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Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis
The way in which transcriptional activity overcomes the physical DNA structure and gene regulation mechanisms involves complex processes that are not yet fully understood. Modifications in the cytosine-guanine sequence of DNA by 5-mC are preferentially located in heterochromatic regions and are rela...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8151356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34064768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051162 |
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author | Barbosa, Patrícia Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda Marques, André da Silva, Maelin Favero, Giovani Marino Sobreiro, Bernardo Passos de Almeida, Mara Cristina Moreira-Filho, Orlando Silva, Duílio Mazzoni Zerbinato de Andrade Porto-Foresti, Fábio Foresti, Fausto Artoni, Roberto Ferreira |
author_facet | Barbosa, Patrícia Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda Marques, André da Silva, Maelin Favero, Giovani Marino Sobreiro, Bernardo Passos de Almeida, Mara Cristina Moreira-Filho, Orlando Silva, Duílio Mazzoni Zerbinato de Andrade Porto-Foresti, Fábio Foresti, Fausto Artoni, Roberto Ferreira |
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description | The way in which transcriptional activity overcomes the physical DNA structure and gene regulation mechanisms involves complex processes that are not yet fully understood. Modifications in the cytosine-guanine sequence of DNA by 5-mC are preferentially located in heterochromatic regions and are related to gene silencing. Herein, we investigate evidence of epigenetic regulation related to the B chromosome model and transposable elements in A. scabripinnis. Indirect immunofluorescence using anti-5-mC to mark methylated regions was employed along with quantitative ELISA to determine the total genomic DNA methylation level. 5-mC signals were dispersed in the chromosomes of both females and males, with preferential accumulation in the B chromosome. In addition to the heterochromatic methylated regions, our results suggest that methylation is associated with transposable elements (LINE and Tc1-Mariner). Heterochromatin content was measured based on the C-band length in relation to the size of chromosome 1. The B chromosome in A. scabripinnis comprises heterochromatin located in the pericentromeric region of both arms of this isochromosome. In this context, individuals with B chromosomes should have an increased heterochromatin content when compared to individuals that do not. Although, both heterochromatin content and genome methylation showed no significant differences between sexes or in relation to the occurrence of B chromosomes. Our evidence suggests that the B chromosome can have a compensation effect on the heterochromatin content and that methylation possibly operates to silence TEs in A. scabripinnis. This represents a sui generis compensation and gene activity buffering mechanism. |
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spelling | pubmed-81513562021-05-27 Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis Barbosa, Patrícia Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda Marques, André da Silva, Maelin Favero, Giovani Marino Sobreiro, Bernardo Passos de Almeida, Mara Cristina Moreira-Filho, Orlando Silva, Duílio Mazzoni Zerbinato de Andrade Porto-Foresti, Fábio Foresti, Fausto Artoni, Roberto Ferreira Cells Article The way in which transcriptional activity overcomes the physical DNA structure and gene regulation mechanisms involves complex processes that are not yet fully understood. Modifications in the cytosine-guanine sequence of DNA by 5-mC are preferentially located in heterochromatic regions and are related to gene silencing. Herein, we investigate evidence of epigenetic regulation related to the B chromosome model and transposable elements in A. scabripinnis. Indirect immunofluorescence using anti-5-mC to mark methylated regions was employed along with quantitative ELISA to determine the total genomic DNA methylation level. 5-mC signals were dispersed in the chromosomes of both females and males, with preferential accumulation in the B chromosome. In addition to the heterochromatic methylated regions, our results suggest that methylation is associated with transposable elements (LINE and Tc1-Mariner). Heterochromatin content was measured based on the C-band length in relation to the size of chromosome 1. The B chromosome in A. scabripinnis comprises heterochromatin located in the pericentromeric region of both arms of this isochromosome. In this context, individuals with B chromosomes should have an increased heterochromatin content when compared to individuals that do not. Although, both heterochromatin content and genome methylation showed no significant differences between sexes or in relation to the occurrence of B chromosomes. Our evidence suggests that the B chromosome can have a compensation effect on the heterochromatin content and that methylation possibly operates to silence TEs in A. scabripinnis. This represents a sui generis compensation and gene activity buffering mechanism. MDPI 2021-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8151356/ /pubmed/34064768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051162 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Barbosa, Patrícia Schemczssen-Graeff, Zelinda Marques, André da Silva, Maelin Favero, Giovani Marino Sobreiro, Bernardo Passos de Almeida, Mara Cristina Moreira-Filho, Orlando Silva, Duílio Mazzoni Zerbinato de Andrade Porto-Foresti, Fábio Foresti, Fausto Artoni, Roberto Ferreira Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title | Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title_full | Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title_fullStr | Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title_full_unstemmed | Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title_short | Silencing of Transposable Elements Mediated by 5-mC and Compensation of the Heterochromatin Content by Presence of B Chromosomes in Astyanax scabripinnis |
title_sort | silencing of transposable elements mediated by 5-mc and compensation of the heterochromatin content by presence of b chromosomes in astyanax scabripinnis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8151356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34064768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10051162 |
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