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ArticleScientific reports2017

High Resolution Imaging of DNA Methylation Dynamics using a Zebrafish Reporter.

Ranran Zhang, Lian Liu, Yuxiao Yao, Fei Fei, Feng Wang, Qian Yang, Yonghao Gui, Xu Wang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ranran ZhangCardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China.
Lian LiuCardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China.
Yuxiao YaoKey Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Fei FeiKey Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Feng WangCardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China.
Qian YangCardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China.
Yonghao GuiCardiovascular Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China. yhgui@shmu.edu.cn.
Xu WangKey Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. wangxu2013@fudan.edu.cn.
Children's Hospital of Fudan University · CNFudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As one of the major epigenetic modifications, DNA methylation is constantly regulated during embryonic development, cell lineage commitment, and pathological processes. To facilitate real-time observation of DNA methylation, we generated a transgenic zebrafish reporter of DNA methylation (zebraRDM) via knockin of an mCherry-fused methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD) probe driven by the bactin2 promoter. The probe colocalized with heterochromatin, and its intensity was positively correlated with 5 mC immunostaining at a subcellular resolution in early embryos. Biochemical assays indicated that cells with stronger fluorescence maintained a higher level of DNA methylation, and time-lapse imaging at the blastula stage showed that the level of DNA methylation was transiently strengthened during mitosis. By crossing zebraRDM with other fluorescent transgenic lines, we demonstrate that the reporter can visually distinguish different cell lineages in organs like the heart. Our zebraRDM reporter therefore serves as a convenient and powerful tool for high-resolution investigation of methylation dynamics in live animals.

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DNA MethylationAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedEmbryo, NonmammalianGenes, ReporterHeterochromatinKineticsLuminescent ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalPromoter Regions, GeneticRed Fluorescent ProteinZebrafishHeterochromatinLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent Protein

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PMID28710355
PMCPMC5511286
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