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Daily Variation in Global and Local DNA Methylation in Mouse Livers

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  • Lin Xia
  • Shihong Ma
  • Ying Zhang
  • Tao Wang
  • Mengyi Zhou
  • Zhongqiu Wang
  • Jianfa Zhang

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DNA methylation is one of the best-characterized epigenetic modifications and has an important biological relevance. Here we showed that global DNA methylation level in mouse livers displayed a daily variation where the peak phases occurred during the end of the day and the lowest level at the beginning of the day in the light-dark or dark-dark cycles. Typical repeat sequence long interspersed nucleotide element-1 (LINE-1) had a similar methylation rhythm to global DNA. DNA methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A) and ratio of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) brought a relative forward daily variation to global DNA methylation, and the temporary change in ratio of SAM to SAH had no influence on the DNA methylation level. The rhythm of global DNA methylation was lost and DNA methylation level was increased in Per1-/-Per2-/- double knockout mice, which were in accordance with changes of Dnmt3a mRNA levels and its rhythm. Our results suggest that the daily variation in global DNA methylation was associated with the change of Dnmt3a expression rather than ratio of SAM to SAH.

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  • Lin Xia & Shihong Ma & Ying Zhang & Tao Wang & Mengyi Zhou & Zhongqiu Wang & Jianfa Zhang, 2015. "Daily Variation in Global and Local DNA Methylation in Mouse Livers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(2), pages 1-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0118101
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118101
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