Comparative analysis of CpG islands among HBV genotypes.
Comparative analysis of CpG islands among HBV genotypes.
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HBV基因型间CpG岛的比较分析
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0056711
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发表时间:
2013
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Zhang J
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作者:
Zhang Y;Li C;Zhang Y;Zhu H;Kang Y;Liu H;Wang J;Qin Y;Mao R;Xie Y;Huang Y;Zhang J
DNA methylation is being increasingly recognized to play a role in regulation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene expression. The aim of this study was to compare the CpG island distribution among different HBV genotypes. We analyzed 176 full-length HBV genomic sequences obtained from the GenBank database, belonging to genotypes A through J, to identify the CpG islands in the HBV genomes. Our results showed that while 79 out of 176 sequences contained three conventional CpG islands (I–III) as previously described, 83 HBV sequences harbored only two of the three known islands. Novel CpG islands were identified in the remaining 14 HBV isolates and named as CpG island IV, V, and VI. Among the eight known HBV genotypes and two putative genotypes, while HBV genomes containing three CpG islands were predominant in genotypes A, B, D, E, and I; genotypes C, F, G, and H tended to contain only two CpG islands (II and III). In conclusion, the CpG islands, which are potential targets for DNA methylation mediated by the host functions, differ among HBV genotypes, and these genotype-specific differences in CpG island distribution could provide new insights into the understanding of epigenetic regulation of HBV gene expression and hepatitis B disease outcome.
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