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Single base-resolution methylome of the dizygotic sheep

  • Yangzi Wang
  • , Jianghong Wu
  • , Xiao Ma
  • , Bin Liu
  • , Rui Su
  • , Yu Jiang
  • , Wen Wang
  • , Yang Dong
  • Kunming University of Science and Technology
  • CAS - Kunming Institute of Zoology
  • Inner Mongolia Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Yunnan Agriculture University
  • Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
  • Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University

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Abstract

Sheep is an important livestock in the world for meat, dairy and wool production. The third version of sheep reference genome has been recently assembled, but sheep DNA methylome has not been profiled yet. In this study, we report the comprehensive sheep methylome with 94.38% cytosine coverage at single base resolution by sequencing DNA samples from Longissimus dorsi of dizygotic Sunit sheep, which were bred in different habitats. We also compared methylomes between the twin sheep. DNA methylation status at genomescale differentially methylated regions (DMRs), functional genomic regions and 248 DMRcontaining genes were identified between the twin sheep. Gene ontology (GO) and KEGG annotations of these genes were performed to discover computationally predicted function. Lipid metabolism, sexual maturity and tumor-associated categories were observed to significantly enrich DMR-containing genes. These findings could be used to illustrate the relationship between phenotypic variations and gene methylation patterns.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0142034
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume10
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 2015
Externally publishedYes

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