在初级单细胞中特定环境的DNA甲基化遗传决定因素的表征
James J Gilchrist1, Hai Fang2, Sara Danielli2
1Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
单细胞中的DNA甲基化 (DNAm) 随着免疫活性而变化. 脂聚糖 (LPS) 暴露会改变特定部位的DNAm,将免疫反应与表观遗传衰老和与疾病相关的基因联系起来.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 对于免疫活动的DNA甲基化 (DNAm) 敏感性的个体间变异并未得到充分理解.
- 免疫反应可以影响表观遗传修饰,可能影响健康和疾病.
- 了解这些联系对于开发有针对性的疗法至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述炎症刺激对初级单细胞DNA的影响m.
- 通过免疫活动调节的特定DNAm位点的识别.
- 探索免疫调节的DNAm,表观遗传衰老和疾病关联之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 主要单细胞 (n=190) 暴露于脂多糖 (LPS),一种炎症刺激物.
- 在各种CpG部位测量了DNA甲基化和基甲基化水平.
- 用生物信息分析来识别免疫调节的CpG (imCpG) 及其基因组特征.
- 进行了与遗传变异数据和疾病关联研究的整合.
主要成果:
- 单细胞DNAm显示了对LPS的位点依赖性敏感性,在氧甲基化后诱导脱甲基化.
- 确定了7,359个高可信度免疫调节的CpG (imCpG),它们在局部化和转录因子使用方面有所不同.
- 脱甲基 imCpGs 富含增强剂,并与与疾病,特别是癌症相关的基因结合在一起.
- 暴露于LPS将表观遗传年龄加速了大约6个月,将先天免疫活性与表观遗传衰老联系起来.
- 发现有234个imCpG受当地遗传控制.
结论:
- 免疫活动,特别是LPS暴露,显著调节单细胞中的DNA甲基化模式.
- 免疫调节的DNAm与增强器区域,疾病关联 (特别是癌症) 和表观遗传衰老有关.
- 遗传变异在调节免疫诱导的DNAm反应中起作用.
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