Department of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eye & ENT Hospital, ENT Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Ministry of Education, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Birth Defects Res. 2023 Jan 15;115(2):205-217. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2102. Epub 2022 Oct 9.
Congenital nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate (NSCLP) is one of the most common malformations worldwide. DNA methylation has been implicated in many diseases. However, its involvement in lip tissue from NSCLP is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the role of dysregulated DNA methylation in NSCLP. DNA methylation profile was determined in eight injured and five self-normal lip tissue samples from children with NSCLP by whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. A total of 2,711 differentially methylated regions (DMRs), corresponding to 1,231 genes were identified. Given the important role of promoter methylation in regulating gene expression, the promoter DMR-related genes were considered. Bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that some of them showed potential associations with NSCLP. Therefore, the well-known NSCLP susceptibility gene, GLI family zinc finger 2 (GLI2) with an unknown role in its DNA methylation in NSCLP, was selected for further analysis. The promoter hypomethylation and higher mRNA expression level of GLI2 were observed in injured lip tissues by verification in additional samples. Moreover, dual luciferase reporter assay indicated that promoter hypermethylation of GLI2 inhibited its transcription. Overall, this study suggested that abnormal DNA methylation in lip tissue may be correlated with the pathogenesis of congenital NSCLP.
先天性非综合征性唇腭裂(NSCLP)是全球最常见的畸形之一。DNA 甲基化与许多疾病有关。然而,其在 NSCLP 唇组织中的作用尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨异常 DNA 甲基化在 NSCLP 中的作用。通过全基因组亚硫酸氢盐测序,对 8 例 NSCLP 患儿受伤和 5 例自正常唇组织样本中的 DNA 甲基化谱进行了测定。确定了 2711 个差异甲基化区域(DMR),对应 1231 个基因。鉴于启动子甲基化在调节基因表达中的重要作用,考虑了与启动子 DMR 相关的基因。生物信息学分析表明,其中一些基因与 NSCLP 具有潜在的相关性。因此,选择了已知的 NSCLP 易感基因 GLI 家族锌指蛋白 2(GLI2)作为进一步分析的对象,该基因在 NSCLP 中的 DNA 甲基化作用尚不清楚。通过在其他样本中的验证,观察到受伤的唇组织中 GLI2 的启动子低甲基化和更高的 mRNA 表达水平。此外,双荧光素酶报告基因检测表明 GLI2 启动子的高甲基化抑制了其转录。总之,本研究表明唇组织中的异常 DNA 甲基化可能与先天性 NSCLP 的发病机制有关。
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