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ArticleNature communications2025

Brain 5-hydroxymethylcytosine alterations are associated with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology.

Jinying Zhao, Tongjun Gu, Cheng Gao, Guanhong Miao, Helena Palma-Gudiel, Lei Yu, Jingyun Yang, Yanling Wang, Yujing Li, Junghwa Lim and 9 more

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Jinying ZhaoHealth Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. jinyingz@usf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-2660
Tongjun Gu *Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8379-0962
Cheng Gao *Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Guanhong Miao *Health Informatics Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-7032
Helena Palma-GudielDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Lei YuRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0237-8758
Jingyun YangRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-3710
Yanling WangRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-4239
Yujing LiDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-2484
Junghwa LimDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ronghua LiDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Bing YaoDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-8130
Hao WuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Julie A SchneiderRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-1752
Nicholas SeyfriedDepartment of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-624X
Francine GrodsteinRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Philip L De JagerCenter for Translational & Computational Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-2505
Peng JinDepartment of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. peng.jin@emory.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-6659
David A BennettRush Alzheimer's Disease Center & Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. David_A_Bennett@rush.edu.

Funding

SUPPLEMENT TO RUSH ALZHEIMERS DISEASE CENTER COREP30AG010161 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1991 to 2020
$49.1M
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NEURAL RESERVE AND NEUROBIOLOGY IN AGINGR01AG017917 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 2001 to 2023
$43.3M
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG072975 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lisa L Barnes, Julie A. Schneider · 2021 to 2026
$24.7M
RISK FACTORS, PATHOLOGY, AND CLINICAL EXPRESSIONS OF ADR01AG015819 · NIA · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN · 1998 to 2024
$21.4M
Multi-omic network-directed proteoform discovery, dissection and functional validation to prioritize novel AD therapeutic targetsU01AG061356 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2018 to 2022
$13.7M
Pathway discovery, validation and compound identification for Alzheimer's disease - SupplementU01AG046152 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2013 to 2017
$13.6M
Genome-wide Profiling of Brain DNA Hydroxymethylome in Alzheimer’s DiseaseRF1AG052476 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, JIN, PENG · 2016 to 2019
$4.1M
Epigenetic Determinants of Major Depression: a Monozygotic Discordant TwinStudyR01MH097018 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI ZHAO, JINYING · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Genome-wide mapping and integrative analysis of DNA 6mA methylome in human AD brainR01AG064786 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, YAO, BING · 2019 to 2023
$3.3M
Gut microbiome, aging and cardiometabolic diseases in American IndiansR01AG068865 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI ZHAO, JINYING · 2020 to 2025
$3.1M
Novel Metabolic Predictors of Diabetes in American IndiansR01DK107532 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI FIEHN, OLIVER, ZHAO, JINYING · 2016 to 2019
$3.0M
Exploring the Role of the Brain Transcriptome in Cognitive DeclineR01AG036836 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2011 to 2014
$2.9M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

5-hydroxymethylcytosine, also known as the sixth DNA base of the genome, plays an important role in brain aging and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. However, little is known about its genome-wide distribution and its association with Alzheimer's disease pathology. Here, we report a genome-wide profiling of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in 1079 autopsied brains (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) of older individuals and assess its association with multiple measures of Alzheimer's disease pathologies, including pathological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-β load, and PHFtau tangle density. Of 197,765 5-hydroxymethylcytosine regions detected, we identified 2821 differentially hydroxymethylated regions associated with Alzheimer's disease neuropathology after controlling for multiple testing and covariates. Many differentially hydroxymethylated regions are located within known Alzheimer's disease loci, such as RIN3, PLCG2, ITGA2B, and USP6NL. Integrative multi-omics analyses support a potential mechanistic role of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine alterations in Alzheimer's disease. Our study presents a large-scale genome-wide atlas of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in Alzheimer's brain and offers insight into the mechanism underlying Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.

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5-MethylcytosineAlzheimer DiseaseBrainAgedAged, 80 and overAmyloid beta-PeptidesDNA MethylationFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMalePrefrontal Cortex5-hydroxymethylcytosine5-MethylcytosineAmyloid beta-Peptides

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