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Selective Capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from Genomic DNA
Published on: October 5, 2012
在单基分辨率下对5-甲基细胞因和5-基甲基细胞因进行定量测序
Michael J Booth1, Miguel R Branco, Gabriella Ficz
1Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|April 28, 2012
概括
我们开发了氧化双硫酸盐测序 (oxBS-Seq),这是一种用于在DNA中映射5-基甲基细胞素 (5hmC) 的新方法. 这项技术精确地量化了CpG岛屿等基因组区域的单核酸分辨率的5hmC水平.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学和基因组学
- 修改和修复DNA的方法
背景情况:
- 5甲基细胞氨酸是哺乳动物DNA中的关键表观遗传标记.
- 十一转位 (TET) 酶将5-甲基细胞因子转化为5-基甲基细胞因子 (5hmC).
- 准确地绘制5hmC的地图对于理解其在基因调节和细胞过程中的作用至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 引入和验证氧化二硫酸盐测序 (oxBS-Seq) 作为5hmC的定量,单核酸分辨率映射的方法.
- 为了研究小鼠胚胎干细胞 (ES) 在CpG岛屿 (CGI) 中的5hmC的分布和水平.
主要方法:
- 氧化双硫酸盐测序 (oxBS-Seq) 使用选择性化学氧化5hmC到5formylcytosine (5fC).
- 5fC的二硫酸转化为 uracil 允许对5hmC进行分化和量化.
- 在小鼠ES细胞基因组DNA中应用oxBS-Seq来映射5hmC.
主要成果:
- oxBS-Seq成功地在单核酸分辨率下绘制和量化了5hmC.
- 在小鼠ES细胞中确定了800个含有5hmC的CGI,平均基甲基化水平为3.3%.
- 在与转录调节器和长间隔的核元素相关的CGI中发现了高5hmC水平.
结论:
- oxBS-Seq是第一个在单核酸分辨率下对5hmC进行定量基因组映射的方法.
- 这些发现表明ES细胞可能会发生涉及5hmC的表观遗传重编程.
- 这项研究为调查5hmC动态和TET酶向开辟了新的途径.
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