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ArticleNature communications2017

DNA N6-methyladenine is dynamically regulated in the mouse brain following environmental stress.

Bing Yao, Ying Cheng, Zhiqin Wang, Yujing Li, Li Chen, Luoxiu Huang, Wenxin Zhang, Dahua Chen, Hao Wu, Beisha Tang and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers.

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133citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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133 citing papers in PubMed, 212 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Bing YaoDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Ying ChengDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Zhiqin WangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
Yujing LiDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Li ChenDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Luoxiu HuangDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Wenxin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Dahua ChenState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China.
Hao WuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Beisha TangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, China.
Peng JinDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. peng.jin@emory.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-6659
Emory University · USCentral South University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

Molecular Basis of rCGG-Mediated NeurodegenerationR01NS051630 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN · 2006 to 2023
$9.8M
Translational models of neurodevelopmental epigenetics and disease using human iPSCsP01NS097206 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SONG, HONGJUN · 2016 to 2020
$4.3M
Tet-mediated Epigenetic Modulation in AutismR01MH102690 · NIMH · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI JIN, PENG, WARREN, STEPHEN T. · 2014 to 2017
$2.6M
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in NeurodevelopmentR01NS079625 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI JIN, PENG · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH102690NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS097206NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS051630NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemical modifications on DNA molecules, such as 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, play important roles in the mammalian brain. A novel DNA adenine modification, N(6)-methyladenine (6mA), has recently been found in mammalian cells. However, the presence and function(s) of 6mA in the mammalian brain remain unclear. Here we demonstrate 6mA dynamics in the mouse brain in response to environmental stress. We find that overall 6mA levels are significantly elevated upon stress. Genome-wide 6mA and transcriptome profiling reveal an inverse association between 6mA dynamic changes and a set of upregulated neuronal genes or downregulated LINE transposon expression. Genes bearing stress-induced 6mA changes significantly overlap with loci associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. These results suggest an epigenetic role for 6mA in the mammalian brain as well as its potential involvement in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Indexed as

5-MethylcytosineAdenineAnimalsBrainComputational BiologyDepressionDisease Models, AnimalDNADNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression ProfilingGenomeHumansLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMaleMental Disorders5-hydroxymethylcytosine5-Methylcytosine6-methyladenineAdenineDNA

Identifiers

PMID29066820
PMCPMC5654764
OpenAlexW2767011547

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