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Genome-wide 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) emerges at early stage of in vitro hepatocyte differentiation [Methylation]

ABSTRACT: How cells reach different fates despite using the same DNA template, is a basic question linked to differential patterns of gene expression. Since 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) emerged as an intermediate metabolite in active DNA demethylation, there have been increasing efforts to elucidate its function as a stable modification of the genome. Recently we described TET1-mediated enrichment of 5hmC on the promoter region of the master regulator of hepatocyte identity, HNF4A, which precedes differentiation of liver adult progenitor cells in vitro. Here we asked whether 5hmC is involved in hepatocyte differentiation. We found a genome-wide increase of 5hmC as well as a reduction of 5-methylcytosine at early hepatocyte differentiation, a time when the liver transcript program is already established. Furthermore, we suggest that modifying s-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels through an adenosine derivative could decrease 5hmC enrichment, triggering an impaired acquisition of hepatic identity markers. These results suggest that 5hmC is a regulator of differentiation as well as an imprint related with cell identity. Furthermore, 5hmC modulation could be a useful biomarker in conditions associated with cell de-differentiation such as liver malignancies.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE130844 | GEO | 2020/05/02

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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