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ArticleGenome biology2025

LocusMasterTE: integrating long-read RNA sequencing improves locus-specific quantification of transposable element expression.

Sojung Lee, Jayne A Barbour, Yee Man Tam, Haocheng Yang, Yuanhua Huang, Jason W H Wong

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Sojung LeeSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jayne A BarbourSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yee Man TamSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Haocheng YangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yuanhua HuangSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jason W H WongSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. jwhwong@hku.hk.

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Abstract

Transposable elements (TEs) can influence human diseases by disrupting genome integrity, yet their quantification has been challenging due to the repetitive nature of these sequences across the genome. We develop LocusMasterTE, a method that integrates long-read with short-read RNA-seq to increase the accuracy of TE expression quantification. By incorporating fractional transcript per million values from long-read sequencing data into an expectation-maximization algorithm, LocusMasterTE reassigns multi-mapped reads, enhancing accuracy in short-read-based TE quantification. We validate the method with simulated and human datasets. LocusMasterTE may give new insights into TE functions through precise quantification.

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DNA Transposable ElementsSequence Analysis, RNACell Line, TumorCellular SenescenceChromatinGene Expression RegulationGenetic LociHumansTranscription, GeneticChromatinDNA Transposable ElementsExpectation–maximization modelShort-read RNA-seq quantificationTransposable elements

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PMID40140852
PMCPMC11948968

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