMC10289378
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