Population variability in X-chromosome inactivation across 10 mammalian species.


Journal

Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 09 11 2023
accepted: 08 10 2024
medline: 18 10 2024
pubmed: 18 10 2024
entrez: 17 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

One of the two X-chromosomes in female mammals is epigenetically silenced in embryonic stem cells by X-chromosome inactivation. This creates a mosaic of cells expressing either the maternal or the paternal X allele. The X-chromosome inactivation ratio, the proportion of inactivated parental alleles, varies widely among individuals, representing the largest instance of epigenetic variability within mammalian populations. While various contributing factors to X-chromosome inactivation variability are recognized, namely stochastic and/or genetic effects, their relative contributions are poorly understood. This is due in part to limited cross-species analysis, making it difficult to distinguish between generalizable or species-specific mechanisms for X-chromosome inactivation ratio variability. To address this gap, we measure X-chromosome inactivation ratios in ten mammalian species (9531 individual samples), ranging from rodents to primates, and compare the strength of stochastic models or genetic factors for explaining X-chromosome inactivation variability. Our results demonstrate the embryonic stochasticity of X-chromosome inactivation is a general explanatory model for population X-chromosome inactivation variability in mammals, while genetic factors play a minor role.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39420003
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-53449-1
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-53449-1
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Pagination

8991

Subventions

Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ID : R01MH113005
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ID : R01MH113005
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ID : R01MH113005

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Jonathan M Werner (JM)

Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA.
Physiology Department and Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

John Hover (J)

Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA.

Jesse Gillis (J)

Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 11724, USA. jesse.gillis@utoronto.ca.
Physiology Department and Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. jesse.gillis@utoronto.ca.

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