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Genome surveillance through repression of intronless mobile elements by the HUSH complex

ABSTRACT: All life forms defend their genome against DNA invasion. Eukaryotic cells recognize incoming DNA and limit transcription through repressive chromatin modifications. The human silencing hub (HUSH) complex transcriptionally represses long interspersed element-1 retrotransposons (L1s) and retroviruses through histone H3 Lys9 trimethylation (H3K9me3). How HUSH recognizes and initiates silencing of these invading genetic elements is unknown. Here, we show that HUSH is able to recognize and transcriptionally repress a broad range of long, intronless transgenes. Intron insertion into HUSH-repressed transgenes counteracts repression, even in the absence of intron splicing. HUSH binds transcripts from the target locus, prior to and independent of H3K9me3 deposition, and target transcription is essential for both initiation and propagation of HUSH-mediated H3K9me3. Genomic data reveals how HUSH binds and represses a subset of endogenous intronless genes generated through retrotransposition of cellular mRNAs. Therefore, intronless cDNA, a hallmark of reverse transcription, provides a versatile means to distinguish invading retroelements from host genes and allows HUSH to protect the genome from ‘non-self’ DNA, despite no prior exposure to the invading element. Our findings reveal the existence of a genome surveillance system and explain how it provides immediate protection against newly acquired elements while avoiding inappropriate repression of host genes.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE181113 | GEO | 2021/09/30

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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