A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters

Saxonov, Serge; Berg, Paul; Brutlag, Douglas L.

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“…For the genomic feature comparisons, CpGs from nascent or bulk DNA were intersected using BedTools v2.25.0 with: CpG islands, as previously defined in Ref 43 , H1-specific typical or super-enhancers, exons, introns, high CpG density or low CpG density promoters (Ref 44 ), Long Interspersed Nuclear Elements (LINEs) and Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) downloaded from the UCSC Genome Browser. H3K27me3, H3K4me3, H3K27ac and EZH2 annotations were downloaded for H1 ESCs from UCSC.…”

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Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation

Charlton

Downing

Smith

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Nat Struct Mol Biol

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Cytosine methylation is widespread among organisms and essential for mammalian development. In line with early postulations of an epigenetic role in gene regulation, symmetric CpG methylation can be mitotically propagated over many generations with extraordinarily high fidelity. Here, we combine BrdU labeling and immunoprecipitation with genome-wide bisulfite sequencing to explore the inheritance of cytosine methylation onto newly replicated DNA in human cells. Globally, we observe a pronounced lag between the copying of genetic and epigenetic information that is reconsolidated within hours to accomplish faithful mitotic transmission. Populations of arrested cells show a global reduction of lag induced intermediate CpG methylation when compared to proliferating cells, while sites of transcription factor engagement appear cell-cycle invariant. Alternatively, the cancer cell line HCT116 preserves global epigenetic heterogeneity independently of cell-cycle arrest. Taken together, our data suggest that heterogeneous methylation largely reflects asynchronous proliferation, but is intrinsic to actively engaged cis-regulatory elements and cancer.

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Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation

Charlton

Downing

Smith

et al. 2018

Nat Struct Mol Biol

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“…As most CpGs are located outside of CpG islands and are highly methylated, this translates to an overall loss of DNA methylation in later life as well as a tendency for DNA methylation levels to shift toward the mean with increased age (Saxonov et al ., 2006; Weber et al ., 2007; Illingworth & Bird, 2009; Hannum et al ., 2013; Teschendorff et al ., 2013; Weidner et al ., 2014). …”

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“…This balance of responsiveness to stimuli and heritability results in a unique mechanism for lasting signatures of prior exposures that accumulate over the lifetime (Cortessis et al ., 2012; Feil & Fraga, 2012). As an example of a specific exposure that has been shown to leave a lasting signature, cigarette smoke has been linked to changes in DNA methylation at the AHRR locus both in smokers and in children of smokers (Saxonov et al ., 2006; Monick et al ., 2012; Joubert et al ., 2012; Shenker et al ., 2013; Sun et al ., 2013 Elliott et al ., 2014; Lee et al ., 2015; Shah et al ., 2014). Smoking‐associated DNA methylation changes have also been found in genes involved in inflammatory networks, important candidates in the risk of age‐related diseases such as heart disease and stroke (Breitling et al ., 2012; Dogan et al ., 2014).…”

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“…The most common form of DNA methylation involves the addition of a methyl group to the 5′ cytosine of C‐G dinucleotides, referred to as CpGs. These nucleotide pairs are relatively sparse in the genome, and areas of comparatively high CpG density are referred to as CpG islands, identified as regions > 200 bp with a > 50% G+C content and 0.6 observed/expected ratio of CpGs (Saxonov et al ., 2006; Illingworth & Bird, 2009). These islands tend to be less methylated compared to nonisland CpGs and are often associated with gene promoters, while the regions immediately surrounding CpG islands are referred to as ‘shores’, followed by ‘shelves’.…”

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“…These islands tend to be less methylated compared to nonisland CpGs and are often associated with gene promoters, while the regions immediately surrounding CpG islands are referred to as ‘shores’, followed by ‘shelves’. Approximately 60–70% of genes have a CpG island associated with their promoters, and promoters can be classified according to their CpG density (Saxonov et al ., 2006; Weber et al ., 2007). Levels of DNA methylation at a promoter‐associated CpG island are generally negatively associated with gene expression, although some specific genes show the opposite effect (Weber et al ., 2007; Lam et al ., 2012; Gutierrez Arcelus et al ., 2013).…”

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A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters

Cited by 1,181 publications

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Global delay in nascent strand DNA methylation

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