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ArticleFish physiology and biochemistry2021

Sexual dimorphism of DNA and histone methylation profiles in the gonads of the olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus.

Yan Liu, Wenxiang Wang, Shaoshuai Liang, Lijuan Wang, Yuxia Zou, Zhihao Wu, Congcong Zou, Qiaowan Wu, Feng You

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Yan LiuKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Wenxiang WangKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Shaoshuai LiangKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Lijuan WangKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Yuxia ZouKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Zhihao WuKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Congcong ZouKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Qiaowan WuKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China.
Feng YouKey Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 266071, Qingdao, China. youfeng@qdio.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7959-4910
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNInstitute of Oceanology · CN

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Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2018YFD0900202National Natural Science Foundation of China 31702337National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772834National Natural Science Foundation of China 31872558Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China 2020M672149Shandong Postdoctoral Innovation Foundation 202003017Youth Research Fund of Marine Biology and Biotechnology Laboratory of Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology YQ2018NO01
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Abstract

DNA methylation and histone methylation are two types of the most important epigenetic modifications. However, research on their differential expression in gonads of male and female fish is limited. In this study, we examined the characteristics of DNA methylation and tri-methylation of lysine 4 of histone H3 (H3K4me3) modification profiles in the gonads of the wild-type and meio-gynogenetic olive flounders Paralichthys olivaceus. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis revealed that the global DNA methylation level was higher in the testis than in the ovary. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) results indicated that maintenance DNA methyltransferase gene dnmt1 and de novo DNA methyltransferase gene dnmt3a are highly expressed in the ovary, while DNA demethyltransferase genes tets are highly expressed in the testis. The inconsistency of DNA methylation and methyltransferase genes in the gonads might associate with the differential distribution in the testis. 5-mC mainly located in the spermatids of the testis was shown with immunohistochemistry (IHC). Furtherly, dnmt3a and tets are mainly located in spermatocytes and oocytes with in situ hybridization (ISH) analysis. As for H3K4me3, total level is higher in the ovary detected with western blot assay. IHC results showed that the signals of H3K4me3 in Sertoli cells of the testis were stronger than those in spermatocytes and spermatids. Methyltransferase gene kmt2b and demethylase genes kdm5a and kdm5c also exhibit much higher expression in the testis with qPCR, and ISH stronger signals of kmt2b and kdm5s were detected in spermatocytes. These results implied that DNA methylation and H3K4me3 are involved in the flounder sex differences and gametogenesis.

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FlounderAnimalsDNADNA MethylationFemaleFish ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGonadsHistonesMaleMethyltransferasesSex CharacteristicsDNAFish ProteinsHistonesMethyltransferasesDNA methylationH3K4me3Olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceusSex difference

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