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Using this distribution we computed the cumulative distribution of start and end positions of genomic L1s with respect to the consensus to describe the background distribution of L1s that can potentially map to the consensus element.

Beautiful and captivating, filled with breathtaking artwork, this stunning book is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of all ages. This is at least partially explained by a tendency of retrotransposable elements to be expressed more highly in transformed versus normal (non-transformed) cell lines.For example, multiple sequence alignment of the consensus sequence for primate specific L1s reveals a high degree of homology between individual elements, despite the fact that these consensus sequences represent distinct repetitive element subfamilies (Additional file 1: Figure S16). We show that many of the Long Terminal Repeat retrotransposons in humans are transcriptionally active in a cell line-specific manner.

To investigate transcription of different classes of repetitive elements in human cells we applied RepEnrich to a collection of publicly available RNA-seq and ChIP-seq datasets. One interesting observation was that many small structural non-coding RNAs, especially tRNAs, displayed co-occupancy of binding by Pol II and Pol III (Figure 3D). We studied the association of these two groups with some clinical parameters available for each patient [ 21]. To assure our observations were not restricted to in silico data we compared the performance of the fractional counting and unique counting methods on real ChIP-seq data. However, this approach did not account for the majority of genomic instances, many of which deviate from the consensus sequence.When not writing and editing, Carrie’s usually walking the family dog, an affenpinscher mix with a huge smile and a penchant for chewing eyeglasses.

L1 LINEs are the most active retrotransposons in humans and their retrotransposition was recently documented in multiple cancers [ 26– 28]. The L1Hs subfamily and its closely related primate-specific L1PA subfamilies are composed of genomic instances that are 3′ biased as a consequence of a 5′ truncation that frequently occurs during retrotransposition [ 29] (Figure 6B, top panel). In humans only the non-LTR elements are believed to be capable of retrotransposition, and can be classified as either Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements (LINEs) or Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) [ 3].Among the LTR elements, numerous elements displayed Pol II enrichment that was significant in at least one cell-line (FDR < 0. DNA transposable elements, which are believed to be inactive in the human genome, also displayed few subfamilies with Pol II or Pol III enrichment (Additional file 1: Figure S13).