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Small RNA-dependent epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana embryos

ABSTRACT: We report the survey of two repressive epigenetic marks in hand-dissected mature Arabidopsis embryos. DNA from approximately 2500 embryos was extracted for each samples. DNA was treated with bisulfite and fractionated for whole genome bisulfite sequencing to reveal methylated cytosines. Chromatin was fractionnated and immuno-precipited with either anti-H3K9me2 or anti-H3 to test for histone methylation. Both profiles were compared in different mutant backgrounds to survey how small RNA influence reprogramming in the embryo.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

PROVIDER: GSE147245 | GEO | 2021/05/26

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Cytosine methylation in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster has been elusive and controversial: methylcytosine has been detected at very low levels in early embryos, but the genomic location and function of methylation has not been established. We have mapped cytosine methylation genomewide in Stage 5 Drosophila embryo DNA by combining immuno-enrichment for 5-methylcytosine, bisulfite conversion, and deep sequencing. Unlike methylation patterns observed in other eukaryotic species, methylation in Drosophila is punctate and highly strand-asymmetrical; we confirmed this by direct PCR amplification and sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA. Despite the locally asymmetric nature of methylation, large-scale patterns of methylation are symmetric. Methylated regions make up ~1% of the genome, and within these regions methylation of individual cytosines averages 2-10%. Methylation is concentrated in specific 5-base sequence motifs that are CA- and CT-rich but depleted of guanine. It is depleted from promoters, coding sequences, and most retrotransposons, and enriched in introns and in certain simple sequence repeats containing the commonly methylated motifs. Comparison with available gene expression data indicates that methylation in a gene is associated with lower expression; the X chromosome, which is subject to gene dosage compensation, is more densely methylated than the autosomes. This study firmly establishes the presence of cytosine methylation in Drosophila; the temporal overlap of methylation with the maternal-zygotic transition raises the possibility that methylation participates in the transition to zygotic gene expression. To enrich for rare cytosine methylation in Drosophila at embryonic Stage 5 (2-3 hours post-fertilization), we enriched sonicated Stage 5 genomic DNA for methylcytosine by immunoprecipitation with antibody to 5-methylcytosine. The immunoprecipitated DNA was then bisulfite converted and Illumina sequenced to obtain direct evidence for the presence of methylation. The presence and extent of DNA methylation was confirmed by Illumina sequencing of bisulfite-converted PCR amplicons.

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Small RNA-dependent epigenetic modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana embryos

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