SCoTCH-seq显示,5-基甲基细胞因在DNA链中编码调控信息
Jack S Hardwick1, Somdutta Dhir2, Angie Kirchner2
1Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
概括
新的SCoTCH-seq技术对DNA进行解码.
科学领域:
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 细胞因子修饰是哺乳动物基因组中的关键调控信息.
- 目前的测序方法无法在两个DNA链上分辨出细胞因子,5-甲基细胞因子 (mC) 和5-基甲基细胞因子 (hmC).
- 了解表观遗传信息分布对于生物学和疾病研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种方法,以基本分辨率在两个DNA链上同时解析C,mC和hMC.
- 为了研究细胞因子修饰在整个基因组中的分布和调节作用.
主要方法:
- 开发了串联串联的协同细胞因子氧甲基化和甲基化序列 (SCoTCH-seq).
- SCoTCH-seq在两个DNA链上提供了C,mC和hMC的准确,定量,基础分辨率测序.
- 将SCoTCH-seq应用于小鼠表观基因组分析.
主要成果:
- 鉴定出由细胞因子变异在DNA双螺旋中CpG位形成的离散表观遗传信息状态.
- 这些CpG状态表现出不同的基因组分布 (促进剂,增强剂,基因体) 和与转录的不同关系.
- 证明了5-甲基细胞氨酸 (hmC) 主要是不对称的,不同的不对称的hmC形式在功能上是不同的.
结论:
- SCoTCH-seq使得DNA表观遗传信息的全面分析成为可能.
- 细胞因子变异在DNA双螺旋中形成不同的调节状态.
- 不对称的hMC在表观遗传调节中起着重要的,不等价的作用.
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