Selective inhibition of Alu retrotransposition by APOBEC3G
Selective inhibition of Alu retrotransposition by APOBEC3G
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DOI:
10.1016/j.gene.2006.08.032
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
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3.5
通讯作者:
Moran, John V.
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作者:
Hulme, Amy E.;Bogerd, Hal P.;Moran, John V.
The non-LTR retrotransposon LINE-1 (L1) comprises similar to 17% of the human genome, and the L1-encoded proteins can function in trans to mediate the retrotransposition of non-autonomous retrotransposons (i.e., Alu and probably SVA elements) and cellular mRNAs to generate processed pseudogenes. Here, we have examined the effect of APOBEC3G and APOBEC3F, cytidine deaminases that inhibit Vif-deficient HIV-1 replication, on Alu retrotransposition and other L1-mediated retrotransposition processes. We demonstrate that APOBEC3G selectively inhibits Alu retrotransposition in an OR-F I p-in dependent manner. An active cytidine deaminase site is not required for the inhibition of Alu retrotransposition and the resultant integration events lack G to A or C to T hypermutation. These data demonstrate a differential restriction of L1 and Alu retrotransposition by APOBEC3G, and suggest that the Alu ribonucleoprotein complex may be targeted by APOBEC3G. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.