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ArticleBMC genomics2023

DNA methylation on C5-Cytosine and N6-Adenine in the Bursaphelenchus xylophilus genome.

Zhenkai Liu, Yongxia Li, Xingyao Zhang

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Article in BMC genomics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. N6-methyladenine DNA modification modulates pathogen virulence in nematodes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  3. DNA Methylation-Associated Epigenetic Changes in Thermotolerance ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhenkai LiuKey Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, PR China.
Yongxia LiKey Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, PR China. lyx020419@caf.ac.cn.
Xingyao ZhangKey Laboratory of Forest Protection of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, PR China.
Nanjing Forestry University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFD1400900National Natural Science Foundation of China 32171808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pinewood nematode is the causal agent of the pine wilt disease, which causes severe ecological and economic losses in coniferous forests. The invasion of pine wood nematode has undergone various rapid adaptations to a wide range of temperatures and to new hosts and vector insects. DNA methylation may play crucial roles in the rapid adaptation of PWN during invasion. However, whether the PWN genome contins functional DNA modifications remains elusive.

resultsHere, we detected the extensive presence of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) and N6-methyladenine (6mA) in the B. xylophilus genome, with low methylation levels at most positions. Cytosines were methylated in the CpG, CHG. and CHH sequence contexts, with the lowest methylation levels at CpG sites. The methylation levels of CpG and 6mA in gene regions showed opposite trends. The changes in the abundance of 5mC and 6mA showed the same trends in response to temperature change, but opposite trends during development. Sequence and phylogenetic analyses showed that the proteins BxDAMT and BxNMAD have typical characteristics of a methylase and demethylase, respectively, and are conserved among species.

conclusionsThese findings shed light on the epigenetic modifications present in the genome of PWN, and will improve our understanding of its invasiveness and evolution.

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DNA MethylationPinusAdenineCytosineDNAPhylogenyXylophilusAdenineCytosineDNA5mC6mADNA methylationPine Wood Nematode

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PMID37936063
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