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bioRxiv
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Feb 27, 2026
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创新点包括:1) 开发PG-NUMT方法使NUMT检测灵敏度提升2.52倍;2) 首次解析7个超长串联NUMT(最大127.7kbp);3) 构建包含774个固定NUMT的高分辨率图谱;4) 揭示NUMT甲基化特征与基因组定位规律;5) 发现NUMT与基因表达/剪接的调控关联;6) 识别灵长类NUMT插入速率差异及新型VNTRs。
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测序技术
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📄 原文题目
A long-read human pangenome initiative for comprehensive interpretation of nuclear-embedded mitochondrial DNA
🔗 原文链接
💡 AI 核心解读
创新点包括:1) 开发PG-NUMT方法使NUMT检测灵敏度提升2.52倍;2) 首次解析7个超长串联NUMT(最大127.7kbp);3) 构建包含774个固定NUMT的高分辨率图谱;4) 揭示NUMT甲基化特征与基因组定位规律;5) 发现NUMT与基因表达/剪接的调控关联;6) 识别灵长类NUMT插入速率差异及新型VNTRs。
📝 英文原版摘要
Nuclear-embedded mitochondrial DNA segments (NUMT) preserve a record of ongoing mitochondrial-to-nuclear DNA transfer during evolution, with important implications for disease mechanisms and genome organization. Here, we developed a Pangenome Graph-based NUMT Detection (PG-NUMT) approach to improve NUMT detection sensitivity by 2.52-fold compared to short-read based approaches and comprehensively resolved seven concatenated mega-NUMTs with a maximum length of 127.7 kbp. We generated a high-resolution human NUMT map comprising 774 fixed, 280 polymorphic, and 123 pericentromeric NUMTs, alongside 74 superpopulation-stratified NUMTs. Both fixed and polymorphic NUMTs are hypermethylated and enriched within segmental duplications, whereas fixed NUMTs preferentially localize to intergenic regions and avoid transposable elements. Interestingly, NUMTs derived from the 3'-end of the mtDNA D-loop are less frequently fixed in human genomes and exhibit potential cis-regulatory activity in the nuclear genome. These observations suggest that selective pressures shape the genomic features of fixed NUMTs. Seven NUMTs associated with gene expression or alternative splicing were further identified, suggesting potential modulatory functions of common NUMTs. Using 20 complete non-human primate genomes, we identified variable NUMT insertion rates across primate lineages (1.5-18.7 insertions per million years), with particularly high rates in the Pan lineage. Notably, we uncovered two NUMT-derived variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs), establishing NUMTs as a novel source of VNTRs. In summary, the integrated analysis enhances our understanding of NUMT genomic architecture, population dynamics, and evolutionary implications in human and non-human primates, establishing NUMTs as dynamic genomi
c components of biomedical relevance.
- 作者:NotionNext
- 链接:https://tangly1024.com/article/31548bd6-1f96-819a-920f-e1653dace49b
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