Methylation status of genes escaping from X-chromosome inactivation in patients with X-chromosome rearrangements.
Escape gene
X-chromosome inactivation
X-chromosome rearrangement
Journal
Clinical epigenetics
ISSN: 1868-7083
Titre abrégé: Clin Epigenetics
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101516977
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 06 2021
30 06 2021
Historique:
received:
11
03
2021
accepted:
22
06
2021
entrez:
1
7
2021
pubmed:
2
7
2021
medline:
1
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a mechanism in which one of two X chromosomes in females is randomly inactivated in order to compensate for imbalance of gene dosage between sexes. However, about 15% of genes on the inactivated X chromosome (Xi) escape from XCI. The methylation level of the promoter region of the escape gene is lower than that of the inactivated genes. Dxz4 and/or Firre have critical roles for forming the three-dimensional (3D) structure of Xi. In mice, disrupting the 3D structure of Xi by deleting both Dxz4 and Firre genes led to changing of the escape genes list. To estimate the impact for escape genes by X-chromosome rearrangements, including DXZ4 and FIRRE, we examined the methylation status of escape gene promoters in patients with various X-chromosome rearrangements. To detect the breakpoints, we first performed array-based comparative genomic hybridization and whole-genome sequencing in four patients with X-chromosome rearrangements. Subsequently, we conducted array-based methylation analysis and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing in the four patients with X-chromosome rearrangements and controls. Of genes reported as escape genes by gene expression analysis using human hybrid cells in a previous study, 32 genes showed hypomethylation of the promoter region in both male controls and female controls. Three patients with X-chromosome rearrangements had no escape genes with abnormal methylation of the promoter region. One of four patients with the most complicated rearrangements exhibited abnormal methylation in three escape genes. Furthermore, in the patient with the deletion of the FIRRE gene and the duplication of DXZ4, most escape genes remained hypomethylated. X-chromosome rearrangements are unlikely to affect the methylation status of the promoter regions of escape genes, except for a specific case with highly complex rearrangements, including the deletion of the FIRRE gene and the duplication of DXZ4.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is a mechanism in which one of two X chromosomes in females is randomly inactivated in order to compensate for imbalance of gene dosage between sexes. However, about 15% of genes on the inactivated X chromosome (Xi) escape from XCI. The methylation level of the promoter region of the escape gene is lower than that of the inactivated genes. Dxz4 and/or Firre have critical roles for forming the three-dimensional (3D) structure of Xi. In mice, disrupting the 3D structure of Xi by deleting both Dxz4 and Firre genes led to changing of the escape genes list. To estimate the impact for escape genes by X-chromosome rearrangements, including DXZ4 and FIRRE, we examined the methylation status of escape gene promoters in patients with various X-chromosome rearrangements.
RESULTS
To detect the breakpoints, we first performed array-based comparative genomic hybridization and whole-genome sequencing in four patients with X-chromosome rearrangements. Subsequently, we conducted array-based methylation analysis and reduced representation bisulfite sequencing in the four patients with X-chromosome rearrangements and controls. Of genes reported as escape genes by gene expression analysis using human hybrid cells in a previous study, 32 genes showed hypomethylation of the promoter region in both male controls and female controls. Three patients with X-chromosome rearrangements had no escape genes with abnormal methylation of the promoter region. One of four patients with the most complicated rearrangements exhibited abnormal methylation in three escape genes. Furthermore, in the patient with the deletion of the FIRRE gene and the duplication of DXZ4, most escape genes remained hypomethylated.
CONCLUSION
X-chromosome rearrangements are unlikely to affect the methylation status of the promoter regions of escape genes, except for a specific case with highly complex rearrangements, including the deletion of the FIRRE gene and the duplication of DXZ4.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34193245
doi: 10.1186/s13148-021-01121-6
pii: 10.1186/s13148-021-01121-6
pmc: PMC8244138
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
134Subventions
Organisme : national center for child health and development
ID : 28-6
Organisme : Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP)
ID : 19ek0109373s0202
Organisme : National Center for Child Health and Development
ID : 2019B-4
Organisme : National Center for Child Health and Development
ID : 2019A-1
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