Targets and genomic constraints of ectopic Dnmt3b expression
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ABSTRACT: DNA methylation plays an essential role in mammalian genomes, hence DNA methyltransferase expression is tightly controlled. Deregulation of the de novo enzyme DNMT3B is frequently observed in many diseases, yet little is known about its ectopic genomic targets. Here we used an inducible transgenic mouse model to identify rules delineating abnormal DNMT3B targeting and explore the constraints of its activity across different cell types. Our results explain the preferential susceptibility of certain CpGs to aberrant methylation and point to transcriptional state and the associated chromatin landscape as the strongest predictors. Although DNA methylation and H3K27me3 are usually antagonistic at CpG islands, H3K27me3 can transiently co-occur with DNMT3B-induced DNA methylation and its depletion has minimal affect on ectopic methylation targets or levels in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Our multilayered genome-wide data combined with ultra-deep locus-specific bisulfite sequencing suggest a hit-and-run model that induces hypermethylation and provides insights for interpreting the cancer methylome.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE117909 | GEO | 2018/11/20
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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