Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency
Transposable elements, long considered genomic intruders, have been found to play significant and intriguing roles during early embryonic development based on the paradigm shift that has undergone in recent years. Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) is the predominant class of retrotransposons with...
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| description | Transposable elements, long considered genomic intruders, have been found to play significant and intriguing roles during early embryonic development based on the paradigm shift that has undergone in recent years. Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) is the predominant class of retrotransposons with autonomous retrotransposition capabilities in mammals and has emerged as a crucial element of preimplantation development. In this review, we elucidate the expression dynamics of key transposable elements throughout preimplantation development and their contribution to the regulation of developmental progression and totipotency. We also explore the critical function of LINE-1 activation and its rich functional reservoir, which is exploited by the host to provide cis-regulatory elements and functional proteins. Particular highlights of the widespread activities in preimplantation development of LINE-1 during multiple epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation, histone methylation, ubiquitination, and RNA methylation. The silencing complex and RNA exosome also coordinate with LINE-1 across distinct developmental stages. Accordingly, the up-regulated expression of LINE-1 retrotransposons and their protein products plays a key role in various processes, including the opening of chromatin architecture, zygotic genome activation, aging, and age-related disorders. It may reflect an effect on totipotency and pluripotency of mammalian development. Underscoring its pivotal significance, the nuanced regulation of LINE-1 illuminates its indispensable role in orchestrating the precise coordination essential for the regulation of cellular pluripotency and the intricate mechanisms of zygotic genome activation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0c3c3f2081df498eaabe1533608f7dea2025-08-20T03:15:02ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Genes and Diseases2352-30422025-09-0112510155510.1016/j.gendis.2025.101555Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotencyRu Ma0Nan Xiao1Na Liu2School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, ChinaTianjin Key Laboratory of Human Development and Reproductive Regulation, Nankai University Affiliated Maternity Hospital, Tianjin 300100, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China; Corresponding author.Transposable elements, long considered genomic intruders, have been found to play significant and intriguing roles during early embryonic development based on the paradigm shift that has undergone in recent years. Long interspersed element-1 (LINE-1) is the predominant class of retrotransposons with autonomous retrotransposition capabilities in mammals and has emerged as a crucial element of preimplantation development. In this review, we elucidate the expression dynamics of key transposable elements throughout preimplantation development and their contribution to the regulation of developmental progression and totipotency. We also explore the critical function of LINE-1 activation and its rich functional reservoir, which is exploited by the host to provide cis-regulatory elements and functional proteins. Particular highlights of the widespread activities in preimplantation development of LINE-1 during multiple epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation, histone methylation, ubiquitination, and RNA methylation. The silencing complex and RNA exosome also coordinate with LINE-1 across distinct developmental stages. Accordingly, the up-regulated expression of LINE-1 retrotransposons and their protein products plays a key role in various processes, including the opening of chromatin architecture, zygotic genome activation, aging, and age-related disorders. It may reflect an effect on totipotency and pluripotency of mammalian development. Underscoring its pivotal significance, the nuanced regulation of LINE-1 illuminates its indispensable role in orchestrating the precise coordination essential for the regulation of cellular pluripotency and the intricate mechanisms of zygotic genome activation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304225000443Embryonic stem cellsEpigeneticLINE-1Preimplantation developmentTotipotentTransposable elements |
| spellingShingle | Ru Ma Nan Xiao Na Liu Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency Genes and Diseases Embryonic stem cells Epigenetic LINE-1 Preimplantation development Totipotent Transposable elements |
| title | Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| title_full | Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| title_fullStr | Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| title_short | Expression of LINE-1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| title_sort | expression of line 1 elements is required for preimplantation development and totipotency |
| topic | Embryonic stem cells Epigenetic LINE-1 Preimplantation development Totipotent Transposable elements |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304225000443 |
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