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Comprehensive DNA Methylation Analysis Using a Methyl-CpG-binding Domain Capture-based Method in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
Published on: June 16, 2017
Novel imprinted single CpG sites found by global DNA methylation analysis in human parthenogenetic induced
Na Young Choi1,2, Jin Seok Bang1,2, Hye Jeong Lee1,2
1a Department of Stem Cell Biology, School of Medicine , Konkuk University , Seoul 05029 , Korea.
Abstract:
Genomic imprinting is the process of epigenetic modification whereby genes are expressed in a parent-of-origin dependent manner; it plays an important role in normal growth and development. Parthenogenetic embryos contain only the maternal genome. Parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells could be useful for studying imprinted genes. In humans, mature cystic ovarian teratomas originate from parthenogenetic activation of oocytes; they are composed of highly differentiated mature tissues containing all three germ layers. To establish human parthenogenetic induced pluripotent stem cell lines (PgHiPSCs), we generated parthenogenetic fibroblasts from ovarian teratoma tissues. We compared global DNA methylation status of PgHiPSCs with that of biparental human induced pluripotent stem cells by using Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array. This analysis identified novel single imprinted CpG sites. We further tested DNA methylation patterns of two of these sites using bisulfite sequencing and described novel candidate imprinted CpG sites. These results confirm that PgHiPSCs are a powerful tool for identifying imprinted genes and investigating their roles in human development and diseases.
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