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Genome-wide profiling of DNA methylation in two Arabidopsis ecotypes and their reciprocal hybrids - Bisulfite-seq


ABSTRACT: Heterosis is a fundamental biological phenomenon characterized by the superior performance of a hybrid over its parents in many traits, but the underlying molecular basis remains elusive. To investigate whether DNA methylation plays a role in heterosis, we compared at single base-pair resolution the DNA methylomes of Arabidopsis Ler and C24 parental lines and their reciprocal F1 hybrids that exhibited heterosis for many quantitative traits. Both hybrids displayed increased DNA methylation across their entire genomes, especially in transposable elements. Interestingly, we found that increased methylation of the hybrid genomes predominantly occurred in regions that were differentially methylated in the two parents and covered by small RNAs (sRNAs), implying that the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway may direct DNA methylation in hybrids. In addition, we found that 77 genes sensitive to remodeling of DNA methylation were transcriptionally repressed in both reciprocal hybrids, including genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis and two circadian oscillator genes, CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL. Moreover, growth vigor of F1 hybrids was compromised by treatment with an agent that demethylates DNA, and by abolishing production of functional small RNAs due to mutations in Arabidopsis RNA methyltransferase HUA ENHANCER1. Together, our data suggest that genome-wide remodeling of DNA methylation directed by the RdDM pathway may play a role in hybrid vigor. Examination of DNA methylation by Bisulfite sequencing in 2 Arabidopsis ecotypes and their reciprocal hybrids.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

SUBMITTER: Hang He 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-34657 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Genome-wide analysis of DNA methylation and gene expression changes in two Arabidopsis ecotypes and their reciprocal hybrids.

Shen Huaishun H   He Hang H   Li Jigang J   Chen Wei W   Wang Xuncheng X   Guo Lan L   Peng Zhiyu Z   He Guangming G   Zhong Shangwei S   Qi Yijun Y   Terzaghi William W   Deng Xing Wang XW  

The Plant cell 20120320 3


Heterosis is a fundamental biological phenomenon characterized by the superior performance of a hybrid over its parents in many traits, but the underlying molecular basis remains elusive. To investigate whether DNA methylation plays a role in heterosis, we compared at single-base-pair resolution the DNA methylomes of Arabidopsis thaliana Landsberg erecta and C24 parental lines and their reciprocal F1 hybrids that exhibited heterosis. Both hybrids displayed increased DNA methylation across their  ...[more]

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