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ArticleScientific reports2024

Deciphering the role of a SINE-VNTR-Alu retrotransposon polymorphism as a biomarker of Parkinson's disease progression.

Alexander Fröhlich, Abigail L Pfaff, Ben Middlehurst, Lauren S Hughes, Vivien J Bubb, John P Quinn, Sulev Koks

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Alexander FröhlichDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Abigail L PfaffPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia.
Ben MiddlehurstDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Lauren S HughesDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Vivien J BubbDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
John P QuinnDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. jquinn@liverpool.ac.uk.
Sulev KoksPerron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Perth, WA, Australia. sulev.Koks@murdoch.edu.au.

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Motor Neurone Disease Association ref Quinn/Apr20/875-791
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Abstract

SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) retrotransposons are transposable elements which represent a source of genetic variation. We previously demonstrated that the presence/absence of a human-specific SVA, termed SVA_67, correlated with the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study, we demonstrate that SVA_67 acts as expression quantitative trait loci, thereby exhibiting a strong regulatory effect across the genome using whole genome and transcriptomic data from the Parkinson's progression markers initiative cohort. We further show that SVA_67 is polymorphic for its variable number tandem repeat domain which correlates with both regulatory properties in a luciferase reporter gene assay in vitro and differential expression of multiple genes in vivo. Additionally, this variation's utility as a biomarker is reflected in a correlation with a number of PD progression markers. These experiments highlight the plethora of transcriptomic and phenotypic changes associated with SVA_67 polymorphism which should be considered when investigating the missing heritability of neurodegenerative diseases.

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Alu ElementsDisease ProgressionMinisatellite RepeatsParkinson DiseasePolymorphism, GeneticRetroelementsBiomarkersHumansQuantitative Trait LociShort Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsBiomarkersRetroelements

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