Identification of a Retroelement-Containing Human Transcript Induced in the Nucleus by Vaccination

Endogenous retroelements constitute almost half of the mammalian genome. Given that more than 60% of human genomic bases are transcribed, transcripts containing these retroelements may impact various biological processes. However, the physiological roles of most retroelement-containing transcripts are yet to be revealed. Here, we profiled the expression of retroelement-containing human transcripts during vaccination and found that vaccination upregulated transcripts containing only particular retroelements, such as the MLT-int element of endogenous retroviruses. MLT-int-containing transcripts were distributed mainly in the nucleus, suggesting their unique roles in the nucleus. Furthermore, we demonstrated that MLT-int RNA suppressed interferon promoter activity in the absence of immune stimuli. Based on these lines of evidence, we speculate a model of a role of the previously unnoticed MLT-int element in preventing excess innate immune activation after elimination of immune stimuli. Our results may emphasize the importance of retroelement-containing transcripts in maintaining host immune homeostasis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 20(2019), 12 vom: 13. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Honda, Tomoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Takemoto, Keiko [VerfasserIn]
Ueda, Keiji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

63231-63-0
9008-11-1
Endogenous retrovirus
Innate immunity
Interferon
Interferons
Journal Article
MLT-int
RNA
Retroelement
Retroelements
Vaccination

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.11.2019

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms20122875

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM298170523