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  • Abundant DNA 6mA methylation during early embryogenesis of zebrafish and pig.

Abundant DNA 6mA methylation during early embryogenesis of zebrafish and pig.

Nature communications (2016-10-08)
Jianzhao Liu, Yuanxiang Zhu, Guan-Zheng Luo, Xinxia Wang, Yanan Yue, Xiaona Wang, Xin Zong, Kai Chen, Hang Yin, Ye Fu, Dali Han, Yizhen Wang, Dahua Chen, Chuan He
ABSTRACT

DNA N6-methyldeoxyadenosine (6mA) is a well-known prokaryotic DNA modification that has been shown to exist and play epigenetic roles in eukaryotic DNA. Here we report that 6mA accumulates up to ∼0.1-0.2% of total deoxyadenosine during early embryogenesis of vertebrates, but diminishes to the background level with the progression of the embryo development. During this process a large fraction of 6mAs locate in repetitive regions of the genome.

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