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转座子(transposable elements,TEs)被定义为能够在生物体基因组中移动的DNA序列,能在同一染色体的不同位点或者不同染色体之间转移[1]。由于起源和进化路径的差异,TEs包含不同的家族。FINNEGAN[2]首次根据TEs的转座中间体和转座机制将转座子分为Ⅰ类RNA转座子(retrotransposons)和Ⅱ类DNA转座子(DNA transposons)。Ⅰ类通过RNA介导的复制-粘贴过程迅速增殖,RNA转座子进一步分为:长末端重复序列反转录转座子(long terminal repeat,LTR,也称为内源性逆转录病毒)、非LTR反转录转座子(non-LTR)、PLEs(penelope-like elements)、DIRS(dictyostelium intermediate repeat sequence)[3]。Ⅱ类使用剪切-粘贴机制增加拷贝数[4-5],包括末端反向重复序列(terminal inverted repeat,TIR)、微型反向重复序列转座子(miniature inverted repeat transposable elements,MITEs)和Helitrons[2]。自然选择和遗传漂变导致TEs在不同物种中类别的比例和含量都不相同,在同一物种的个体之间也存在差异[6]。研究表明:人类基因组大约一半为TEs[7],其中RNA反转座子约42%[8],LTR反转座子约8%[9];在小鼠Mus musculus和人类的基因组中,长散在核元件(long interspersed nuclear elements-1,LINE-1)大约20%[10];小麦Triticum aestivum和小麦白粉病真菌Blumeria graminis基因组中,90%的序列是TEs[11];水稻Oryza sativa转座子的20%~40%中,Ⅱ类DNA转座子含量甚至高于Ⅰ类RNA转座子4倍以上[12],其中LTR约14%,而non-LTR反转座子却只有1%[13]。在玉米Zea mays基因组中,TEs含量高达85%,其中LTR反转座子和其他TEs家族含量分别为70%和15%[14-15]。通常,TEs对宿主有很多积极的影响。例如,TEs的插入控制着包括牵牛花Ipomoea purpurea在内的所有花色变化[16],贡献了可供选择的性状。反转录转座子的正常转座不仅可以产生果肉呈红色的血橙Citrus sinensis[17],还控制着葡萄Vitis vinifera[18]和番茄Solanum lycopersicum[19]等果实的颜色和形状,也参与着番茄茎尖分生组织的形成[20],还影响着哺乳动物骨骼的发育[21]。并且,可以利用TEs的激活诱导疾病的发生,从而明确疾病的机理,寻找出治疗的药物与方法。然而,由于TEs的负面影响而被称为“垃圾DNA”。例如,LINE-1是人类基因组中唯一的自主转座元件,它的表达成为许多恶性肿瘤的标志[22],并且导致包括精神分裂症在内的众多精神疾病[23],人类的120多种遗传疾病都是由于LINE-1的插入而引起的[24],其拷贝数的增加会导致腺瘤性息肉病基因(APC)肿瘤抑制基因突变从而引发人类直肠癌(colorectal cancer,CRC)[25]。ZmNAC111
基因是维持玉米幼苗耐旱性的关键基因,MITE转座子的插入会下调ZmNAC111的表达,从而引起玉米幼苗的干旱敏感性增强[26]。在小鼠生殖系中,TEs增加拷贝数会导致其不育[27],并有调控具有双向命运细胞的潜能[28]。TEs插入基因组中不仅破坏基因的功能,而且对邻近基因的表达有极性影响[29],对着丝粒稳定性同样具有重要的作用。由此可见,TEs转座破坏了宿主基因组的稳定,也搅动了宿主的基因表达调控网络,因此,TEs活性通常受到宿主多种表观遗传修饰机制的调控,例如,DNA甲基化、抑制性组蛋白修饰、小RNA途径和染色质途径。DNA甲基化是高等真核生物中广泛存在的保持TEs沉默的表观遗传修饰方式,包括从头甲基化、维持甲基化和脱甲基3个水平[30]。哺乳动物基因组中主要为CG二核苷酸序列环境的胞嘧啶甲基化,由DNA甲基转移酶1(DNA methyltransferase 1,DNMT1)和DNA甲基转移酶3(DNA methyltransferase 3,DNMT3)维持,植物中还具有CHG和CHH(H表示A、T或C)胞嘧啶环境的甲基化[31],则是由与DNMT3相似的域重排甲基转移酶1(domains rearranged methyltransferase 1,DRM1)和域重排甲基转移酶2(domains rearranged methyltransferase 2,DRM2)催化[32]。本研究论述了TEs沉默与DNA甲基化的关系,重点总结了以DNA甲基化为主的转座子沉默机制最新研究进展,归纳了环境因素通过DNA去甲基化调控转座子跳跃的机理。
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