Fanconi anemia DNA crosslink repair factors protect against LINE-1 retrotransposition during mouse development

Author:

Bona NazarenoORCID,Crossan Gerry P.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractLong interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE-1) is the only autonomous retrotransposon in humans and new integrations are a major source of genetic variation between individuals. These events can also lead to de novo germline mutations, giving rise to heritable genetic diseases. Recently, a role for DNA repair in regulating these events has been identified. Here we find that Fanconi anemia (FA) DNA crosslink repair factors act in a common pathway to prevent retrotransposition. We purify recombinant SLX4-XPF-ERCC1, the crosslink repair incision complex, and find that it cleaves putative nucleic acid intermediates of retrotransposition. Mice deficient in upstream crosslink repair signaling (FANCA), a downstream component (FANCD2) or the nuclease XPF-ERCC1 show increased LINE-1 retrotransposition in vivo. Organisms limit retrotransposition through transcriptional silencing but this protection is attenuated during early development leaving the zygote vulnerable. We find that during this window of vulnerability, DNA crosslink repair acts as a failsafe to prevent retrotransposition. Together, our results indicate that the FA DNA crosslink repair pathway acts together to protect against mutation by restricting LINE-1 retrotransposition.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Molecular Biology,Structural Biology

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