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Zhang Y, Sui Z, Zhang Z, Wang C, Li X, Xing F. Cloning, tissue expression and imprinting status analysis of the NDN gene in Dolang sheep. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:166. [PMID: 38252343 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08990-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Genomic imprinting refers to expressing parent-specific genes in mammalian diploid cells. The NDN gene is maternally imprinted in humans and mice and correlates with the timing of puberty. This study aimed to investigate its imprinting status and its relationship with the onset of puberty in Dolang sheep. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, cloning and sequencing obtained the NDN gene cDNA sequence of 1082 bp of Dolang sheep, coding for 325 amino acids. Similarity analysis and phylogenetic tree showed that the NDN gene conformed to the law of speciation and was highly conserved among mammals. RT-qPCR results showed the highest expression of NDN mRNA was found in the hypothalamus at puberty, and the expression was significantly increased and then significantly decreased from prepuberty to postpuberty in the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovary and oviduct. Based on expressed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), the NDN gene was expressed monoallelically in the tissues of adult and neonatal umbilical cords, and the expressed allele was paternally inherited. The NDN promoter region of 3400 bp was obtained by cloning and identified in monoallelic-expressing tissues (hypothalamus, ovary, spleen) as a differentially methylated region (DMR). CONCLUSION These findings will enrich the number of imprinted genes in sheep and suggest that the NDN gene could be a candidate gene for studying puberty initiation in Dolang sheep.
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- Yongjie Zhang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Alar, China.
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Lawir DF, Soza-Ried C, Iwanami N, Siamishi I, Bylund GO, O Meara C, Sikora K, Kanzler B, Johansson E, Schorpp M, Cauchy P, Boehm T. Antagonistic interactions safeguard mitotic propagation of genetic and epigenetic information in zebrafish. Commun Biol 2024; 7:31. [PMID: 38182651 PMCID: PMC10770094 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05692-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024] Open
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The stability of cellular phenotypes in developing organisms depends on error-free transmission of epigenetic and genetic information during mitosis. Methylation of cytosine residues in genomic DNA is a key epigenetic mark that modulates gene expression and prevents genome instability. Here, we report on a genetic test of the relationship between DNA replication and methylation in the context of the developing vertebrate organism instead of cell lines. Our analysis is based on the identification of hypomorphic alleles of dnmt1, encoding the DNA maintenance methylase Dnmt1, and pole1, encoding the catalytic subunit of leading-strand DNA polymerase epsilon holoenzyme (Pole). Homozygous dnmt1 mutants exhibit genome-wide DNA hypomethylation, whereas the pole1 mutation is associated with increased DNA methylation levels. In dnmt1/pole1 double-mutant zebrafish larvae, DNA methylation levels are restored to near normal values, associated with partial rescue of mutant-associated transcriptional changes and phenotypes. Hence, a balancing antagonism between DNA replication and maintenance methylation buffers against replicative errors contributing to the robustness of vertebrate development.
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- Divine-Fondzenyuy Lawir
- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
- Bioinformatic Unit, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Transgenic Mouse Core Facility, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Developmental Immunology, Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics, Freiburg, Germany.
- Institute for Immunodeficiency, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Mirisola MG. The Nutriepigenome. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1997. [PMID: 38002940 PMCID: PMC10671240 DOI: 10.3390/genes14111997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Unlike genetic changes, epigenetics modulates gene expression without stable modification of the genome. Even though all cells, including sperm and egg, have an epigenome pattern, most of these modifications occur during lifetime and interestingly, some of them, are reversible. Lifestyle and especially nutrients as well as diet regimens are presently gaining importance due to their ability to affect the epigenome. On the other hand, since the epigenome profoundly affects gene expression profile it can be speculated that the epigenome could modulate individual response to nutrients. Recent years have thus seen growing interest on nutrients, macronutrients ratio and diet regimens capable to affect the epigenetic pattern. In fact, while genetic alterations are mostly detrimental at the individual level, reshaping the epigenome may be a feasible strategy to positively counteract the detrimental effect of aging. Here, I review nutrient consumption and diet regimens as a possible strategy to counteract aging-driven epigenome derangement.
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- Mario G Mirisola
- STeBiCeF Department, Università di Palermo, Building 16, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Ramasamy D, Rao AKDM, Rajkumar T, Mani S. Experimental and Computational Approaches for Non-CpG Methylation Analysis. EPIGENOMES 2022; 6:epigenomes6030024. [PMID: 35997370 PMCID: PMC9397002 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes6030024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cytosine methylation adjacent to adenine, thymine, and cytosine residues but not guanine of the DNA is distinctively known as non-CpG methylation. This CA/CT/CC methylation accounts for 15% of the total cytosine methylation and varies among different cell and tissue types. The abundance of CpG methylation has largely concealed the role of non-CpG methylation. Limitations in the early detection methods could not distinguish CpG methylation from non-CpG methylation. Recent advancements in enrichment strategies and high throughput sequencing technologies have enabled the detection of non-CpG methylation. This review discusses the advanced experimental and computational approaches to detect and describe the genomic distribution and function of non-CpG methylation. We present different approaches such as enzyme-based and antibody-based enrichment, which, when coupled, can also improve the sensitivity and specificity of non-CpG detection. We also describe the current bioinformatics pipelines and their specific application in computing and visualizing the imbalance of CpG and non-CpG methylation. Enrichment modes and the computational suites need to be further developed to ease the challenges of understanding the functional role of non-CpG methylation.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +91-44-22350131 (ext. 196)
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Di Nisio V, Antonouli S, Damdimopoulou P, Salumets A, Cecconi S. In vivo and in vitro postovulatory aging: when time works against oocyte quality? J Assist Reprod Genet 2022; 39:905-918. [PMID: 35312936 PMCID: PMC9050976 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-022-02418-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In mammalian species an optimal fertilization window during which successful fertilization occurs. In the majority of mammals estrus marks ovulation time and coincident with mating, thereby allowing the synchronized meeting in the fallopian tubes, between freshly ejaculated sperm and freshly ovulated oocytes. Conversely, women do not show natural visual signs of ovulation such that fertilization can occur hours later involving an aged oocyte and freshly ejaculated spermatozoa. During this time, the oocyte undergoes a rapid degradation known as “postovulatory aging” (POA). POA may become particularly important in the human-assisted reproductive technologies, as the fertilization of retrieved mature oocytes can be delayed due to increased laboratory workload or because of unforeseeable circumstances, like the delayed availability of semen samples. This paper is an updated review of the consequences of POA, either in vivo or in vitro, on oocyte quality with particular attention to modifications caused by POA on oocyte nuclear, cytoplasmic, genomic, and epigenetic maturation, and embryo development.
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- Valentina Di Nisio
- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, 14186, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, 14186, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, 14186, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, 50406, Tartu, Estonia.,Competence Centre On Health Technologies, 50411, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
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Kameda T, Nakashima H, Takizawa T, Miura F, Ito T, Nakashima K, Imamura T. Neuronal activation modulates enhancer activity of genes for excitatory synaptogenesis through de novo DNA methylation. J Reprod Dev 2021; 67:369-379. [PMID: 34615840 PMCID: PMC8668374 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2021-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-mitotic neurons do exhibit DNA methylation changes, contrary to the longstanding belief that the epigenetic pattern in terminally differentiated cells is essentially unchanged. While
the mechanism and physiological significance of DNA demethylation in neurons have been extensively elucidated, the occurrence of de novo DNA methylation and its impacts have
been much less investigated. In the present study, we showed that neuronal activation induces de novo DNA methylation at enhancer regions, which can repress target genes in
primary cultured hippocampal neurons. The functional significance of this de novo DNA methylation was underpinned by the demonstration that inhibition of DNA
methyltransferase (DNMT) activity decreased neuronal activity-induced excitatory synaptogenesis. Overexpression of WW and C2 domain-containing 1 (Wwc1), a representative
target gene of de novo DNA methylation, could phenocopy this DNMT inhibition-induced decrease in synaptogenesis. We found that both DNMT1 and DNMT3a were required for
neuronal activity-induced de novo DNA methylation of the Wwc1 enhancer. Taken together, we concluded that neuronal activity-induced de novo
DNA methylation that affects gene expression has an impact on neuronal physiology that is comparable to that of DNA demethylation. Since the different requirements of DNMTs for germ cell and
embryonic development are known, our findings also have considerable implications for future studies on epigenomics in the field of reproductive biology.
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- Tomonori Kameda
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Wang W, Lu G, Liu H, Xiong Z, Leung H, Cao R, Pang AL, Su X, Law PWN, Zhao Z, Chen Z, Chan W. Pten Regulates Cardiomyocyte Differentiation by Modulating Non-CG Methylation via Dnmt3. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100849. [PMID: 34247447 PMCID: PMC8425920 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The regulation of cardiomyocyte differentiation is a fundamental aspect of cardiac development and regenerative medicine. PTEN plays important roles during embryonic development. However, its role in cardiomyocyte differentiation remains unknown. In this study, a low-cost protocol for cardiomyocyte differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is presented and it is shown that Pten deletion potently suppresses cardiomyocyte differentiation. Transcriptome analysis shows that the expression of a series of cardiomyocyte marker genes is downregulated in Pten-/- cardiomyocytes. Pten ablation induces Dnmt3b expression via the AKT/FoxO3a pathway and regulates the expression of a series of imprinted genes, including Igf2. Double knockout of Dnmt3l and Dnmt3b rescues the deficiency of cardiomyocyte differentiation of Pten-/- ESCs. The DNA methylomes from wild-type and Pten-/- embryoid bodies and cardiomyocytes are analyzed by whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. Pten deletion significantly promotes the non-CG (CHG and CHH) methylation levels of genomic DNA during cardiomyocyte differentiation, and the non-CG methylation levels of cardiomyocyte genes and Igf2 are increased in Pten-/- cardiomyocytes. Igf2 or Igf1r deletion also suppresses cardiomyocyte differentiation through the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway, and IGF2 supplementation partially rescues the cardiomyocyte differentiation. Finally, Pten conditional knockout mice are generated and the role of PTEN in cardiomyocyte differentiation is verified in vivo.
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- Wuming Wang
- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
- SDIVF R&D Centre12W, Hong Kong Science ParkShatinHong KongChina
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- SDIVF R&D Centre12W, Hong Kong Science ParkShatinHong KongChina
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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- R&D DivisionTGD Life Company Limited15W, Hong Kong Science ParkShatinHong KongChina
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
- SDIVF R&D Centre12W, Hong Kong Science ParkShatinHong KongChina
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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- CUHK‐SDU Joint Laboratory on Reproductive GeneticsSchool of Biomedical SciencesThe Chinese University of Hong KongHong KongChina
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive GeneticsJinan250001China
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Ramasamy D, Deva Magendhra Rao AK, Rajkumar T, Mani S. Non-CpG methylation-a key epigenetic modification in cancer. Brief Funct Genomics 2021; 20:304-311. [PMID: 34318313 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elab035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The methylation of cytosine residues that precede adenine/thymine or other cytosine nucleotides instead of guanine in DNA is known as non-CpG methylation. It is a pronounced epigenetic modification with a central role in gene regulation similar to CpG methylation. Due to technological limitations, the locus-specific role of non-CpG methylation was scarcely understood. At present, high-throughput analyses and improved enrichment methods can elucidate the role of genome-wide non-CpG methylation distributions. Although the functional basis of non-CpG methylation in regulating gene expression control is known, its role in cancer development is yet to be ascertained. This review sheds light on the possible mechanism of non-CpG methylation in embryos and developed tissues with a special focus on cancer development and progression. In particular, the maintenance and alteration of non-CpG methylation levels and the crucial factors that determine this level of non-CpG methylation and its functional role in cancer are discussed.
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Chang S, Jing J, Shangguan S, Li B, Yao X, Liu X, Zhang T, Wu J, Wang L. The effect of folic acid deficiency on Mest/Peg1 in neural tube defects. Int J Neurosci 2020; 131:468-477. [PMID: 32241207 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1750386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Neural tube defects (NTDs) are one of the most common and serious birth defects in human beings caused by genetic and environmental factors. Folate insufficiency is involved in the occurrence of NTDs and folic acid supplementation can prevent NTDs occurrence, however, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. METHODS We established cell and animal models of folic acid deficiency to detect the methylation modification and expression levels of genes by MassARRAY and real-time PCR, respectively. Results and conclusion: In the present study, we found firstly that in human folic acid-insufficient NTDs, the methylation level of imprinted gene Mest/Peg1 was decreased. By using a folic acid-deficient cell model, we demonstrated that Mest/Peg1 methylation was descended. Meanwhile, the mRNA level of Mest/Peg1 was up-regulated via hypomethylation modification under low folic acid conditions. Consistent with the results in cell models, Mest/Peg1 expression was elevated through hypomethylation regulation in folate-deficient animal models. Furthermore, the up-regulation of Mest/Peg1 inhibited the expression of Lrp6 gene, a crucial component of Wnt pathway. Similar results with Lrp6 down-regulation of fetal brain were verified in animal models under folic acid-deficient condition. Taken together, our findings indicated folic acid increased the expression of Mest/Peg1 via hypomethylation modification, and then inhibited Lrp6 expression, which may ultimately impact on the development of nervous system through the inactivation of Wnt pathway.
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- Shaoyan Chang
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Pediatrics Department, Qingdao Hiser Medical Group, Shandong Province, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PLA Army General Hospital 263th Clinical Department, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PLA Army General Hospital 263th Clinical Department, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Child Development and Nutriomics, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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Metabolism-associated genome-wide epigenetic changes in bovine oocytes during early lactation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2345. [PMID: 32047242 PMCID: PMC7012839 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59410-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Dietary intake in early lactating cows is outmatched by milk production. These cows experience a negative energy balance, resulting in a distinct blood metabolism and poor reproductive function due to impaired ovulation and increased embryo loss. We hypothesize that oocytes from lactating cows undergoing transient metabolic stress exhibit a different epigenetic profile crucial for developmental competence. To investigate this, we collected oocytes from metabolically-profiled cows at early- and mid-postpartum stages and characterized their epigenetic landscape compared with control heifers using whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. Early-postpartum cows were metabolically deficient with a significantly lower energy balance and significantly higher concentrations of non-esterified fatty acids and beta-hydroxybutyrate than mid-postpartum animals and control heifers. Accordingly, 32,990 early-postpartum-specific differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were found in genes involved in metabolic pathways, carbon metabolism, and fatty acid metabolism, likely descriptive of the epigenetic regulation of metabolism in early-postpartum oocytes. DMRs found overlapping CpG islands and exons of imprinted genes such as MEST and GNAS in early-postpartum oocytes suggest that early lactation metabolic stress may affect imprint acquisition, which could explain the embryo loss. This whole-genome approach introduces potential candidate genes governing the link between metabolic stress and the reproductive outcome of oocytes.
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Tissue-Specific Monoallelic Expression of Bovine AXL is Associated with DNA Methylation of Promoter DMR. Biochem Genet 2019; 57:801-812. [PMID: 31073794 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-019-09925-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The AXL protein is a receptor tyrosine kinase and is often implicated in proliferation, migration and therapy resistance in various cancers. The AXL gene in humans is maternally expressed and paternally imprinted with differentially methylated regions (DMR) surrounding the promoter region. However, the imprinting status and epigenetic regulation of AXL gene in cattle remain unclear. Therefore, we explored the molecular structure along with the patterns of allelic expression and DNA methylation of the bovine AXL gene. First, the complete cDNA sequence of bovine AXL was gathered by Sanger method, from transcripts obtained from RT-PCR, 5' and 3' -RACE. In silico BLAST alignments showed that the longest mRNA sequence of bovine AXL consists of 19 exons and encodes a protein of 887 amino acids. We further analyzed the allelic expression of bovine AXL by employing single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based sequencing method. A SNP site (GenBank Accession no: rs210020651) found in exon 7 allowed us to distinguish the two parental alleles. Monoallelic expression of AXL was observed in four adult bovine tissues (heart, liver, spleen and fat), while biallelic expression was found in the other adult tissues such as the lung, kidney, muscle, brain and placenta. To determine whether the DNA methylation played a role in the tissue-specific imprinting of bovine AXL, we performed bisulfite sequencing of two regions: region 1 was a CpG island (CGI) in AXL promoter, mapping to 643 bp upstream of the transcription start site of AXL 5'-v1 transcripts, while region two was homologous to the region of human AXL DMR, with 10 CpG sites overlapping the first translation start site (TSS1) of bovine AXL. In region 2, DNA from both monoallelic and biallelic expressed tissues were mostly found to be completely unmethylated. However, tissue-specific differential methylation patterns were found in monoallelic expressed tissues such as the heart and liver while hypomethylation was noted in the promoter CpG island in biallelic expressed tissues such as the lung. These observations demonstrated that the tissue-specific monoallelic expression of bovine AXL is dependent on the DNA methylation of its promoter region.
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Fan LH, Wang ZB, Li QN, Meng TG, Dong MZ, Hou Y, Ouyang YC, Schatten H, Sun QY. Absence of mitochondrial DNA methylation in mouse oocyte maturation, aging and early embryo development. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 513:912-918. [PMID: 31005257 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.04.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is important for oxidative phosphorylation; dysfunctions can play a role in many mitochondrial diseases and can also affect the aging of cells and individuals. DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that plays a critical role in regulating gene expression. While recent studies have revealed the existence of mtDNA methylation there are still controversies about mtDNA methylation due to the special structure of mtDNA. Mitochondria and DNA methylation are both essential for regulating oocyte maturation and early embryo development, but whether mtDNA methylation changes during this process is unknown. By employing bisulfite sequencing, we found that in the process of mouse oocyte maturation, postovulatory oocyte aging, and early embryo development, all analyzed mitochondrial genes, including 16S-CpGI, DCR, ND6, 12S, and ATP8, lacked 5'mC. Thus, mtDNA methylation does not occur in the oocyte and early embryo.
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- Li-Hua Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, PR China.
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Follicular fluid and supernatant from cultured cumulus-granulosa cells improve in vitro maturation in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Fertil Steril 2018; 110:710-719. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Garcia-Moreno SA, Plebanek MP, Capel B. Epigenetic regulation of male fate commitment from an initially bipotential system. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018; 468:19-30. [PMID: 29410272 PMCID: PMC6084468 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2018.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A fundamental goal in biology is to understand how distinct cell types containing the same genetic information arise from a single stem cell throughout development. Sex determination is a key developmental process that requires a unidirectional commitment of an initially bipotential gonad towards either the male or female fate. This makes sex determination a unique model to study cell fate commitment and differentiation in vivo. We have focused this review on the accumulating evidence that epigenetic mechanisms contribute to the bipotential state of the fetal gonad and to the regulation of chromatin accessibility during and immediately downstream of the primary sex-determining switch that establishes the male fate.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Velker BAM, Denomme MM, Krafty RT, Mann MRW. Maintenance of Mest imprinted methylation in blastocyst-stage mouse embryos is less stable than other imprinted loci following superovulation or embryo culture. ENVIRONMENTAL EPIGENETICS 2017; 3:dvx015. [PMID: 29492315 PMCID: PMC5804554 DOI: 10.1093/eep/dvx015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Assisted reproductive technologies are fertility treatments used by subfertile couples to conceive their biological child. Although generally considered safe, these pregnancies have been linked to genomic imprinting disorders, including Beckwith-Wiedemann and Silver-Russell Syndromes. Silver-Russell Syndrome is a growth disorder characterized by pre- and post-natal growth retardation. The Mest imprinted domain is one candidate region on chromosome 7 implicated in Silver-Russell Syndrome. We have previously shown that maintenance of imprinted methylation was disrupted by superovulation or embryo culture during pre-implantation mouse development. For superovulation, this disruption did not originate in oogenesis as a methylation acquisition defect. However, in comparison to other genes, Mest exhibits late methylation acquisition kinetics, possibly making Mest more vulnerable to perturbation by environmental insult. In this study, we present a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of superovulation and in vitro culture on genomic imprinting at the Mest gene. Superovulation resulted in disruption of imprinted methylation at the maternal Mest allele in blastocysts with an equal frequency of embryos having methylation errors following low or high hormone treatment. This disruption was not due to a failure of imprinted methylation acquisition at Mest in oocytes. For cultured embryos, both the Fast and Slow culture groups experienced a significant loss of maternal Mest methylation compared to in vivo-derived controls. This loss of methylation was independent of development rates in culture. These results indicate that Mest is more susceptible to imprinted methylation maintenance errors compared to other imprinted genes.
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- Brenna A. M. Velker
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
- Children’s Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON, Canada
- Children’s Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
- Fertility Laboratories Of Colorado, 10290 Ridgegate Circle, Lonetree, CO 80124 USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Magee-Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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He B, Yin C, Gong Y, Liu J, Guo H, Zhao R. Melatonin‐induced increase of lipid droplets accumulation and in vitro maturation in porcine oocytes is mediated by mitochondrial quiescence. J Cell Physiol 2017; 233:302-312. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Bin He
- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology and BiochemistryMinistry of AgricultureNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingP. R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and ProcessingQuality and Safety ControlNanjingP. R. China
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Anckaert E, Fair T. DNA methylation reprogramming during oogenesis and interference by reproductive technologies: Studies in mouse and bovine models. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 27:739-54. [PMID: 25976160 DOI: 10.1071/rd14333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) to overcome fertility problems has continued to increase since the birth of the first baby conceived by ART over 30 years ago. Similarly, embryo transfer is widely used as a mechanism to advance genetic gain in livestock. Despite repeated optimisation of ART treatments, pre- and postnatal outcomes remain compromised. Epigenetic mechanisms play a fundamental role in successful gametogenesis and development. The best studied of these is DNA methylation; the appropriate establishment of DNA methylation patterns in gametes and early embryos is essential for healthy development. Superovulation studies in the mouse indicate that specific ARTs are associated with normal imprinting establishment in oocytes, but abnormal imprinting maintenance in embryos. A similar limited impact of ART on oocytes has been reported in cattle, whereas the majority of embryo-focused studies have used cloned embryos, which do exhibit aberrant DNA methylation. The present review discusses the impact of ART on oocyte and embryo DNA methylation with regard to data available from mouse and bovine models.
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- Ellen Anckaert
- Follicle Biology Laboratory and Center for Reproductive Medicine, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, Brussels 1090, Belgium
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Mesman S, van Hooft JA, Smidt MP. Mest/Peg1 Is Essential for the Development and Maintenance of a SNc Neuronal Subset. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 9:166. [PMID: 28133444 PMCID: PMC5233686 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mesodiencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons originate at the floor plate and floor plate-basal plate boundary of the midbrain ventricular zone. During development mdDA neurons are specified by a unique set of transcription factors and signaling cascades, to form the different molecular subsets of the mdDA neuronal population. In a time series micro-array study performed previously, mesoderm specific transcript (Mest) was found to be one of the most upregulated genes during early mdDA neuronal development. Here, we show that Mest transcript is expressed in the midbrain throughout development and becomes restricted to the substantia nigra (SNc) at late stages. In Mest KO animals mdDA neurons are progressively lost in the adult, mostly affecting the SNc, reflected by a 50% decrease of TH protein and DA release in the striatum and a reduction of climbing behavior. Analysis of Lrp6 KO embryos suggest a subtle opposite phenotype to the Mest KO, hinting toward the possibility that specific loss of mdDA neurons in Mest ablated animals could be due to affected WNT-signaling. Interestingly, the mdDA neuronal region affected by the loss of Mest remains relatively unaffected in Pitx3 mutants, suggesting that both genes are essential for the development and/or maintenance of different mdDA neuronal subsets within the SNc. Overall, the neuroanatomical and phenotypical consequences detected upon the loss of Mest, resemble the loss of SNc neurons and loss of movement control as seen in Parkinson’s Disease (PD), suggesting that the Mest mouse model may be used as a model-system for PD.
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- Simone Mesman
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, FNWI University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, FNWI University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, FNWI University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Xu WH, Wu H, Xia WL, Lan H, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Hua S. Physical exercise before pregnancy helps the development of mouse embryos produced in vitro. Mitochondrion 2016; 34:36-42. [PMID: 28017685 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Effects of pre-gestational physical activity on the later development of embryos generated in vitro were evaluated. Kunming mice were divided into two groups, namely exercised and unexercised, with the former undergoing physical training on a motor-driven leveled treadmill over a period of 4weeks (5days/week and 60min/day). After that, following superovulation, collection of oocytes from both groups was performed for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Notably and specifically, natural mating between the unexercised mice was also done for in vivo fertilization (IVIF). Observation on the preimplantation embryo development showed that SCNT embryos from exercised group (NEM) had significant higher rates of cleavage and formation of blastocyst containing more blastomeres compared to SCNT embryos from unexercised group (NCM); while IVF embryos in exercised group (FEM) showed a significant higher rate of cleavage and blastocyst formation. Further analysis of embryos from the trained group on the molecular level demonstrated a prominent increase in terms of ATP levels, mitochondria membrane potential (Δψm) and mtDNA copy number and an obvious decrease in H2O2 concentration than those from the respective control group. Meanwhile, epigenetically, methylation levels of CpG sites on imprinting control regions of imprinted genes (Igf2, Igf2r, Meg 3 and H19) in the NEM embryos were normalized in exercise groups compared to the NCM embryos, which were comparable to the in vivo-derived embryos. Moreover, global DNA and histone methylation (H3K4m2, H3K9m3 and H3K36m) further confirmed that NEM-derived embryos and in vivo-derived ones stay in the same cluster, indicating that physical activity in pre-pregnancy facilitates the maintenance of epigenetic modifications. Generally, these results strongly suggest that physical exercise before pregnancy is in favor of the later embryo development.
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- Wen Hai Xu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Baoan District in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province 518100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, People's Republic of China.
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Oocyte aging-induced Neuronatin (NNAT) hypermethylation affects oocyte quality by impairing glucose transport in porcine. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36008. [PMID: 27782163 PMCID: PMC5080544 DOI: 10.1038/srep36008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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DNA methylation plays important roles in regulating many physiological behaviors; however, few studies were focused on the changes of DNA methylation during oocyte aging. Early studies showed that some imprinted genes’ DNA methylation had been changed in aged mouse oocytes. In this study, we used porcine oocytes to test the hypothesis that oocyte aging would alter DNA methylation pattern of genes and disturb their expression in age oocytes, which affected the developmental potential of oocytes. We compared several different types of genes and found that the expression and DNA methylation of Neuronatin (NNAT) were disturbed in aged oocytes significantly. Additional experiments demonstrated that glucose transport was impaired in aged oocytes and injection of NNAT antibody into fresh oocytes led to the same effects on glucose transport. These results suggest that the expression of NNAT was declined by elevating DNA methylation, which affected oocyte quality by decreasing the ability of glucose transport in aged oocytes.
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Qian YY, Huang XL, Liang H, Zhang ZF, Xu JH, Chen JP, Yuan W, He L, Wang L, Miao MH, Du J, Li DK. Effects of maternal folic acid supplementation on gene methylation and being small for gestational age. J Hum Nutr Diet 2016; 29:643-51. [PMID: 27230729 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Being small for gestational age (SGA), a foetal growth abnormality, has a long-lasting impact on childhood health. Its aetiology and underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Underlying epigenetic changes of imprinted genes have emerged as a potential pathological pathway because they may be associated with growth, including SGA. As a common methyl donor, folic acid (FA) is essential for DNA methylation, synthesis and repair, and FA supplementation is widely recommended for women planning pregnancy. The present study aimed to investigate the inter-relationships among methylation levels of two imprinted genes [H19 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and MEST DMRs], maternal FA supplementation and SGA. METHODS We conducted a case-control study. Umbilical cord blood was taken from 39 SGA infants and 49 controls whose birth weights are appropriate for gestational age (AGA). DNA methylation levels of H19 and MEST DMRs were determined by an analysis of mass array quantitative methylation. RESULTS Statistically significantly higher methylation levels were observed at sites 7.8, 9 and 17.18 of H19 (P = 0.030, 0.016 and 0.050, respectively) in the SGA infants compared to the AGA group. In addition, the association was stronger in male births where the mothers took FA around conception at six H19 sites (P = 0.004, 0.005, 0.048, 0.002, 0.021 and 0.005, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Methylation levels at H19 DMRs were higher in SGA infants compared to AGA controls. It appears that the association may be influenced by maternal peri-conception FA supplementation and also be sex-specific.
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- Y-Y Qian
- Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Bio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Key Lab. of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC, SIPPR, IRD, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA
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Hoeijmakers L, Kempe H, Verschure PJ. Epigenetic imprinting during assisted reproductive technologies: The effect of temporal and cumulative fluctuations in methionine cycling on the DNA methylation state. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:94-107. [PMID: 26660493 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Lianne Hoeijmakers
- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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Mendonça ADS, Guimarães ALS, da Silva NMA, Caetano AR, Dode MAN, Franco MM. Characterization of the IGF2 Imprinted Gene Methylation Status in Bovine Oocytes during Folliculogenesis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142072. [PMID: 26517264 PMCID: PMC4627647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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DNA methylation reprogramming occurs during mammalian gametogenesis and embryogenesis. Sex-specific DNA methylation patterns at specific CpG islands controlling imprinted genes are acquired during this window of development. Characterization of the DNA methylation dynamics of imprinted genes acquired by oocytes during folliculogenesis is essential for understanding the physiological and genetic aspects of female gametogenesis and to determine the parameters for oocyte competence. This knowledge can be used to improve in vitro embryo production (IVP), specifically because oocyte competence is one of the most important aspects determining the success of IVP. Imprinted genes, such as IGF2, play important roles in embryo development, placentation and fetal growth. The aim of this study was to characterize the DNA methylation profile of the CpG island located in IGF2 exon 10 in oocytes during bovine folliculogenesis. The methylation percentages in oocytes from primordial follicles, final secondary follicles, small antral follicles, large antral follicles, MII oocytes and spermatozoa were 73.74 ± 2.88%, 58.70 ± 7.46%, 56.00 ± 5.58%, 65.77 ± 5.10%, 56.35 ± 7.45% and 96.04 ± 0.78%, respectively. Oocytes from primordial follicles showed fewer hypomethylated alleles (15.5%) than MII oocytes (34.6%) (p = 0.039); spermatozoa showed only hypermethylated alleles. Moreover, MII oocytes were less methylated than spermatozoa (p<0.001). Our results showed that the methylation pattern of this region behaves differently between mature oocytes and spermatozoa. However, while this region has a classical imprinted pattern in spermatozoa that is fully methylated, it was variable in mature oocytes, showing hypermethylated and hypomethylated alleles. Furthermore, our results suggest that this CpG island may have received precocious reprogramming, considering that the hypermethylated pattern was already found in growing oocytes from primordial follicles. These results may contribute to our understanding of the reprogramming of imprinted genes during bovine oogenesis.
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- Anelise dos Santos Mendonça
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Institute of Genetics and Biochemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
- Institute of Genetics and Biochemistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Heinzmann J, Mattern F, Aldag P, Bernal-Ulloa SM, Schneider T, Haaf T, Niemann H. Extended in vitro maturation affects gene expression and DNA methylation in bovine oocytes. Mol Hum Reprod 2015; 21:770-82. [PMID: 26155800 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To mimic post-ovulatory ageing, we have extended the in vitro maturation (IVM) phase to 48 h and examined effects on (i) developmental potential, (ii) expression of a panel of developmentally important genes and (iii) gene-specific epigenetic marks. Results were compared with the 24 h IVM protocol (control) usually employed for bovine oocytes. Cleavage rates and blastocyst yields were significantly reduced in oocytes after extended IVM. No significant differences were observed in the methylation of entire alleles in oocytes for the genes bH19, bSNRPN, bZAR1, bOct4 and bDNMT3A. However, we found differentially methylated CpG sites in the bDNMT3Ls locus in oocytes after extended IVM and in embryos derived from them compared with controls. Moreover, embryos derived from the 48 h matured oocyte group were significantly less methylated at CpG5 and CpG7 compared with the 24 h group. CpG7 was significantly hypermethylated in embryos produced from the control oocytes, but not in oocytes matured for 48 h. Furthermore, methylation for CpG5-CpG8 of bDNMT3Ls was significantly lower in oocytes of the 24 h group compared with embryos derived therefrom, whereas no such difference was found for oocytes and embryos of the in vitro aged group. Expression of most of the selected genes was not affected by duration of IVM. However, transcript abundance for the imprinted gene bIGF2R was significantly reduced in oocytes analyzed after extended IVM compared with control oocytes. Transcript levels for bPRDX1, bDNMT3A and bBCLXL were significantly reduced in 4- to 8-cell embryos derived from in vitro aged oocytes. These results indicate that extended IVM leads to ageing-like alterations and demonstrate that epigenetic mechanisms are critically involved in ageing of bovine oocytes, which warrants further studies into epigenetic mechanisms involved in ageing of female germ cells, including humans.
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- Julia Heinzmann
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University, 97070 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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O'Doherty AM, MacHugh DE, Spillane C, Magee DA. Genomic imprinting effects on complex traits in domesticated animal species. Front Genet 2015; 6:156. [PMID: 25964798 PMCID: PMC4408863 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Monoallelically expressed genes that exert their phenotypic effect in a parent-of-origin specific manner are considered to be subject to genomic imprinting, the most well understood form of epigenetic regulation of gene expression in mammals. The observed differences in allele specific gene expression for imprinted genes are not attributable to differences in DNA sequence information, but to specific chemical modifications of DNA and chromatin proteins. Since the discovery of genomic imprinting some three decades ago, over 100 imprinted mammalian genes have been identified and considerable advances have been made in uncovering the molecular mechanisms regulating imprinted gene expression. While most genomic imprinting studies have focused on mouse models and human biomedical disorders, recent work has highlighted the contributions of imprinted genes to complex trait variation in domestic livestock species. Consequently, greater understanding of genomic imprinting and its effect on agriculturally important traits is predicted to have major implications for the future of animal breeding and husbandry. In this review, we discuss genomic imprinting in mammals with particular emphasis on domestic livestock species and consider how this information can be used in animal breeding research and genetic improvement programs.
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- Alan M O'Doherty
- UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield Ireland
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- UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield Ireland ; Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant and AgriBiosciences Research Centre, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield Ireland ; Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT USA
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O'Doherty AM, Magee DA, O'Shea LC, Forde N, Beltman ME, Mamo S, Fair T. DNA methylation dynamics at imprinted genes during bovine pre-implantation embryo development. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2015; 15:13. [PMID: 25881176 PMCID: PMC4363183 DOI: 10.1186/s12861-015-0060-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background In mammals, maternal differentially methylated regions (DMRs) acquire DNA methylation during the postnatal growth stage of oogenesis, with paternal DMRs acquiring DNA methylation in the perinatal prospermatagonia. Following fusion of the male and female gametes, it is widely accepted that murine DNA methylation marks at the DMRs of imprinted genes are stable through embryogenesis and early development, until they are reprogrammed in primordial germ cells. However, the DNA methylation dynamics at DMRs of bovine imprinted genes during early stages of development remains largely unknown. The objective of this investigation was to analyse the methylation dynamics at imprinted gene DMRs during bovine embryo development, from blastocyst stage until implantation. Results To this end, pyrosequencing technology was used to quantify DNA methylation at DMR-associated CpG dinucleotides of six imprinted bovine genes (SNRPN, MEST, IGF2R, PLAGL1, PEG10 and H19) using bisulfite-modified genomic DNA isolated from individual blastocysts (Day 7); ovoid embryos (Day 14); filamentous embryos (Day 17) and implanting conceptuses (Day 25). For all genes, the degree of DNA methylation was most variable in Day 7 blastocysts compared to later developmental stages (P < 0.05). Furthermore, mining of RNA-seq transcriptomic data and western blot analysis revealed a specific window of expression of DNA methylation machinery genes (including DNMT3A, DNMT3B, TRIM28/KAP1 and DNMT1) and proteins (DNMT3A, DNMT3A2 and DNMT3B) by bovine embryos coincident with imprint stabilization. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that the DNA methylation status of bovine DMRs might be variable during the early stages of embryonic development, possibly requiring an active period of imprint stabilization. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12861-015-0060-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Alan M O'Doherty
- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland. .,School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland.
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Hamazaki N, Uesaka M, Nakashima K, Agata K, Imamura T. Gene activation-associated long noncoding RNAs function in mouse preimplantation development. Development 2015; 142:910-20. [PMID: 25633350 PMCID: PMC4352986 DOI: 10.1242/dev.116996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In mice, zygotic activation occurs for a wide variety of genes, mainly at the 2-cell stage. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are increasingly being recognized as modulators of gene expression. In this study, directional RNA-seq of MII oocytes and 2-cell embryos identified more than 1000 divergently transcribed lncRNA/mRNA gene pairs. Expression of these bidirectional promoter-associated noncoding RNAs (pancRNAs) was strongly associated with the upregulation of their cognate genes. Conversely, knockdown of three abundant pancRNAs led to reduced mRNA expression, accompanied by sustained DNA methylation even in the presence of enzymes responsible for DNA demethylation. In particular, microinjection of siRNA against the abundant pancRNA partner of interleukin 17d (Il17d) mRNA at the 1-cell stage caused embryonic lethality, which was rescued by supplying IL17D protein in vitro at the 4-cell stage. Thus, this novel class of lncRNAs can modulate the transcription machinery in cis to activate zygotic genes and is important for preimplantation development.
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- Nobuhiko Hamazaki
- Department of Biophysics and Global COE Program, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Division of Basic Stem Cell Biology, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Global COE Program, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Division of Basic Stem Cell Biology, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Basic Stem Cell Biology, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Global COE Program, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Global COE Program, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan Division of Basic Stem Cell Biology, Department of Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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It has become a current social trend for women to delay childbearing. However, the quality of oocytes from older females is compromised and the pregnancy rate of older women is lower. With the increased rate of delayed childbearing, it is becoming more and more crucial to understand the mechanisms underlying the compromised quality of oocytes from older women, including mitochondrial dysfunctions, aneuploidy and epigenetic changes. Establishing proper epigenetic modifications during oogenesis and early embryo development is an important aspect in reproduction. The reprogramming process may be influenced by external and internal factors that result in improper epigenetic changes in germ cells. Furthermore, germ cell epigenetic changes might be inherited by the next generations. In this review, we briefly summarise the effects of ageing on oocyte quality. We focus on discussing the relationship between ageing and epigenetic modifications, highlighting the epigenetic changes in oocytes from advanced-age females and in post-ovulatory aged oocytes as well as the possible underlying mechanisms.
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- Zhao-Jia Ge
- Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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- Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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- Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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- Reproductive Medicine CenterHenan Provincial People's Hospital, #7 Weiwu Road, Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive BiologyInstitute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of ChinaReproductive Medicine CenterPeople's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450003, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Veterinary PathobiologyUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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H19 and MEST gene expression and histone modification in blastocysts cultured from vitrified and fresh two-cell mouse embryos. Reprod Biomed Online 2014; 29:559-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Congras A, Yerle-Bouissou M, Pinton A, Vignoles F, Liaubet L, Ferchaud S, Acloque H. Sperm DNA methylation analysis in swine reveals conserved and species-specific methylation patterns and highlights an altered methylation at the GNAS locus in infertile boars. Biol Reprod 2014; 91:137. [PMID: 25320151 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.119610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Male infertility is an increasing health issue in today's society for both human and livestock populations. In livestock, male infertility slows the improvement of animal selection programs and agricultural productivity. There is increasing evidence that epigenetic marks play an important role in the production of good-quality sperm. We therefore screened for specific or common epigenetic signatures of livestock infertility. To do so, we compared DNA methylation level in sperm DNA from fertile and infertile boars. We evaluated first the global level of sperm DNA methylation and found no difference between the two groups of boars. We then selected 42 loci of interest, most of them known to be imprinted in human or mice, and assessed the imprinting status of five of them not previously described in swine tissues: WT1, CNTN3, IMPACT, QPCT, and GRB10. DNA methylation level was then quantified in fertile and infertile boars at these 42 loci. Results from fertile boars indicated that the methylation level of the selected loci is highly conserved between pig, human, and mice, with a few exceptions, including the POU5F1 (OCT4) promoter and RTL1. Comparison between fertile and infertile boars revealed that one imprinted region, the GNAS locus, shows an increase in sperm DNA methylation in three out of eight infertile boars with low semen quality. This increase in DNA methylation is associated with an altered expression of the genes belonging to the GNAS locus, suggesting a new role for GNAS in the proper formation of functional gametes.
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- Annabelle Congras
- INRA, UMR1388 Génétique, Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage, GenPhySE, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UMR1388 Génétique, Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage, GenPhySE, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Université de Toulouse INPT ENVT, UMR1388 Génétique Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage GenPhySE, Toulouse, France
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- INRA, UMR1388 Génétique, Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage, GenPhySE, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRA, UMR1388 Génétique, Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage, GenPhySE, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- UE1372 GenESI Génétique, Expérimentation et Système Innovants, Surgères, France
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- INRA, UMR1388 Génétique, Physiologie et Systèmes d'Elevage, GenPhySE, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Tian X, Wang F, He C, Zhang L, Tan D, Reiter RJ, Xu J, Ji P, Liu G. Beneficial effects of melatonin on bovine oocytes maturation: a mechanistic approach. J Pineal Res 2014; 57:239-47. [PMID: 25070516 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This study was performed to investigate the effect of melatonin on bovine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryonic development in vitro. The endogenous melatonin concentration in bovine follicular fluid is approximately 10(-11) M. To examine the potential beneficial effects of melatonin on bovine oocyte maturation in vitro, germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes were incubated with different concentrations of melatonin (10(-11), 10(-9), 10(-7), 10(-5), 10(-3) M). Melatonin supplementation at suitable concentrations significantly promoted oocyte maturation. The development of embryos and the mean cell number/blastocyst produced after in vitro fertilization were remarkably improved. The most effective melatonin concentrations obtained from the studies ranged from 10(-9) to 10(-7) M. The expression of melatonin receptor MT1 and MT2 genes was identified in cumulus cells, granulosa cells, and oocytes using reverse transcription PCR, immunofluorescence, and Western blot. The mechanistic studies show that the beneficial effects of melatonin on bovine oocyte maturation are mediated via melatonin membrane receptors as the melatonin receptor agonist (IIK7) promotes this effect while the melatonin receptor antagonist (luzindole) blocks this action. Mechanistic explorations revealed that melatonin supplementation during bovine oocyte maturation significantly up-regulated the expressions of oocyte maturation-associated genes (GDF9, MARF1, and DNMT1a) and cumulus cells expansion-related gene (PTX3, HAS1/2) and that LHR1/2, EGFR are involved in signal transduction and epigenetic reprogramming. The results obtained from the studies provide new information regarding the mechanisms by which melatonin promotes bovine oocyte maturation in vitro and provide an important reference for in vitro embryo production of bovine and the human-assisted reproductive technology.
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- XiuZhi Tian
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Anckaert E, Sánchez F, Billooye K, Smitz J. Dynamics of imprinted DNA methylation and gene transcription for imprinting establishment in mouse oocytes in relation to culture duration variability. Biol Reprod 2013; 89:130. [PMID: 24108304 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.111641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Several studies have linked assisted reproductive technologies to aberrant imprinting. We previously showed that 12-day in vitro follicle culture supports normal imprinting establishment in mouse oocytes. The aim of the present study was to assess whether shortened in vitro follicle growth (8 days of culture compared with 12 days, as a model for human in vitro maturation) or preovulatory intrafollicular oocyte "aging" in culture (14 days of culture) leads to imprinting mutations in oocytes. Limiting-dilution bisulphite sequencing showed that shortened in vitro follicle growth (8 days) does not induce oocyte epimutations at the imprinted Snrpn and Mest genes. In contrast, extension of oocyte residence in large unluteinized follicles in vitro was associated with a low level (1 of 54 alleles) of epimutations for Mest but not for Snrpn. The latter condition may occur during controlled ovarian stimulation where the oocyte growth phase may be extended for several days. Furthermore, we studied the dynamics during follicle culture of transcript levels for genes previously shown to be essential for imprinting establishment in oocytes, including Dnmt3a, Dnmt3L, and Zfp57. Oocyte total mRNA levels during in vitro follicle culture showed the timely shutdown in transcription at the antral follicle stage, and total mRNA levels were comparable to those of in vivo grown equine chorionic gonadotropin-stimulated oocytes.
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- Ellen Anckaert
- Follicle Biology Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Paldi A. Effects of the in vitro manipulation of stem cells: epigenetic mechanisms as mediators of induced metabolic fluctuations. Epigenomics 2013; 5:429-37. [PMID: 23895655 DOI: 10.2217/epi.13.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The increasing popularity of stem cells in life science research has at least two major causes. On one hand, the study of stem cells may provide insights into one of the major secrets of biology: the mechanisms of cell differentiation. On the other hand, stem cells are potentially promising tools for regenerative therapy. The understanding of how environmental stimuli are translated into phenotypic differentiation through gene expression changes and how the same stimuli at the same time may perturb the normal process of cellular differentiation, growth and maintenance is a central issue for fundamental research but is also essential for the development of efficient and safe procedures for therapeutic use. This article assembles the known facts, as pieces of a puzzle, into a coherent picture around the idea of why stem cells are so sensitive to their culture environment and what practical consequences this implies.
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- András Paldi
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, INSERM U951, Genethon 1bis rue de l'Internationale 91002 Evry, France.
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Franco MM, Fagundes NS, Michalczechen-Lacerda VA, Caixeta ES, de Castro Rodrigues F, Machado GM, Ferreira AR, Dode MAN. Characterisation of the methylation pattern in the intragenic CpG island of the IGF2 gene in Bos taurus indicus cumulus cells during in vitro maturation. J Assist Reprod Genet 2013; 31:115-20. [PMID: 24174298 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-013-0106-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to characterise the methylation pattern in a CpG island of the IGF2 gene in cumulus cells from 1-3 mm and ≥ 8.0 mm follicles and to evaluate the effects of in vitro maturation on this pattern. METHODS Genomic DNA was treatment with sodium bisulphite. Nested PCR using bisulphite-treated DNA was performed, and DNA methylation patterns have been characterised. RESULTS There were no differences in the methylation pattern among groups (P > 0.05). Cells of pre-IVM and post-IVM from small follicles showed methylation levels of 78.17 ± 14.11 % and 82.93±5.86 %, respectively, and those from large follicles showed methylation levels of 81.81 ± 10.40 % and 79.64 ± 13.04 %, respectively. Evaluating only the effect of in vitro maturation, cells of pre-IVM and post-IVM COCs showed methylation levels of 80.17 ± 12.01 % and 81.19 ± 10.15 %. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the methylation levels of the cumulus cells of all groups were higher than that expected from the imprinted pattern of somatic cells. As the cumulus cells from the pre-IVM follicles were not subjected to any in vitro manipulation, the hypermethylated pattern that was observed may be the actual physiological methylation pattern for this particular locus in these cells. Due the importance of DNA methylation in oogenesis, and to be a non-invasive method for determining oocyte quality, the identification of new epigenetic markers in cumulus cells has great potential to be used to support reproductive biotechniques in humans and other mammals.
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- Maurício Machaim Franco
- Embrapa Genetic Research and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Parque Estacão Biológica, W5 Norte Final, Brasília, 70770-917, DF, Brazil,
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Sato D, Sakurai K, Monji Y, Kuwayama T, Iwata H. Supplementation of Maturation Medium with Folic Acid Affects DNA Methylation of Porcine Oocytes and Histone Acetylation of Early Developmental Stage Embryos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1274/jmor.30.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhu JQ, Si YJ, Cheng LY, Xu BZ, Wang QW, Zhang X, Wang H, Liu ZP. Sodium fluoride disrupts DNA methylation of H19 and Peg3 imprinted genes during the early development of mouse embryo. Arch Toxicol 2013; 88:241-8. [PMID: 24030355 PMCID: PMC3906544 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-013-1122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sodium fluoride (NaF) is associated with embryonic and fetal development abnormalities, but the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. DNA methylation, an important epigenetic reprogramming mechanism, is essential for normal embryonic development. Thus, we investigated the effect of NaF on DNA methylation in early mouse embryos, as well as mouse sperm and liver using bisulfite sequencing and ELISA. Data indicate that H19, a paternally imprinted gene, compared to control embryos, was less methylated in 8-cell embryos from pregnant mice treated with NaF (100 mg/l) in drinking water for 48 h. Peg3, a maternally imprinted gene, and the Line1 repeated sequence were similarly methylated in NaF-treated and control embryos. Oral ingestion of NaF for 35 days did not significantly change Line1 and genomic global DNA methylation in the liver. H19, Rasgrf1, Line1, and genomic global DNA methylation were also similar in NaF-treated and control sperm. Female mice mated with NaF-treated male mice (35 days) had less methylated H19, but Peg3 was significantly more methylated. Line1 was similarly methylated in treated 8-cell embryos, compared to control embryos. NaF treatment of male mice before copulation significantly increased the expression of H19 in blastocysts, whereas H19 expression was not detected in 8-cell embryos. Data suggest that NaF may interact directly with the embryo to disrupt the maintenance of normal gene imprinting during pregnancy. Long-term NaF exposure of males may not directly affect DNA methylation of the sperm and liver, but the sperm may signal to early embryos with abnormal gene imprinting.
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- Jia-Qiao Zhu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- Departments of Surgery and Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Wenhui Rd, Yangzhou, 225009 Jiangsu People’s Republic of China
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Fauque P. Ovulation induction and epigenetic anomalies. Fertil Steril 2013; 99:616-23. [PMID: 23714436 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In this systematic review of ovulation induction and epigenetic control, studies mainly done in the mouse model highlight how hormone treatments may be prejudicial to the epigenetic reprogramming of gametes as well as early embryos. Moreover, the hormone protocols used in assisted reproduction may also modify the physiologic environment of the uterus, a potential link to endometrial epigenetic disturbances. At present, the few available data in humans are insufficient to allow us to independently determine the impact of a woman's age and infertility problems and treatment protocols and hormone doses on such processes as genomic imprinting.
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- Patricia Fauque
- Laboratoire de Biologie de la Reproduction, Hôpital de Dijon, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France.
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Qiao J, Wang ZB, Feng HL, Miao YL, Wang Q, Yu Y, Wei YC, Yan J, Wang WH, Shen W, Sun SC, Schatten H, Sun QY. The root of reduced fertility in aged women and possible therapentic options: current status and future perspects. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 38:54-85. [PMID: 23796757 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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It is well known that maternal ageing not only causes increased spontaneous abortion and reduced fertility, but it is also a high genetic disease risk. Although assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have been widely used to treat infertility, the overall success is still low. The main reasons for age-related changes include reduced follicle number, compromised oocyte quality especially aneuploidy, altered reproductive endocrinology, and increased reproductive tract defect. Various approaches for improving or treating infertility in aged women including controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI), IVF/ICSI-ET, ovarian reserve testing, preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening (PGD/PGS), oocyte selection and donation, oocyte and ovary tissue cryopreservation before ageing, miscarriage prevention, and caloric restriction are summarized in this review. Future potential reproductive techniques for infertile older women including oocyte and zygote micromanipulations, derivation of oocytes from germ stem cells, ES cells, and iPS cells, as well as through bone marrow transplantation are discussed.
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- Jie Qiao
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Hospital Queens, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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- Reproductive Medicine Group, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, People's Republic of China
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- Houston Fertility Institute, Tomball Regional Hospital, Tomball, TX 77375, USA
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- Laboratory of Germ Cell Biology, Department of Animal Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Animal Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China.
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Shirane K, Toh H, Kobayashi H, Miura F, Chiba H, Ito T, Kono T, Sasaki H. Mouse oocyte methylomes at base resolution reveal genome-wide accumulation of non-CpG methylation and role of DNA methyltransferases. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003439. [PMID: 23637617 PMCID: PMC3630097 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that plays a crucial role in normal mammalian development, retrotransposon silencing, and cellular reprogramming. Although methylation mainly occurs on the cytosine in a CG site, non-CG methylation is prevalent in pluripotent stem cells, brain, and oocytes. We previously identified non-CG methylation in several CG-rich regions in mouse germinal vesicle oocytes (GVOs), but the overall distribution of non-CG methylation and the enzymes responsible for this modification are unknown. Using amplification-free whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, which can be used with minute amounts of DNA, we constructed the base-resolution methylome maps of GVOs, non-growing oocytes (NGOs), and mutant GVOs lacking the DNA methyltransferase Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, Dnmt3b, or Dnmt3L. We found that nearly two-thirds of all methylcytosines occur in a non-CG context in GVOs. The distribution of non-CG methylation closely resembled that of CG methylation throughout the genome and showed clear enrichment in gene bodies. Compared to NGOs, GVOs were over four times more methylated at non-CG sites, indicating that non-CG methylation accumulates during oocyte growth. Lack of Dnmt3a or Dnmt3L resulted in a global reduction in both CG and non-CG methylation, showing that non-CG methylation depends on the Dnmt3a-Dnmt3L complex. Dnmt3b was dispensable. Of note, lack of Dnmt1 resulted in a slight decrease in CG methylation, suggesting that this maintenance enzyme plays a role in non-dividing oocytes. Dnmt1 may act on CG sites that remain hemimethylated in the de novo methylation process. Our results provide a basis for understanding the mechanisms and significance of non-CG methylation in mammalian oocytes.
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- Kenjiro Shirane
- Division of Epigenomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, and Epigenome Network Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, and Epigenome Network Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, and Epigenome Network Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
- Genome Research Center, NODAI Research Institute, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Epigenomics, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, and Epigenome Network Research Center, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Aberrant gene expression and sexually incompatible genomic imprinting in oocytes derived from XY mouse embryonic stem cells in vitro. PLoS One 2013; 8:e58555. [PMID: 23472205 PMCID: PMC3589367 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the potential to differentiate into germ cells (GCs) in vivo and in vitro. Interestingly, XY ESCs can give rise to both male and female GCs in culture, irrespective of the genetic sex. Recent studies showed that ESC-derived primordial GCs contributed to functional gametogenesis in vivo; however, in vitro differentiation techniques have never succeeded in generating mature oocytes from ESCs due to cryptogenic growth arrest during the preantral follicle stages of development. To address this issue, a mouse ESC line, capable of producing follicle-like structures (FLSs) efficiently, was established to investigate their properties using conventional molecular biological methods. The results revealed that the ESC-derived FLSs were morphologically similar to ovarian primary-to-secondary follicles but never formed an antrum; instead, the FLSs eventually underwent abnormal development or cell death in culture, or formed teratomas when transplanted under the kidney capsule in mice. Gene expression analyses demonstrated that the FLSs lacked transcripts for genes essential to late folliculogenesis, including gonadotropin receptors and steroidogenic enzymes, whereas some other genes were overexpressed in FLSs compared to the adult ovary. The E-Cadherin protein, which is involved in cell-to-cell interactions, was also expressed ectopically. Remarkably, it was seen that oocyte-like cells in the FLSs exhibited androgenetic genomic imprinting, which is ordinarily indicative of male GCs. Although the FLSs did not express male GC marker genes, the DNA methyltransferase, Dnmt3L, was expressed at an abnormally high level. Furthermore, the expression of sex determination factors was ambiguous in FLSs as both male and female determinants were expressed weakly. These data suggest that the developmental dysfunction of the ESC-derived FLSs may be attributable to aberrant gene expression and genomic imprinting, possibly associated with uncertain sex determination in culture.
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Epigenetics in fertilization and preimplantation embryo development. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 113:423-32. [PMID: 23454467 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Epigenetic reprogramming of the parental genomes upon fertilization is required for proper embryonic development. It has long been appreciated that asymmetric distribution of histone modifications as well as differences in the level of DNA methylation exist between the parental pronuclei in mammalian zygotes and during preimplantation development. The speed at which the paternal genome is demethylated after entering the oocyte and the fact that rapid demethylation occurs in the absence of DNA replication have led many to hypothesize that a DNA demethylase must exist. However, such an enzyme has not been found. That the genome of mammalian preimplantation embryos undergo a wave of global demethylation was first reported 25 years ago but only in the past three years has data surfaced that can partially explain the elusive nature of this phenomenon. In addition to the global reorganization of the methylation and histone modification patterns, oocyte development prior to germinal vesicle breakdown involves the production of numerous small RNA, including miRNA. Despite their presence, miRNA functional activity is thought to be limited in the mature mouse oocyte. Additionally, molecular signatures in the 3' untranslated region of maternally expressed transcripts may impact mRNA stability during the transcriptionally quiescent period following germinal vesicle breakdown and prior to the maternal to zygote transition. In this review, we reference some of the recent works which attempt to shed light into the importance of the dynamic epigenetic landscape observed during oocyte maturation and preimplantation embryo development in mammals.
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El Hajj N, Haaf T. Epigenetic disturbances in in vitro cultured gametes and embryos: implications for human assisted reproduction. Fertil Steril 2013; 99:632-41. [PMID: 23357453 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although assisted reproductive technology (ART) has become a routine practice for human infertility treatment, the etiology of the increased risks for perinatal problems in ART-conceived children is still poorly understood. Data from mouse experiments and the in vitro production of livestock provide strong evidence that imprint establishment in late oocyte stages and reprogramming of the two germline genomes for somatic development after fertilization are vulnerable to environmental cues. In vitro culture and maturation of oocytes, superovulation, and embryo culture all represent artificial intrusions upon the natural development, which can be expected to influence the epigenome of the resultant offspring. However, in this context it is difficult to define the normal range of epigenetic variation in humans from conception throughout life. With the notable exception of a few highly penetrant imprinting mutations, the phenotypic consequences of any observed epigenetic differences between ART and non-ART groups remain largely unclear. The periconceptional period is not only critical for embryonal, placental, and fetal development, as well as the outcome at birth, but suboptimal in vitro culture conditions may also lead to persistent changes in the epigenome influencing disease susceptibilities later in life. The epigenome appears to be most plastic in the late stages of oocyte and the early stages of embryo development; this plasticity steadily decreases during prenatal and postnatal life. Therefore, when considering the safety of human ART from an epigenetic point of view, our main concern should not be whether or not a few rare imprinting disorders are increased, but rather we must be aware of a functional link between interference with epigenetic reprogramming in very early development and adult disease.
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- Nady El Hajj
- Institute of Human Genetics, Julius Maximilians University, Wuerzburg, Germany
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Yamagata Y, Parietti V, Stockholm D, Corre G, Poinsignon C, Touleimat N, Delafoy D, Besse C, Tost J, Galy A, Paldi A. Lentiviral transduction of CD34(+) cells induces genome-wide epigenetic modifications. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48943. [PMID: 23145033 PMCID: PMC3492239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Epigenetic modifications may occur during in vitro manipulations of stem cells but these effects have remained unexplored in the context of cell and gene therapy protocols. In an experimental model of ex vivo gene modification for hematopoietic gene therapy, human CD34+ cells were cultured shortly in the presence of cytokines then with a gene transfer lentiviral vector (LV) expected to transduce cells but to have otherwise limited biological effects on the cells. At the end of the culture, the population of cells remained largely similar at the phenotypic level but some epigenetic changes were evident. Exposure of CD34+ cells to cytokines increased nuclear expression of epigenetic regulators SIRT1 or DNMT1 and caused genome-wide DNA methylation changes. Surprisingly, the LV caused additional and distinct effects. Large-scale genomic DNA methylation analysis showed that balanced methylation changes occurred in about 200 genes following culture of CD34+ cells in the presence of cytokines but 900 genes were modified following addition of the LV, predominantly increasing CpG methylation. Epigenetic effects resulting from ex vivo culture and from the use of LV may constitute previously unsuspected sources of biological effects in stem cells and may provide new biomarkers to rationally optimize gene and cell therapy protocols.
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- Yoshiaki Yamagata
- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Université Evry Val d’Essonne, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Génotypage, CEA – Institut de Génomique, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Génotypage, CEA – Institut de Génomique, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Génotypage, CEA – Institut de Génomique, Evry, France
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- Centre National de Génotypage, CEA – Institut de Génomique, Evry, France
- Fondation Jean Dausset- CEPH, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Université Evry Val d’Essonne, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
- * E-mail: (AP); (AG)
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- Inserm, U951, Genethon, Evry, France
- Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, UMRS_951, Genethon, Evry, France
- * E-mail: (AP); (AG)
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Anckaert E, De Rycke M, Smitz J. Culture of oocytes and risk of imprinting defects. Hum Reprod Update 2012; 19:52-66. [DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yamagata Y, Szabó P, Szüts D, Bacquet C, Arànyi T, Páldi A. Rapid turnover of DNA methylation in human cells. Epigenetics 2012; 7:141-5. [PMID: 22395463 DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.2.18906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Recent studies demonstrated that cytosine methylation in the genome can be reversed without DNA replication by enzymatic mechanisms based on base excision-repair pathways. Both enzymatic methylation and demethylation mechanisms are active in the cell nucleus at the same time. One can hypothesize that the actual level of CpG methylation could be the result of a balance between the two antagonistic processes with a rapid turnover. In the present study, we used mass spectrometry to measure the total methyl-cytosine content of the genome in cultured human cells after short incubation with the known methyltransferase inhibitor 5-deoxy-azacytidine. A significant decrease of the DNA methylation was observed. Indeed, the inhibition of the methylation can only result in a rapid reduction of the overall methyl-cytosine level if the process of demethylation is simultaneous. These observations suggest that the enzymatic mechanisms responsible of the opposing reactions of DNA methylation and demethylation act simultaneously and may result in a continuous and rapid turnover of methylated cytosines. This conclusion is supported by the observation that 5-deoxy-azacytidine was incorporated in the genomic DNA of non-dividing cells and could be detected as soon as after two hours of incubation, hence providing a mechanistic explanation to the inhibition of methyltransferases. The observations are compatible with the idea that the enzymatic mechanisms that bring together of the opposing reactions of DNA methylation and demethylation act simultaneously and may result in a continuous and unsuspected rapid turnover of DNA methylation. This conclusion is at odds with the generally accepted view of high stability of cytosine methylation where the role of enzymatic demethylation is considered as limited to some special situations such as transcription. It places DNA methylation in the same category as other epigenetic modifications with covalent modifications dynamically added to and removed from the chromatin with high turnover rate.
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- Yoshiaki Yamagata
- Généthon, INSERM U951, Université Evry Val d'Essonne, UMR951, France
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Liang X, Ma J, Schatten H, Sun Q. Epigenetic changes associated with oocyte aging. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2012; 55:670-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4354-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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There is evidence that expression and methylation of the imprinted paternally expressed gene 1/mesoderm-specific transcript homologue (PEG1/MEST) gene may be affected by assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) and infertility. In this study, we sought to assess the imprinting status of the MEST gene in a large cohort of in vitro-derived human preimplantation embryos, in order to characterise potentially adverse effects of ART and infertility on this locus in early human development. Embryonic genomic DNA from morula or blastocyst stage embryos was screened for a transcribed AflIII polymorphism in MEST and imprinting analysis was then performed in cDNA libraries derived from these embryos. In 10 heterozygous embryos, MEST expression was monoallelic in seven embryos, predominantly monoallelic in two embryos, and biallelic in one embryo. Screening of cDNA derived from 61 additional human preimplantation embryos, for which DNA for genotyping was unavailable, identified eight embryos with expression originating from both alleles (biallelic or predominantly monoallelic). In some embryos, therefore, the onset of imprinted MEST expression occurs during late preimplantation development. Variability in MEST imprinting was observed in both in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection-derived embryos. Biallelic or predominantly monoallelic MEST expression was not associated with any one cause of infertility. Characterisation of the main MEST isoforms revealed that isoform 2 was detected in early development and was itself variably imprinted between embryos. To our knowledge, this report constitutes the largest expression study to date of genomic imprinting in human preimplantation embryos and reveals that for some imprinted genes, contrasting imprinting states exist between embryos.
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Kim YR, Kim CS, Naqvi A, Kumar A, Kumar S, Hoffman TA, Irani K. Epigenetic upregulation of p66shc mediates low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-induced endothelial cell dysfunction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 303:H189-96. [PMID: 22661506 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01218.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hypercholesterolemia characterized by elevation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular disease. p66shc mediates hypercholesterolemia-induced endothelial dysfunction and atheromatous plaque formation. We asked if LDL upregulates endothelial p66shc via changes in the epigenome and examined the role of p66shc in LDL-stimulated endothelial cell dysfunction. Human LDL stimulates human p66shc promoter activity and p66shc expression in human endothelial cells. LDL leads to hypomethylation of two CpG dinucleotides and acetylation of histone 3 in the human p66shc promoter. These two CpG dinucleotides mediate LDL-stimulated p66shc promoter activity. Inhibition or knock down of DNA methyltransferases negates LDL-induced endothelial p66shc expression. p66shc mediates LDL-stimulated increase in expression of endothelial intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) and decrease in expression of thrombomodulin (TM). Mirroring these changes in ICAM1 and TM expression, p66shc mediates LDL-stimulated adhesion of monocytes to endothelial cells and plasma coagulation on endothelial cells. These findings indicate that LDL cholesterol upregulates human endothelial p66shc expression via hypomethylation of CpG dinucleotides in the p66shc promoter. Moreover, they show that LDL-stimulated p66shc expression mediates a dysfunctional endothelial cell surface, with proadhesive and procoagulant features.
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- Young-Rae Kim
- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Ineson J, Stayner C, Hazlett J, Slobbe L, Robson E, Legge M, Eccles MR. Somatic reactivation of expression of the silent maternal Mest allele and acquisition of normal reproductive behaviour in a colony of Peg1/Mest mutant mice. J Reprod Dev 2012; 58:490-500. [PMID: 22522229 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-115a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genomic imprinting confers allele-specific expression in less than 1% of genes, in a parent-of-origin specific fashion. In humans and mice the Peg1/Mest gene (Mest) is maternally repressed, and paternally expressed. Mest is expressed in embryogenic mesoderm-derived tissues and in adult brain, and paternal mutations in Mest lead to growth retardation and defective maternal behaviour. Despite our current understanding of mechanisms associated with the establishment of imprinting of Mest and other imprinted genes, it is unclear to what extent Mest imprinting needs to be maintained in adult tissues. Aberrations of imprinting are known to occur in certain rare syndromes, and involve either inherited mutations, or constitutive epigenetic alterations occurring soon after fertilization. Imprinting abnormalities may also occur in the aging somatic tissues of adult individuals. Here we report an occurrence of post-embryonic somatic variability of Mest allelic expression in a colony of mice where heterozygotes at the imprinted Mest locus for a mutation inherited from the father spontaneously expressed the normally silenced allele from the mother. In addition, a newly acquired ability to overcome the deficit in maternal reproductive behaviour had occurred in the mutant mice, but this appeared not to be directly linked to the Mest mutation. Our results suggest that at least one allele of Mest expression is required in the somatic tissues of adult individuals and that under certain conditions (such as in the presence of a Mest insertional mutation or in an altered genetic background), somatically acquired alterations of allelic expression at the Mest locus may occur.
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- Jessica Ineson
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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