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20514435

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
Antisense transcripts can influence the sense partner gene function by modifying the transcriptional and/or posttranscriptional regulation processes. Here, we report the identification of 13 cases of human-specific antisense transcripts induced by transposable element insertions from the analysis of primate genome alignment and human transcriptome data. The original sources of the insert included L1, Alu, SVA and human endogenous retrovirus (HERV). In the majority of the cases, insertion of a transposable element served as a promoter and drove transcription of the adjacent genomic segment, creating a novel antisense transcriptional unit (for examples, RNF144A, SYNE2, CAMCK4 and LSAMP). In the remaining cases, an existing antisense transcript was modified upon insertion; the insert supplied a promoter (ABCA9), an internal exon (LHFPL3 and DSG1) or a terminal exon (TEX11). We propose that creation of human-specific antisense transcripts may have altered the partner gene function and consequently may have played a role in the acquisition of various human-specific traits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1791-244X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Human-specific antisense transcripts induced by the insertion of transposable element.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Life Science (BK21 Program) and Research Center for Biomolecules and Biosystems, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't