The Transposition Rate Has Little Influence on the Plateauing Level of the P-element

Author:

Kofler Robert1ORCID,Nolte Viola1,Schlötterer Christian1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institut für Populationsgenetik, Vetmeduni Vienna , Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien , Austria

Abstract

AbstractThe popular trap model assumes that the invasions of transposable elements (TEs) in mammals and invertebrates are stopped by piRNAs that emerge after insertion of the TE into a piRNA cluster. It remains, however, still unclear which factors influence the dynamics of TE invasions. The activity of the TE (i.e., transposition rate) is one frequently discussed key factor. Here we take advantage of the temperature-dependent activity of the P-element, a widely studied eukaryotic TE, to test how TE activity affects the dynamics of a TE invasion. We monitored P-element invasion dynamics in experimental Drosophila simulans populations at hot and cold culture conditions. Despite marked differences in transposition rates, the P-element reached very similar copy numbers at both temperatures. The reduction of the insertion rate upon approaching the copy number plateau was accompanied by similar amounts of piRNAs against the P-element at both temperatures. Nevertheless, we also observed fewer P-element insertions in piRNA clusters than expected, which is not compatible with a simple trap model. The ping-pong cycle, which degrades TE transcripts, becomes typically active after the copy number plateaued. We generated a model, with few parameters, that largely captures the observed invasion dynamics. We conclude that the transposition rate has at the most only a minor influence on TE abundance, but other factors, such as paramutations or selection against TE insertions are shaping the TE composition.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Genetics,Molecular Biology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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