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Nazor KL, Boland MJ, Bibikova M, Klotzle B, Yu M, Glenn-Pratola VL, Schell JP, Coleman RL, Cabral-da-Silva MC, Schmidt U, Peterson SE, He C, Loring JF, Fan JB. Application of a low cost array-based technique - TAB-Array - for quantifying and mapping both 5mC and 5hmC at single base resolution in human pluripotent stem cells. Genomics 2014; 104:358-67. [PMID: 25179373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), an oxidized derivative of 5-methylcytosine (5mC), has been implicated as an important epigenetic regulator of mammalian development. Current procedures use DNA sequencing methods to discriminate 5hmC from 5mC, limiting their accessibility to the scientific community. Here we report a method that combines TET-assisted bisulfite conversion with Illumina 450K DNA methylation arrays for a low-cost high-throughput approach that distinguishes 5hmC and 5mC signals at base resolution. Implementing this approach, termed "TAB-array", we assessed DNA methylation dynamics in the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into cardiovascular progenitors and neural precursor cells. With the ability to discriminate 5mC and 5hmC, we identified a large number of novel dynamically methylated genomic regions that are implicated in the development of these lineages. The increased resolution and accuracy afforded by this approach provides a powerful means to investigate the distinct contributions of 5mC and 5hmC in human development and disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kristopher L Nazor
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | - Michael J Boland
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | | | | | - Miao Yu
- The University of Chicago, Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
| | - Victoria L Glenn-Pratola
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | - John P Schell
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | - Ronald L Coleman
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | | | | | - Suzanne E Peterson
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
| | - Chuan He
- The University of Chicago, Department of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
| | - Jeanne F Loring
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Chemical Physiology, Center for Regenerative Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA.
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