Whole-genome fingerprint of the DNA methylome during human B cell differentiation.
Whole-genome fingerprint of the DNA methylome during human B cell differentiation.
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DOI:
10.1038/ng.3291
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发表时间:
2015-07
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30.8
通讯作者:
Martín-Subero JI
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Kulis M;Merkel A;Heath S;Queirós AC;Schuyler RP;Castellano G;Beekman R;Raineri E;Esteve A;Clot G;Verdaguer-Dot N;Duran-Ferrer M;Russiñol N;Vilarrasa-Blasi R;Ecker S;Pancaldi V;Rico D;Agueda L;Blanc J;Richardson D;Clarke L;Datta A;Pascual M;Agirre X;Prosper F;Alignani D;Paiva B;Caron G;Fest T;Muench MO;Fomin ME;Lee ST;Wiemels JL;Valencia A;Gut M;Flicek P;Stunnenberg HG;Siebert R;Küppers R;Gut IG;Campo E;Martín-Subero JI
We analyzed the DNA methylome of ten subpopulations spanning the entire B-cell differentiation program by whole-genome bisulfite sequencing and high-density microarrays. We observed that non-CpG methylation disappeared upon B-cell commitment whereas CpG methylation changed extensively during B-cell maturation, showing an accumulative pattern and affecting around 30% of all measured CpGs. Early differentiation stages mainly displayed enhancer demethylation, which was associated with upregulation of key B-cell transcription factors and affected multiple genes involved in B-cell biology. Late differentiation stages, in contrast, showed extensive demethylation of heterochromatin and methylation gain of polycomb-repressed areas, and did not affect genes with apparent functional impact in B cells. This signature, which has been previously linked to aging and cancer, was particularly widespread in mature cells with extended life span. Comparing B-cell neoplasms with their normal counterparts, we identified that they frequently acquire methylation changes in regions undergoing dynamic methylation already during normal B-cell differentiation.