Project description:IDH3a KO in NHAs was demonstrated to exert global DNA methylation changes. These studies were followed by an Illumina EPIC methylation array to evaluate the location of differentially methylated CpGs
Project description:We report a retrotransposon-specific loss of CpG methylation in chromosome 4 KRAB-ZFP cluster (Chr4-cl) KO ES cells that are cultivated in conditions that induce DNA hypomethylation. The retrotransposon groups with the strongest DNA methylation loss are the main targets of the KRAB-ZFPs within the deleted gene cluster indicating that these KRAB-ZFPs prevent complete DNA demethylation at retrotransposons during global DNA demethylation.
Project description:The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) is associated with prognosis and drug sensitivity in multiple cancer types. In gastric cancer, the CIMP is closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and AT-rich interactive domain 1A (ARID1A) mutations, a component of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex. However, the involvement of SWI/SNF defects in CIMP induction has been unclear. In this study, we demonstrate a causal role of ARID1A loss-of-function in CIMP induction. Mutations of SWI/SNF components, especially ARID1A, was associated with the CIMP, as well as EBV infection, in gastric cancers, and also in uterine endometrial and colorectal cancers, which are not affected by EBV infection. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis showed that ARID1A knockout (KO) in cultured 293FT cells and gastric epithelial cells, GES1, induced aberrant DNA methylation of a substantial number of CpG sites. DNA methylation was induced at genomic regions with high levels of pre-existing histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) and those with acquired H3K27me3 by ARID1A KO. These results showed that the ARID1A mutation induced aberrant DNA methylation, and this is likely to be one of the potential mechanisms of CIMP induction. (See GSE188293 for data of GES1 with ARID1A KO.)
Project description:DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification. DNA methylation phenomenon exists widely in bacteria, plants and animals and is involved in a variety of biological processes.The wild Lactobacillus casei Zhang and its mutant Lactobacillus casei Zhang Δpglx were used as the research subjects.Proteomics was used to explore the effects of DNA methylation on various aspects of Lactobacillus casei.
Project description:We studied the effects of chemical exposure on global DNA methylation by using mCherry-methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD)-nls human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). According to the fluorescent MBD parameters, we divided the effects of 135 chemical on global DNA methylation into 3 categories; reduction (hypomethylation), increase (hypermethylation) and little/no effect. We performed DNA methylome assay to examine the effects of 6 epigenotoxic chemicals on genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in human iPSCs. Our results indicated that hypermethylation agents increased DNA methylation and downregulated the expression of genes involved in cell cycle or development.