Simultaneous global labeling (SiGL) of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by DNA alkylation with a synthetic cofactor and engineered methyltransferase
Avraham, S.; schuetz, L.; Kaever, L.; Dankers, A.; Margalit, S.; Michaeli, Y.; Zirkin, S.; Torchinsky, D.; Gilat, N.; Bahr, O.; Nifker, G.; Koren-Michowitz, M.; Weinhold, E.; Ebenstein, Y.
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5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine are epigenetic modifications involved in gene regulation and cancer. Here, we describe a new, simple, and high-throughput platform for multi-colour epigenetic analysis. The novelty of our approach is the ability to multiplex methylation and de-methylation signals in the same assay. We utilize an engineered methyltransferase enzyme that recognizes and labels all unmodified CpG sites with a fluorescent cofactor. In combination with the already established labelling of the de-methylation mark 5-hydroxymethylcytosine via enzymatic glycosylation, we obtained a robust platform for simultaneous epigenetic analysis of these marks. We assessed the global epigenetic levels in multiple samples of colorectal cancer and observed a reduction in 5-hydroxymethylcytosine levels, but no change in DNA methylation levels between sick and healthy individuals. We also measured epigenetic modifications in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and observed a decrease in both modification levels. Our results indicate that this assay may be used for the epigenetic characterization of clinical samples for research and patient management.
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