3'-tRNA Fragments Target Domesticated LTR-Retrotransposons
Peacey, M.; Steinberg, J. I.; Schorn, A. J.
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Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons have been extensively co-opted by their mammalian hosts and serve essential functions. 3-tRNA fragments (3-tRFs) mediate post-transcriptional repression of active, murine LTR-retrotransposons through complementarity to their highly conserved tRNA primer binding site (PBS). Here, we found that 3-tRF target sites derived from the PBS are widespread in retrotransposon-derived transcripts, suggesting that domesticated elements remain subject to regulation. Using luciferase reporters, we validated post-transcriptional repression at multiple 5 UTR sites derived from LTR-retrotransposons. We further established paternally expressed 3 (Peg3), an imprinted gene with homology to retroviral Gag, as a target of an Arg-TCT 3-tRF via a conserved 5 UTR site. These findings provide a proof-of-principle for regulation of domesticated LTR-retrotransposons by 3-tRFs, suggesting that their ancient role in transposon defense has been co-opted for endogenous gene regulation.
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