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Trigger 8: Basic epigenetics Flashcards

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1
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define what the epigenome is

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the REVERSIBLE regulation of gene expression, mediated primarily through changes in DNA methylation

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DNA determines

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which mRNA is synthesises

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Epigenetic determines

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how much mRNA is made, where and when it is synthesised

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how can genes without mutations cause mutations

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due to epigenetic editing increasing or decreasing gene expression

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5
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epi means

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above

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the epigenome control

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gene accessibility

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the epigenome does not control

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the genetic code

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Two main types of chemical modifications

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  • chemical modification of the genome

- histone modification

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genomic modification

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through methylation and demethylation

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histone modification through

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  • acetylation
  • deacetylation
  • methylation
  • phosphorylation
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11
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epigenetic modifications act as switches

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turning genes on/ off, decreasing/ increasing expression

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12
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epigenetic explains why cells of identical phenotype end up as

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neurones, muscle and skin

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why is the epigenome importnant

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causes cellular differentiation during foetal development- meaning that although all cells have the same genome, they are not the same due to differences in the epigenome

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14
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different cell types are characterised by

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different epigenomes

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15
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haploid genome contains how many BP

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3 billion (6 billion in diploid)

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16
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all the base pairs are packaged into

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23 chromosomes (46)

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DNA is complexed with

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histones

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18
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Nucleosomes consist of

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8 histones around which DNA wraps 1.65 times

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19
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DNA methylation involves the methylation of what

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CpG islands

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20
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CpG islands

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parts of the genome rich in Cytosine and guanine

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C and G order

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C must come before G

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which part of the CpG island is methylated

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Addition of methyl group to C-5 position of cytosine residues.

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Most cytosine methylation occurs in the sequence context

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5‘-CG-3’

24
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when methyl is added to cytosine it becomes

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5-methyl cytosine

25
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human genome is not

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methylated uniformly- contains regions of unmethylated segments interspersed by methylated regions.

26
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% of 5-methylated cytosine found in the genome

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4%- primarily at cytosine–guanine dinucleotides (CpGs)

27
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CpG islands (CpG rich regions) are found in how many promoter regions

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50%

28
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methylation within promoter regions correlates with

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transcriptional silencing

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methylation dysregulates gene transcription through

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inhibition of transcription factor binding either directly or via altered histone acetylation

30
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which enzymes catalyse methylation of CpG island

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DNA methyl transferases

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DNA methyl transferases

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DNMTs

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where does the methyl group that DNMTs transfer to CpG island comes from

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S-adenosyl methionine (SAM)

33
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when methyl is removed from SAM by DNMT it becomes

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SAH

34
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SAH

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S-adenosyl homocysteine

35
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Summary of DNA methylation

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DNMT1 transfers methyl group from SAM to CpG island.

SAM–>SAH

36
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which cytosine has methyl added

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cytosine on 5th positiion

37
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when cytosine has methyl added it becomes

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5 methyl cytosine

38
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therefore when lots of methylation of on CpG islands…

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genes turned off due to TFs not being able to bind

39
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how many types of DNMTs

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4

40
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methylation is an important mechanisms for

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maintaining gene expression e.g. when cells differentiate they will not use all of their genes

41
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which DNMT maintains normal patterns of methylation

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DNMT1

42
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de novo methylation

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when genes are turned off and cause disease

43
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which DNMTs are ‘de novo methylases’

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DNMT3a and DNMT3b

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DNMT1 requires a

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heme-methylated DNA substrate and will faithfully reproduce the pattern of DNA methylation on the newly synthesised strant

45
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DNMT3a and DNMT3b

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all add methyl groups to CG dinucleotides which are previously unmethylated on both stands
- re-eastablish methylation patterns

46
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DNMTs stand for

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DNA MethylTransferases

47
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both establishment (DNMT3B) and maintenance (DNMT1) ae

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crucial for development

48
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mice deficient in DNMT3B or DNMT1

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embryonic lethal

49
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mice deficient in DNMT3a

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die within 4 weeks

50
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DNMT1 important during

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DNA replication- to ensure DNA is methylated in the same places

51
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5 hydroxy methyl cytosine (5hmC)

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is prevalent in embryonic stem cells and in the brain and plays a role in promoting gene expression

52
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How does 5hmC promote gene expression

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conversion of 5mC (methylated cytosine- created by DNMTs) to 5hmC by TETs blocks repressive proteins that would typically be recruited to 4mc

53
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5mc

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5 methyl cystosine

54
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5 methyl cytosine is produce by

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DNMT

- Methyl group removed from SAM and added to cytosine on CpG islands

55
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outline active demethylation cycle

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1) DNMT catalyses production of 5-mC from cytosine- repressing transcription and silencing genes
2) 5-mC is converted to 5hmC by TET, which then gets converted by another TET to 5-fC
3) 5-fc is converted to 5-caC
4) TDGBER convers 5-caC to cytosine

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passive demethylation

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occurs due to absence of methylation of newly synthesised DNA strands by DNMT1 during several replication rounds

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active demethylation

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mediated by multiple enzymes and can occur independent of DNA replication (TET and TDGBER)

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