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- Title
Specific Patterns in Correlations of Super-Short Tandem Repeats (SSTRs) with G+C Content, Genic and Intergenic Regions, and Retrotransposons on All Human Chromosomes.
- Authors
Henn, Lukas; Sievers, Aaron; Hausmann, Michael; Hildenbrand, Georg
- Abstract
The specific characteristics of k-mer words (2 ≤ k ≤ 11) regarding genomic distribution and evolutionary conservation were recently found. Among them are, in high abundance, words with a tandem repeat structure (repeat unit length of 1 bp to 3 bp). Furthermore, there seems to be a class of extremely short tandem repeats (≤12 bp), so far overlooked, that are non-random-distributed and, therefore, may play a crucial role in the functioning of the genome. In the following article, the positional distributions of these motifs we call super-short tandem repeats (SSTRs) were compared to other functional elements, like genes and retrotransposons. We found length- and sequence-dependent correlations between the local SSTR density and G+C content, and also between the density of SSTRs and genes, as well as correlations with retrotransposon density. In addition to many general interesting relations, we found that SINE Alu has a strong influence on the local SSTR density. Moreover, the observed connection of SSTR patterns to pseudogenes and -exons might imply a special role of SSTRs in gene expression. In summary, our findings support the idea of a special role and the functional relevance of SSTRs in the genome.
- Subjects
TANDEM repeats; MICROSATELLITE repeats; RETROTRANSPOSONS; GENE expression; HUMAN chromosomes; PSEUDOGENES; CHLOROPLAST DNA
- Publication
Genes, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
2073-4425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/genes15010033