Genome-Wide Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Transcription in Maize Seeds

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第一作者： Lu, Xiaoduo

作者： Lu, Xiaoduo;Chai, Zhenguang;Lu, Xiaoduo;Wang, Weixuan;Guo, Wenzhu;Chen, Rumei;Wang, Lei;Zhao, Jun;Lang, Zhihong;Fan, Yunliu;Zhang, Chunyi;Wang, Weixuan;Guo, Wenzhu;Chen, Rumei;Wang, Lei;Zhao, Jun;Lang, Zhihong;Fan, Yunliu;Zhang, Chunyi;Ren, Wen;Zhao, Jiuran

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期刊名称：PLOS ONE （ 影响因子：3.24； 五年影响因子：3.788 ）

ISSN： 1932-6203

年卷期： 2015 年 10 卷 10 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Background Epigenetic regulation is well recognized for its importance in gene expression in organisms. DNA methylation, an important epigenetic mark, has received enormous attention in recent years as it's a key player in many biological processes. It remains unclear how DNA methylation contributes to gene transcription regulation in maize seeds. Here, we take advantage of recent technologies to examine the genome-wide association of DNA methylation with transcription of four types of DNA sequences, including protein-coding genes, pseudogenes, transposable elements, and repeats in maize embryo and endosperm, respectively. Results The methylation in CG, CHG and CHH contexts plays different roles in the control of gene expression. Methylation around the transcription start sites and transcription stop regions of protein-coding genes is negatively correlated, but in gene bodies positively correlated, to gene expression level. The upstream regions of protein-coding genes are enriched with 24-nt siRNAs and contain high levels of CHH methylation, which is correlated to gene expression level. The analysis of sequence content within CG, CHG, or CHH contexts reveals that only CHH methylation is affected by its local sequences, which is different from Arabidopsis. Conclusions In summary, we conclude that methylation-regulated transcription varies with the types of DNA sequences, sequence contexts or parts of a specific gene in maize seeds and differs from that in other plant species. Our study helps people better understand from a genome-wide viewpoint that how transcriptional expression is controlled by DNA methylation, one of the important factors influencing transcription, and how the methylation is associated with small RNAs.

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