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DNA Methylation: Bisulphite Modification and Analysis
Published on: October 21, 2011
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概括
海的DNA含有甲基化和非甲基化部分,基因家族如基因组DNA位于非甲基化部分. 这种DNA甲基化模式在不同的组织和发育阶段是一致的.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
背景情况:
- 基因甲基化是影响基因表达和基因组稳定性的关键表观遗传机制.
- 了解海等海洋无脊椎动物的DNA甲基化模式,可以了解保存的生物过程.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究海 (Echinus esculentus) 的全基因组DNA甲基化模式.
- 为了确定甲基化和非甲基化DNA部分在不同序列类型和组织中的分布.
主要方法:
- 用对甲基化敏感的限制性内核酶 (Hpa II,Hha I,Ava I) 和不敏感的异构体 (Msp I) 来消化海膽DNA.
- 基于甲基化状态和分子量的DNA分离.
- 将放射性标记的甲基组 (3H-甲基甲) 纳入DNA.
- 交叉再关联研究,以评估甲基化和非甲基化分量的序列组成.
- 杂交实验使用克隆的基因组DNA,5S DNA,核糖体DNA和重复性DNA探针.
主要成果:
- 根据对甲基化敏感的酶消化,海刺DNA分离为不同的高 (甲基化) 和低 (非甲基化) 分子重量部分.
- 大约40%的基因组 (m+) 是长途甲基化,而60% (m-) 是非甲基化.
- 包括基因组,5S和核糖体DNA在内的基因家族主要位于所有检查的组织中的非甲基化DNA区.
- 重复的DNA序列主要存在于甲基化DNA区内.
- 甲基化模式保留在胚胎,生殖细胞和成人体质组织中,没有观察到精子,胚胎和肠道DNA之间的显著变化.
结论:
- 海拥有独特的,全基因组甲基化和非甲基化DNA区,其序列组成得到保护.
- 像基因组DNA这样的基本基因家族始终没有甲基化,无论它们的转录活动如何.
- 海中的DNA甲基化可能在组织基因组结构和调节重复元素方面发挥作用,而不是直接对必要基因进行基因沉默.
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