Project description:We discovered 364 peaks enrichment change in wild-type C.elegans genome by 6mA MeDIP-seq, which indicated those genes response to mitochondrial stress and may function in mitochondrial stress response.
Project description:We discovered 5446 genes expression change (4218 genes from P0 to F2) in wild-type C.elegans transcriptome compared to DAMT-1 mutant upon mitochondrial stress by RNA-seq, which indicated those genes response to mitochondrial stress and may function in mitochondrial stress response.
Project description:Background: DNA N6-methyladenosine (6mA) as a novel epigenetic signaling modification in humans and has been implicated in progression and tumorigenesis of several cancers. However, the function and mechanisms of 6mA in breast cancer (BC), the most common cancer among women, are unclear. Methods: The clinical role of 6mA was investigated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and Kaplan-Meier analysis of BC and their normal tissues. 6mA immunoprecipitation (IP) sequencing, mRNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis were used to screen and validate the direct targets of 6mA. Results: Decreases in N6AMT1 correlated with the extent of 6mA in BC tissues and predicted a worse overall survival of BC patients. Knockdown N6AMT1 markedly reduced 6mA in DNA and promoted the proliferation and migration of BC in vivo and in vitro, whereas overexpression of N6AMT1 had the opposite effect, indicating N6AMT1 is a functional methyltransferase for DNA 6mA and relates with gene transcription. Critical negative regulators of the cell cycle, such as RB1, P21, REST and TP53 were identified as targets of N6AMT1 in BC. Conclusion: These results suggest N6AMT1 enhances DNA 6mA levels to repress tumor progression via transcriptional regulation of cell cycle inhibitors.
Project description:Background: DNA N6-methyladenosine (6mA) as a novel epigenetic signaling modification in humans and has been implicated in progression and tumorigenesis of several cancers. However, the function and mechanisms of 6mA in breast cancer (BC), the most common cancer among women, are unclear. Methods: The clinical role of 6mA was investigated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and Kaplan-Meier analysis of BC and their normal tissues. 6mA immunoprecipitation (IP) sequencing, mRNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis were used to screen and validate the direct targets of 6mA. Results: Decreases in N6AMT1 correlated with the extent of 6mA in BC tissues and predicted a worse overall survival of BC patients. Knockdown N6AMT1 markedly reduced 6mA in DNA and promoted the proliferation and migration of BC in vivo and in vitro, whereas overexpression of N6AMT1 had the opposite effect, indicating N6AMT1 is a functional methyltransferase for DNA 6mA and relates with gene transcription. Critical negative regulators of the cell cycle, such as RB1, P21, REST and TP53 were identified as targets of N6AMT1 in BC. Conclusion: These results suggest N6AMT1 enhances DNA 6mA levels to repress tumor progression via transcriptional regulation of cell cycle inhibitors.
Project description:DNA N6-methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) is a well known prokaryotic DNA modification and has been shown to exist and play epigenetic roles in eukaryotic DNA. Here we report that 6mA accumulates up to 0.1% of total deoxyadenosine during early embryogenesis of vertebates, but diminishes with progression of the embryo development. During this process most 6mA locates in repetitive regions of the genome.
Project description:N6-methyladenine (6mA) DNA modification in eukaryotic genomes has emerged as a potential epigenetic mark. However, little is known about how 6mA epigenetic codes are read and interpreted in higher eukaryotes. Here we investigate 6mA genome-wide distributions in multiple higher eukaryotes. Using Drosophila as a pioneer system, we show that 6mA exhibits defined patterns and preferentially marks zygotic genes in early embryos. Moreover, we identify that the Fox-family protein, Jumu, is a "6mA-DNA reader" and functions in concert with DMAD to contribute to zygotic gene activation. Further methylome analysis reveals that 6mA modification has common features in genomic DNA from mouse, rat and monkey, and that "forkhead-domain-binding motifs" are enriched in 6mA-marked DNA of these genomes, in a way similar to Drosophila. Collectively, our findings identify the 6mA DNA reader protein and suggest a conserved 6mA-based mechanism in higher eukaryotes.