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Microbiol Spectr

Title:		"Ty3, a Position-specific Retrotransposon in Budding Yeast"
Author(s):		Sandmeyer S; Patterson K; Bilanchone V;
Address:		Department of Biological Chemistry
Journal Title:		Microbiol Spectr
Year:		2015
Volume:		3
Issue:		2
Page Number:		MDNA3 - 57
DOI:		10.1128/microbiolspec.MDNA3-0057-2014
ISSN/ISBN:		2165-0497 (Electronic) 2165-0497 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons constitute significant fractions of many eukaryotic genomes. Two ancient families are Ty1/Copia (Pseudoviridae) and Ty3/Gypsy (Metaviridae). The Ty3/Gypsy family probably gave rise to retroviruses based on the domain order, similarity of sequences, and the envelopes encoded by some members. The Ty3 element of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the most completely characterized elements at the molecular level. Ty3 is induced in mating cells by pheromone stimulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway as cells accumulate in G1. The two Ty3 open reading frames are translated into Gag3 and Gag3-Pol3 polyprotein precursors. In haploid mating cells Gag3 and Gag3-Pol3 are assembled together with Ty3 genomic RNA into immature virus-like particles in cellular foci containing RNA processing body proteins. Virus-like particle Gag3 is then processed by Ty3 protease into capsid, spacer, and nucleocapsid, and Gag3-Pol3 into those proteins and additionally, protease, reverse transcriptase, and integrase. After haploid cells mate and become diploid, genomic RNA is reverse transcribed into cDNA. Ty3 integration complexes interact with components of the RNA polymerase III transcription complex resulting in Ty3 integration precisely at the transcription start site. Ty3 activation during mating enables proliferation of Ty3 between genomes and has intriguing parallels with metazoan retrotransposon activation in germ cell lineages. Identification of nuclear pore, DNA replication, transcription, and repair host factors that affect retrotransposition has provided insights into how hosts and retrotransposons interact to balance genome stability and plasticity"
Keywords:		"DNA Replication Open Reading Frames Polyproteins/genetics/metabolism *Retroelements Reverse Transcription Saccharomycetales/*genetics Transcription, Genetic;"
Notes:		"MedlineSandmeyer, Suzanne Patterson, Kurt Bilanchone, Virginia eng GM33281/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Review 2015/06/25 Microbiol Spectr. 2015 Apr; 3(2):MDNA3-0057-2014. doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.MDNA3-0057-2014"