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Conserved and divergent patterns of DNA methylation in higher vertebrates.

ABSTRACT: DNA methylation in the genome plays a fundamental role in the regulation of gene expression and is widespread in the genome of eukaryotic species. For example, in higher vertebrates, there is a "global" methylation pattern involving complete methylation of CpG sites genome-wide, except in promoter regions that are typically enriched for CpG dinucleotides, or so called "CpG islands." Here, we comprehensively examined and compared the distribution of CpG sites within ten model eukaryotic species and linked the observed patterns to the role of DNA methylation in controlling gene transcription. The analysis revealed two distinct but conserved methylation patterns for gene promoters in human and mouse genomes, involving genes with distinct distributions of promoter CpGs and gene expression patterns. Comparative analysis with four other higher vertebrates revealed that the primary regulatory role of the DNA methylation system is highly conserved in higher vertebrates.

SUBMITTER: Jiang N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4255770 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conserved and divergent patterns of DNA methylation in higher vertebrates.

Jiang Ning N Wang Lin L Chen Jing J Wang Luwen L Leach Lindsey L Luo Zewei Z

Genome biology and evolution 20141028 11

DNA methylation in the genome plays a fundamental role in the regulation of gene expression and is widespread in the genome of eukaryotic species. For example, in higher vertebrates, there is a "global" methylation pattern involving complete methylation of CpG sites genome-wide, except in promoter regions that are typically enriched for CpG dinucleotides, or so called "CpG islands." Here, we comprehensively examined and compared the distribution of CpG sites within ten model eukaryotic species a ...[more]

PMID: 25355807

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