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端粒生物学障碍中的 DNA 甲基化变异和表观遗传衰老。

DNA methylation variations and epigenetic aging in telomere biology disorders.

机构信息

Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Department of Medical Biosciences, Medical and Clinical Genetics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2023 May 16;13(1):7955. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-34922-1.

Abstract

Telomere Biology Disorders (TBDs) are characterized by mutations in telomere-related genes leading to short telomeres and premature aging but with no strict correlation between telomere length and disease severity. Epigenetic alterations are also markers of aging and we aimed to evaluate whether DNA methylation (DNAm) could be part of the pathogenesis of TBDs. In blood from 35 TBD cases, genome-wide DNAm were analyzed and the cases were grouped based on relative telomere length (RTL): short (S), with RTL close to normal controls, and extremely short (ES). TBD cases had increased epigenetic age and DNAm alterations were most prominent in the ES-RTL group. Thus, the differentially methylated (DM) CpG sites could be markers of short telomeres but could also be one of the mechanisms contributing to disease phenotype since DNAm alterations were observed in symptomatic, but not asymptomatic, cases with S-RTL. Furthermore, two or more DM-CpGs were identified in four genes previously linked to TBD or telomere length (PRDM8, SMC4, VARS, and WNT6) and in three genes that were novel in telomere biology (MAS1L, NAV2, and TM4FS1). The DM-CpGs in these genes could be markers of aging in hematological cells, but they could also be of relevance for the progression of TBD.

摘要

端粒生物学障碍(TBDs)的特征是端粒相关基因突变,导致端粒缩短和早衰,但端粒长度与疾病严重程度之间没有严格的相关性。表观遗传改变也是衰老的标志物,我们旨在评估 DNA 甲基化(DNAm)是否可能是 TBD 发病机制的一部分。在 35 例 TBD 病例的血液中,进行了全基因组 DNAm 分析,并根据相对端粒长度(RTL)对病例进行分组:短(S),与正常对照的 RTL 接近,和极短(ES)。TBD 病例的表观遗传年龄增加,并且在 ES-RTL 组中 DNAm 改变最为明显。因此,差异甲基化(DM)CpG 位点可以是短端粒的标志物,但也可能是导致疾病表型的机制之一,因为在具有 S-RTL 的有症状而非无症状病例中观察到 DNAm 改变。此外,在四个先前与 TBD 或端粒长度相关的基因(PRDM8、SMC4、VARS 和 WNT6)和三个在端粒生物学中新颖的基因(MAS1L、NAV2 和 TM4FS1)中鉴定出两个或更多的 DM-CpGs。这些基因中的 DM-CpGs 可能是血液细胞衰老的标志物,但它们也可能与 TBD 的进展有关。

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