Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) derived from chromosomal Ty retrotransposons in yeast can be generated in multiple ways. Ty eccDNA can arise from the circularization of extrachromosomal linear DNA during the transpositional life cycle of retrotransposons, or from circularization of genomic Ty...

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Main Authors: Henrik D. Møller, Camilla E. Larsen, Lance Parsons, Anders Johannes Hansen, Birgitte Regenberg, Tobias Mourier
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Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016-02-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
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Online Access:http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.115.025858
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author Henrik D. Møller
Camilla E. Larsen
Lance Parsons
Anders Johannes Hansen
Birgitte Regenberg
Tobias Mourier
author_facet Henrik D. Møller
Camilla E. Larsen
Lance Parsons
Anders Johannes Hansen
Birgitte Regenberg
Tobias Mourier
author_sort Henrik D. Møller
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description Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) derived from chromosomal Ty retrotransposons in yeast can be generated in multiple ways. Ty eccDNA can arise from the circularization of extrachromosomal linear DNA during the transpositional life cycle of retrotransposons, or from circularization of genomic Ty DNA. Circularization may happen through nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) of long terminal repeats (LTRs) flanking Ty elements, by Ty autointegration, or by LTR–LTR recombination. By performing an in-depth investigation of sequence reads stemming from Ty eccDNAs obtained from populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c, we find that eccDNAs predominantly correspond to full-length Ty1 elements. Analyses of sequence junctions reveal no signs of NHEJ or autointegration events. We detect recombination junctions that are consistent with yeast Ty eccDNAs being generated through recombination events within the genome. This opens the possibility that retrotransposable elements could move around in the genome without an RNA intermediate directly through DNA circularization.
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spelling doaj.art-3858e203bc60413da86957f86e2a673c2022-12-21T22:22:36ZengOxford University PressG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics2160-18362016-02-016245346210.1534/g3.115.02585820Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeHenrik D. MøllerCamilla E. LarsenLance ParsonsAnders Johannes HansenBirgitte RegenbergTobias MourierExtrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) derived from chromosomal Ty retrotransposons in yeast can be generated in multiple ways. Ty eccDNA can arise from the circularization of extrachromosomal linear DNA during the transpositional life cycle of retrotransposons, or from circularization of genomic Ty DNA. Circularization may happen through nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) of long terminal repeats (LTRs) flanking Ty elements, by Ty autointegration, or by LTR–LTR recombination. By performing an in-depth investigation of sequence reads stemming from Ty eccDNAs obtained from populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288c, we find that eccDNAs predominantly correspond to full-length Ty1 elements. Analyses of sequence junctions reveal no signs of NHEJ or autointegration events. We detect recombination junctions that are consistent with yeast Ty eccDNAs being generated through recombination events within the genome. This opens the possibility that retrotransposable elements could move around in the genome without an RNA intermediate directly through DNA circularization.http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.115.025858transposable elementslong terminal repeatsyeastrecombinationcircular DNA
spellingShingle Henrik D. Møller
Camilla E. Larsen
Lance Parsons
Anders Johannes Hansen
Birgitte Regenberg
Tobias Mourier
Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
transposable elements
long terminal repeats
yeast
recombination
circular DNA
title Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_fullStr Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_full_unstemmed Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_short Formation of Extrachromosomal Circular DNA from Long Terminal Repeats of Retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
title_sort formation of extrachromosomal circular dna from long terminal repeats of retrotransposons in saccharomyces cerevisiae
topic transposable elements
long terminal repeats
yeast
recombination
circular DNA
url http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.115.025858
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