A distinct group of CpG islands shows differential DNA methylation between replicas of the same cell line in vitro
| Autor: | Antonella Monticelli, Giovanni Scala, Gennaro Miele, Imma Castaldo, Sergio Cocozza |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cocozza, Sergio, Scala, Giovanni, Miele, Gennaro, Imma, Castaldo, Antonella, Monticelli |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Genetics
Base Composition Chromosomes Human X Bisulfite sequencing Differentially methylated regions Methylation Biology DNA Methylation Molecular biology Cell Line Epigenetics of physical exercise CpG site DNA methylation Chromosomes Human Humans CpG Islands Epigenetics DNA Intergenic Methylated DNA immunoprecipitation Biotechnology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC genomics 14 (2013): 692. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-14-692 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:S Cocozza, G Scala, G Miele, I Castaldo, A Monticelli/titolo:A distinct group of CpG islands shows differential DNA methylation between replicas of the same cell line in vitro./doi:10.1186%2F1471-2164-14-692/rivista:BMC genomics/anno:2013/pagina_da:692/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:692/volume:14 BMC Genomics |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2164-14-692 |
| Popis: | Background CpG dinucleotide-rich genomic DNA regions, known as CpG islands (CGIs), can be methylated at their cytosine residues as an epigenetic mark that is stably inherited during cell mitosis. Differentially methylated regions (DMRs) are genomic regions showing different degrees of DNA methylation in multiple samples. In this study, we focused our attention on CGIs showing different DNA methylation between two culture replicas of the same cell line. Results We used methylation data of 35 cell lines from the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) consortium to identify CpG islands that were differentially methylated between replicas of the same cell line and denoted them Inter Replicas Differentially Methylated CpG islands (IRDM-CGIs). We identified a group of IRDM-CGIs that was consistently shared by different cell lines, and denoted it common IRDM-CGIs. X chromosome CGIs were overrepresented among common IRDM-CGIs. Autosomal IRDM-CGIs were preferentially located in gene bodies and intergenic regions had a lower G + C content, a smaller mean length, and a reduced CpG percentage. Functional analysis of the genes associated with autosomal IRDM-CGIs showed that many of them are involved in DNA binding and development. Conclusions Our results show that several specific functional and structural features characterize common IRDM-CGIs. They may represent a specific subset of CGIs that are more prone to being differentially methylated for their intrinsic characteristics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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