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DNA methylation changes in endometrium and correlation with gene expression during the transition from pre-receptive to receptive phase.

ABSTRACT: The inner uterine lining (endometrium) is a unique tissue going through remarkable changes each menstrual cycle. Endometrium has its characteristic DNA methylation profile, although not much is known about the endometrial methylome changes throughout the menstrual cycle. The impact of methylome changes on gene expression and thereby on the function of the tissue, including establishing receptivity to implanting embryo, is also unclear. Therefore, this study used genome-wide technologies to characterize the methylome and the correlation between DNA methylation and gene expression in endometrial biopsies collected from 17 healthy fertile-aged women from pre-receptive and receptive phase within one menstrual cycle. Our study showed that the overall methylome remains relatively stable during this stage of the menstrual cycle, with small-scale changes affecting 5% of the studied CpG sites (22,272 out of studied 437,022 CpGs, FDR?

SUBMITTER: Kukushkina V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5478666 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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DNA methylation changes in endometrium and correlation with gene expression during the transition from pre-receptive to receptive phase.

Kukushkina Viktorija V Modhukur Vijayachitra V Suhorutšenko Marina M Peters Maire M Mägi Reedik R Rahmioglu Nilufer N Velthut-Meikas Agne A Altmäe Signe S Esteban Francisco J FJ Vilo Jaak J Zondervan Krina K Salumets Andres A Laisk-Podar Triin T

Scientific reports 20170620 1

The inner uterine lining (endometrium) is a unique tissue going through remarkable changes each menstrual cycle. Endometrium has its characteristic DNA methylation profile, although not much is known about the endometrial methylome changes throughout the menstrual cycle. The impact of methylome changes on gene expression and thereby on the function of the tissue, including establishing receptivity to implanting embryo, is also unclear. Therefore, this study used genome-wide technologies to chara ...[more]

PMID: 28634372

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DNA methylation changes in endometrium and correlation with gene expression during the transition from pre-receptive to receptive phase.

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DNA methylation changes in endometrium and correlation with gene expression during the transition from pre-receptive to receptive phase.

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