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ArticleThe EMBO journal2026

TBP regulates transposable element expression in early mouse embryos.

Clara Hermant, Carlos Michel Mourra-Díaz, Marlies E Oomen, Natasha Jansz, Camille Noll, Antoine Canat, Mrinmoy Pal, Tsunetoshi Nakatani, Tamas Schauer, Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla

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Clara HermantInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2915-2389
Carlos Michel Mourra-DíazInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Marlies E OomenInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Natasha JanszInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Camille NollInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Antoine CanatInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Mrinmoy PalInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Tsunetoshi NakataniInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Tamas SchauerInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany.
Maria-Elena Torres-PadillaInstitute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES), Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-81377, München, Germany. torres-padilla@helmholtz-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1020-2074

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) SFB1064Helmholtz Association () n.a.
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Abstract

The activation of the embryonic genome is a crucial step in development. In addition to thousands of genes, many transposable elements (TEs) are robustly transcribed during early mammalian development. However, their transcriptional regulators remain largely unexplored. Here, we set out to identify transcription factors regulating the expression of TEs from the LINE, SINE and ERVL families during mouse preimplantation development. In particular, the MaLR family are the most abundant ERVL in the mouse genome and are also the most abundant constituent of the transcriptome in early mouse embryos. We find that the general transcription factor TBP binds and activates MaLRs in mouse embryos. Loss-of-function of TBP leads to downregulation of MaLRs, specifically the ORR1A family, which is the youngest ORR subclass and contributes a significant portion of major zygotic genome activation transcripts. Our work identifies regulators of TE expression in vivo and highlights a previously unrecognised role for the general transcription factor TBP in regulating a highly specific TE transcriptional programme.

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DNA Transposable ElementsEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalTATA-Box Binding ProteinAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleMiceDNA Transposable ElementsTATA-Box Binding ProteinERVLMaLRMouse EmbryosRetrotransposonsTBP

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PMID41862641
PMCPMC13144441

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