Genomics

Dataset Information

0

A comparative analysis of 5-azacytidine and zebularine induced DNA demethylation using whole-genome bisulfite sequencing


ABSTRACT: The non-methylable cytosine analogs, 5-azacytidine and zebularine, are widely used to disrupt DNA methyltransferase activity and reduce genomic DNA methylation. In this study, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing is used to construct maps of DNA methylation with single base pair resolution in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings treated with each demethylating agent. We find that 5-azacytidine and zebularine-treated seedlings have nearly indistinguishable patterns of DNA methylation genome-wide and that 5-azacytidine, despite being more unstable in aqueous solution, has a slightly greater demethylating effect at higher concentrations across the genome. Transcriptome analyses revealed a substantial number of up-regulated genes and transposable element genes, particularly CACTA-like elements, demonstrating that chemical demethylating agents have a disproportionately large effect on loci that are silenced by DNA methylation.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

PROVIDER: GSE80300 | GEO | 2016/06/24

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA318516

REPOSITORIES: GEO

Similar Datasets

2016-06-24 | E-GEOD-80300 | biostudies-arrayexpress
2010-07-01 | E-MTAB-210 | biostudies-arrayexpress
2010-12-01 | E-MTAB-417 | biostudies-arrayexpress
2011-07-31 | GSE23991 | GEO
2011-07-30 | E-GEOD-23991 | biostudies-arrayexpress
2010-04-09 | E-GEOD-20598 | biostudies-arrayexpress
2010-04-09 | GSE20598 | GEO
2015-03-24 | GSE60446 | GEO
2013-07-01 | GSE45707 | GEO
2024-01-08 | PXD045653 | Pride