Discovery of numerous novel Helitron-like elements in eukaryote genomes using HELIANO

Author:

Li Zhen1ORCID,Gilbert Clément1ORCID,Peng Haoran2ORCID,Pollet Nicolas1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IRD, UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie , 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette , France

2. Crop Genome Dynamics Group, Agroscope , 1260 Nyon , Switzerland

Abstract

Abstract Helitron-like elements (HLEs) are widespread eukaryotic DNA transposons employing a rolling-circle transposition mechanism. Despite their prevalence in fungi, animals, and plant genomes, identifying Helitrons remains a formidable challenge. We introduce HELIANO, a software for annotating and classifying autonomous and non-autonomous HLE sequences from whole genomes. HELIANO overcomes several limitations of existing tools in speed and accuracy, demonstrated through benchmarking and its application to the complex genomes of frogs (Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis) and rice (Oryza sativa), where it uncovered numerous previously unidentified HLEs. In an extensive analysis of 404 eukaryote genomes, we found HLEs widely distributed across phyla, with exceptions in specific taxa. HELIANO’s application led to the discovery of numerous new HLEs in land plants and identified 20 protein domains captured by certain autonomous HLE families. A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis further classified HLEs into two primary clades, HLE1 and HLE2, and revealed nine subgroups, some of which are enriched within specific taxa. The future use of HELIANO promises to improve the global analysis of HLEs across genomes, significantly advancing our understanding of this fascinating transposon superfamily.

Funder

China Scholarship Council

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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