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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

The landscape of human SVA retrotransposons.

Chong Chu, Eric W Lin, Antuan Tran, Hu Jin, Natalie I Ho, Alexander Veit, Isidro Cortes-Ciriano, Kathleen H Burns, David T Ting, Peter J Park

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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 27 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Chong ChuDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Eric W LinMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1064-2010
Antuan TranDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Hu JinDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8657-5686
Natalie I HoMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Alexander VeitDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Isidro Cortes-CirianoEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK.
Kathleen H BurnsDepartment of Pathology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1620-3761
David T TingMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Peter J ParkDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9378-960X

Funding

Understanding the Relationship of Repeat Expression and MetastasisR01CA240924 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GREENBAUM, BENJAMIN, TING, DAVID TSAI · 2019 to 2023
$3.3M
A Statistical Physics Framework for Understanding the Role of Repeat RNA in Tumor ImmunityU01CA228963 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI GREENBAUM, BENJAMIN, TING, DAVID TSAI · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
Identification of Transposable Element Insertions in the Kids First DataR03CA249364 · NCI · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI PARK, PETER J · 2020 to 2021
$338k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA240924NCI NIH HHS R03 CA249364NCI NIH HHS R03CA249364NCI NIH HHS U01 CA228963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) retrotransposons are evolutionarily young and still-active transposable elements (TEs) in the human genome. Several pathogenic SVA insertions have been identified that directly mutate host genes to cause neurodegenerative and other types of diseases. However, due to their sequence heterogeneity and complex structures as well as limitations in sequencing techniques and analysis, SVA insertions have been less well studied compared to other mobile element insertions. Here, we identified polymorphic SVA insertions from 3646 whole-genome sequencing (WGS) samples of >150 diverse populations and constructed a polymorphic SVA insertion reference catalog. Using 20 long-read samples, we also assembled reference and polymorphic SVA sequences and characterized the internal hexamer/variable-number-tandem-repeat (VNTR) expansions as well as differing SVA activity for SVA subfamilies and human populations. In addition, we developed a module to annotate both reference and polymorphic SVA copies. By characterizing the landscape of both reference and polymorphic SVA retrotransposons, our study enables more accurate genotyping of these elements and facilitate the discovery of pathogenic SVA insertions.

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Genome, HumanRetroelementsAlu ElementsHumansMinisatellite RepeatsShort Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsRetroelements

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PMCPMC10681720

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