ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023
Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing reveals the function of DNA methylation in the allotransplantation immunity of pearl oysters.
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- Non-CG DNA methylation in animal genomes.Nature genetics · 2025Review
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Introduction: In the pearl culture industry, a major challenge is the overactive immunological response in pearl oysters resulting from allotransplantation, leading to shell-bead rejection and death. To better understand the molecular mechanisms of postoperative recovery and the regulatory role of DNA methylation in gene expression, we analyzed the changes in DNA methylation levels after allotransplantation in pearl oyster Methods: We constructed nine DNA methylomes at different time points after allotransplantation and used bisulfite genomic sequencing PCR technology (BSP) to verify the methylation status in the promoter of Result: The DNA methylomes reveal that CG-type methylation is predominant, with a trend opposite to non-CG-type methylation. Promoters, particularly CpG island-rich regions, were less frequently methylated than gene function elements. We identified 5,679 to 7,945 differentially methylated genes (DMGs) in the gene body, and 2,146 to 3,385 DMGs in the promoter at each time point compared to the pre-grafting group. Gene ontology and pathway enrichment analyses showed that these DMGs were mainly associated with "cellular process", "Membrane", "Epstein-Barr virus infection", "Notch signaling pathway", "Fanconi anemia pathway", and "Nucleotide excision repair". Our study also found that the DNA methylation patterns of the promoter region of Conclusion: These findings enhance our understanding of the immune response and regulation mechanism induced by DNA methylation in pearl oysters after allotransplantation.
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