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ArticleCell genomics2024

Genome-wide investigation of VNTR motif polymorphisms in 8,222 genomes: Implications for biological regulation and human traits.

Sijia Zhang, Qiao Song, Peng Zhang, Xiaona Wang, Rong Guo, Yanyan Li, Shuai Liu, Xiaoyu Yan, Jingjing Zhang, Yiwei Niu and 4 more

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Article in Cell genomics, 2024. 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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Sijia ZhangKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Department of Scientific Research, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qiao SongKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Peng ZhangKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xiaona WangKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Rong GuoKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Yanyan LiKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Shuai LiuKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xiaoyu YanKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Jingjing ZhangKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Yiwei NiuKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Yirong ShiKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Tingrui SongKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Tao XuCollege of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, China. Electronic address: xutao@ibp.ac.cn.
Shunmin HeKey Laboratory of Epigenetic Regulation and Intervention, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: heshunmin@ibp.ac.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) is a pervasive and highly mutable genetic feature that varies in both length and repeat sequence. Despite the well-studied copy-number variants, the functional impacts of repeat motif polymorphisms remain unknown. Here, we present the largest genome-wide VNTR polymorphism map to date, with over 2.5 million VNTR length polymorphisms (VNTR-LPs) and over 11 million VNTR motif polymorphisms (VNTR-MPs) detected in 8,222 high-coverage genomes. Leveraging the large-scale NyuWa cohort, we identified 2,982,456 (31.8%) NyuWa-specific VNTR-MPs, of which 95.3% were rare. Moreover, we found 1,937 out of 38,685 VNTRs that were associated with gene expression through VNTR-MPs in lymphoblastoid cell lines. Specifically, we clarified that the expansion of a likely causal motif could upregulate gene expression by improving the binding concentration of PU.1. We also explored the potential impacts of VNTR polymorphisms on phenotypic differentiation and disease susceptibility. This study expands our knowledge of VNTR-MPs and their functional implications.

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Genome, HumanMinisatellite RepeatsPolymorphism, GeneticGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansgene regulationmotif polymorphismPU.1tandem repeatVNTRwhole-genome sequencing

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PMID39609246
PMCPMC11701250

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