Evidence for transcriptome-wide RNA editing among Sus scrofa PRE-1 SINE elements

BACKGROUND: RNA editing by ADAR (adenosine deaminase acting on RNA) proteins is a form of transcriptional regulation that is widespread among humans and other primates. Based on high-throughput scans used to identify putative RNA editing sites, ADAR appears to catalyze a substantial number of adenosine to inosine transitions within repetitive regions of the primate transcriptome, thereby dramatically enhancing genetic variation beyond what is encoded in the genome.

RESULTS: Here, we demonstrate the editing potential of the pig transcriptome by utilizing DNA and RNA sequence data from the same pig. We identified a total of 8550 mismatches between DNA and RNA sequences across three tissues, with 75% of these exhibiting an A-to-G (DNA to RNA) discrepancy, indicative of a canonical ADAR-catalyzed RNA editing event. When we consider only mismatches within repetitive regions of the genome, the A-to-G percentage increases to 94%, with the majority of these located within the swine specific SINE retrotransposon PRE-1. We also observe evidence of A-to-G editing within coding regions that were previously verified in primates.

CONCLUSIONS: Thus, our high-throughput evidence suggests that pervasive RNA editing by ADAR can exist outside of the primate lineage to dramatically enhance genetic variation in pigs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

BMC genomics - 18(2017), 1 vom: 09. Mai, Seite 360

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Funkhouser, Scott A [VerfasserIn]
Steibel, Juan P [VerfasserIn]
Bates, Ronald O [VerfasserIn]
Raney, Nancy E [VerfasserIn]
Schenk, Darius [VerfasserIn]
Ernst, Catherine W [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bioinformatics
Journal Article
PRE-1
RNA editing
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Retroelements
Swine

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Date Completed 25.12.2017

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12864-017-3766-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM271721987