Hairpin-bisulfite sequencing of cells exposed to decitabine documents the process of DNA demethylation

Autor: Issam M Mayyas, Robert J Weeks, Robert C Day, Helena E Magrath, Karina M O’Connor, Olga Kardailsky, Timothy A Hore, Mark B Hampton, Ian M Morison
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Epigenetics, Vol 16, Iss 11, Pp 1251-1259 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1559-2294
1559-2308
15592294
DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2020.1861169
Popis: Although the mechanism of DNA demethylating drugs has been understood for many years, the direct effect of these drugs on methylation of the complementary strands of DNA has not been formally demonstrated. By using hairpin-bisulphite sequencing, we describe the kinetics and pattern of DNA methylation following treatment of cells by the DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) inhibitor, decitabine. As expected, we demonstrate complete loss of methylation on the daughter strand following S-phase in selected densely methylated genes in synchronized Jurkat cells. Thereafter, cells showed a heterogeneous pattern of methylation reflecting replication of the unmethylated strand and restoration of methylation.
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