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Title | Differential inheritance modes of DNA methylation between euchromatic and heterochromatic DNA sequences in ageing fetal bovine fibroblasts |
Authors | Yong Kook Kang; Deog Bon Koo; Jung Sun Park; Young Hee Choi; Kyung Kwang Lee; Yong Mahn Han |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Issue Date | 2001 |
Citation | FEBS Letters, vol. 498, no. 1, pp. 1-5 |
Keywords | ageing; methylation; epigenetic modification; euchromatin; heterochromatin |
Abstract | To elucidate overall changes in DNA methylation occurring by inappropriate epigenetic control during ageing, we compared fetal bovine fibroblasts and their aged neomycin-resistant versions using bisulfite-PCR technology. Reduction in DNA methylation was observed in euchromatic repeats (18S-rRNA/art2) and promoter regions of single-copy genes (the cytokeratin/β-lactoglobulin/interleukin-13 genes). Contrastingly, a stable maintenance of DNA methylation was revealed in various heterochromatic sequences (satellite I/II/alphoid and Bov-B). The differential inheritance mode of DNA methylation was confirmed through the analysis of individual neomycin-resistant clones. These global, multi-locus analyses provide evidence on the tendency of differential epigenetic modification between genomic DNA regions during ageing. |
ISSN | 0014-5793 |
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