scTELL: A Single-Cell ATAC-seq Tool for Locus-Specific Transposable Element Identification in Chromatin Accessibility

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Recent improvements of single-cell assay for transposase-accessible chromatin sequencing (scATAC-seq) have enhanced the chromatin accessibility investigation with cell type specificity. However, existing techniques do not address the locus-specific activity of TEs. Here, we present scTELL (single-cell Transposable Element Locus-Level analysis), a bioinformatics tool for the analysis of TE accessibility at the single-cell level. Based on the distribution of scATAC-seq peaks, scTELL enablesusers with the ability to analyze the locus-specific TE activity in relation to cellular heterogeneity as well as changes in regulatory dynamics occurring across different samples. Through scTELL, we mapped TEs in both quiescent healthy peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and in cancer cells: clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and breast cancer (BRCA), defining cell type-specific and tumor-specific TE groups. L1PA2 expression in ccRCC consistently exhibited the locus-specific pattern and predicted cancer progression and patient survival. Likewise, in BRCA, scTELL identified prognostic TE loci whose accessibility profiles are associated with patient survival. These results reveal that TEs can alter tumor heterogeneity and point to TEs as a prognostic factor. The scTELL framework provides a new way of determining the regulatory roles of TEs in various biological settings and improving the knowledge of the role of TEs in both normal and pathological cellular conditions. Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Supplementary Files SupplementaryTables.xlsx Jeongetal.SupplementaryFigS1.pdf Supplementary Figure S1. Cell type-specific activity scores of known marker genes in PBMCs. UMAP visualization of activity scores (log 2 -transformed normalized counts) for known marker genes used in cell type annotation of PBMC samples: MS4A1 (B cells), MAL (naive CD4⁺ T cells), CD8A (CD8⁺ T cells), FLT3 (dendritic cells), and NCR1 (NK cells). Each panel highlights expression enrichment in distinct clusters corresponding to specific immune cell types, serving as validation of the manual cell type annotations performed in this study. Jeongetal.SupplementaryFigS2.pdf Supplementary Figure S2. Cell-type-specific activity of LTR2B loci across PBMC populations. UMAP projections showing the normalized activity of selected LTR2B loci that exhibit distinct enrichment patterns across specific immune cell types. aIn B cells, loci such as chr1:247639458-247639957(-), chr12:9865526-9865858(-), and chr19:42022622-42023127(-) display strong activity. b In CD8⁺ T cells, activity is concentrated at chr6:130581267-130581755(+). cMonocyte-enriched loci include chr7:134856015-134856493(+), chr17:27220612-27221082(+), and chr19:55470072-55470495(-). These visualizations expand upon the representative examples provided in Fig. 2e and offer a broader view of the locus-specific activity landscape of LTR2B elements within the PBMC dataset, underscoring their differential regulation across immune lineages. Jeongetal.SupplementaryFigS3.pdf Supplementary Figure S3. Prognostic value of a tumor-specific SVA-F locus in ccRCC. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis using TCGA-KIRC ATAC-seq data indicates that lower accessibility at the SVA-F locus chr8:9153426-9154908(-) is significantly associated with poorer PFI in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (Log-rank p-value = 0.017). This suggests a potential functional or regulatory role of the locus in ccRCC tumor heterogeneity and prognosis. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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Cell-type-specific activity of LTR2B loci across PBMC populations.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nUMAP projections showing the normalized activity of selected LTR2B loci that exhibit distinct enrichment patterns across specific immune cell types. \u003cstrong\u003ea\u003c/strong\u003eIn B cells, loci such as chr1:247639458-247639957(-), chr12:9865526-9865858(-), and chr19:42022622-42023127(-) display strong activity. \u003cstrong\u003eb\u003c/strong\u003e In CD8⁺ T cells, activity is concentrated at chr6:130581267-130581755(+). \u003cstrong\u003ec\u003c/strong\u003eMonocyte-enriched loci include chr7:134856015-134856493(+), chr17:27220612-27221082(+), and chr19:55470072-55470495(-). 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