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Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts
Although the biological utilities of endogenous RNAi (endo-RNAi) have been largely elusive, recent studies reveal its critical role in the non-model fruitfly Drosophila simulans to suppress selfish genes, whose unchecked activities can severely impair spermatogenesis. In particular, hairpin RNA (hpR...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37343034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010787 |
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author | Vedanayagam, Jeffrey Lin, Ching-Jung Papareddy, Ranjith Nodine, Michael Flynt, Alex S. Wen, Jiayu Lai, Eric C. |
author_facet | Vedanayagam, Jeffrey Lin, Ching-Jung Papareddy, Ranjith Nodine, Michael Flynt, Alex S. Wen, Jiayu Lai, Eric C. |
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description | Although the biological utilities of endogenous RNAi (endo-RNAi) have been largely elusive, recent studies reveal its critical role in the non-model fruitfly Drosophila simulans to suppress selfish genes, whose unchecked activities can severely impair spermatogenesis. In particular, hairpin RNA (hpRNA) loci generate endo-siRNAs that suppress evolutionary novel, X-linked, meiotic drive loci. The consequences of deleting even a single hpRNA (Nmy) in males are profound, as such individuals are nearly incapable of siring male progeny. Here, comparative genomic analyses of D. simulans and D. melanogaster mutants of the core RNAi factor dcr-2 reveal a substantially expanded network of recently-emerged hpRNA-target interactions in the former species. The de novo hpRNA regulatory network in D. simulans provides insight into molecular strategies that underlie hpRNA emergence and their potential roles in sex chromosome conflict. In particular, our data support the existence of ongoing rapid evolution of Nmy/Dox-related networks, and recurrent targeting of testis HMG-box loci by hpRNAs. Importantly, the impact of the endo-RNAi network on gene expression flips the convention for regulatory networks, since we observe strong derepression of targets of the youngest hpRNAs, but only mild effects on the targets of the oldest hpRNAs. These data suggest that endo-RNAi are especially critical during incipient stages of intrinsic sex chromosome conflicts, and that continual cycles of distortion and resolution may contribute to speciation. |
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spelling | pubmed-103172332023-07-04 Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts Vedanayagam, Jeffrey Lin, Ching-Jung Papareddy, Ranjith Nodine, Michael Flynt, Alex S. Wen, Jiayu Lai, Eric C. PLoS Genet Research Article Although the biological utilities of endogenous RNAi (endo-RNAi) have been largely elusive, recent studies reveal its critical role in the non-model fruitfly Drosophila simulans to suppress selfish genes, whose unchecked activities can severely impair spermatogenesis. In particular, hairpin RNA (hpRNA) loci generate endo-siRNAs that suppress evolutionary novel, X-linked, meiotic drive loci. The consequences of deleting even a single hpRNA (Nmy) in males are profound, as such individuals are nearly incapable of siring male progeny. Here, comparative genomic analyses of D. simulans and D. melanogaster mutants of the core RNAi factor dcr-2 reveal a substantially expanded network of recently-emerged hpRNA-target interactions in the former species. The de novo hpRNA regulatory network in D. simulans provides insight into molecular strategies that underlie hpRNA emergence and their potential roles in sex chromosome conflict. In particular, our data support the existence of ongoing rapid evolution of Nmy/Dox-related networks, and recurrent targeting of testis HMG-box loci by hpRNAs. Importantly, the impact of the endo-RNAi network on gene expression flips the convention for regulatory networks, since we observe strong derepression of targets of the youngest hpRNAs, but only mild effects on the targets of the oldest hpRNAs. These data suggest that endo-RNAi are especially critical during incipient stages of intrinsic sex chromosome conflicts, and that continual cycles of distortion and resolution may contribute to speciation. Public Library of Science 2023-06-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10317233/ /pubmed/37343034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010787 Text en © 2023 Vedanayagam et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Vedanayagam, Jeffrey Lin, Ching-Jung Papareddy, Ranjith Nodine, Michael Flynt, Alex S. Wen, Jiayu Lai, Eric C. Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title | Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title_full | Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title_fullStr | Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title_full_unstemmed | Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title_short | Regulatory logic of endogenous RNAi in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
title_sort | regulatory logic of endogenous rnai in silencing de novo genomic conflicts |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10317233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37343034 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010787 |
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