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DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits

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Haghani, Amin, Li, Caesar Z., Robeck, Todd R., Zhang, Joshua, Lu, Ake T., Ablaeva, Julia, Acosta-Rodríguez, Victoria A., Adams, Danielle M. +182 more·2023·Science

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Using DNA methylation profiles ( n = 15,456) from 348 mammalian species, we constructed phyloepigenetic trees that bear marked similarities to traditional phylogenetic ones. Using unsupervised clustering across all samples, we identified 55 distinct cytosine modules, of which 30 are related to traits such as maximum life span, adult weight, age, sex, and human mortality risk. Maximum life span is associated with methylation levels in HOXL subclass homeobox genes and developmental processes and is potentially regulated by pluripotency transcription factors. The methylation state of some modules responds to perturbations such as caloric restriction, ablation of growth hormone receptors, consumption of high-fat diets, and expression of Yamanaka factors. This study reveals an intertwined evolution of the genome and epigenome that mediates the biological characteristics and traits of different mammalian species.

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Haghani, A., Li, C. Z., Robeck, T. R., Zhang, J., Lu, A. T., Ablaeva, J., Acosta-Rodríguez, V. A., Adams, D. M., Alagaili, A. N., Almunia, J., Aloysius, A., Amor, N. M. S., Ardehali, R., Arneson, A., Baker, C. S., Banks, G., Belov, K., Bennett, N. C., Black, P., Blumstein, D. T., Bors, E. K., Breeze, C. E., Brooke, R. T., Brown, J. L., Carter, G., Caulton, A., Cavin, J. M., Chakrabarti, L., Chatzistamou, I., Chavez, A. S., Chen, H., Cheng, K., Chiavellini, P., Choi, O.-W., Clarke, S., Cook, J. A., Cooper, L. N., Cossette, M.-L., Day, J., DeYoung, J., Dirocco, S., Dold, C., Dunnum, J. L., Ehmke, E. E., Emmons, C. K., Emmrich, S., Erbay, E., Erlacher-Reid, C., Faulkes, C. G., Fei, Z., Ferguson, S. H., Finno, C. J., Flower, J. E., Gaillard, J.-M., Garde, E., Gerber, L., Gladyshev, V. N., Goya, R. G., Grant, M. J., Green, C. B., Hanson, M. B., Hart, D. W., Haulena, M., Herrick, K., Hogan, A. N., Hogg, C. J., Hore, T. A., Huang, T., Izpisua Belmonte, J. C., Jasinska, A. J., Jones, G., Jourdain, E., Kashpur, O., Katcher, H., Katsumata, E., Kaza, V., Kiaris, H., Kobor, M. S., Kordowitzki, P., Koski, W. R., Krützen, M., Kwon, S. B., Larison, B., Lee, S.-G., Lehmann, M., Lemaître, J.-F., Levine, A. J., Li, X., Li, C., Lim, A. R., Lin, D. T. S., Lindemann, D. M., Liphardt, S. W., Little, T. J., Macoretta, N., Maddox, D., Matkin, C. O., Mattison, J. A., McClure, M., Mergl, J., Meudt, J. J., Montano, G. A., Mozhui, K., Munshi-South, J., Murphy, W. J., Naderi, A., Nagy, M., Narayan, P., Nathanielsz, P. W., Nguyen, N. B., Niehrs, C., Nyamsuren, B., O’Brien, J. K., Ginn, P. O., Odom, D. T., Ophir, A. G., Osborn, S., Ostrander, E. A., Parsons, K. M., Paul, K. C., Pedersen, A. B., Pellegrini, M., Peters, K. J., Petersen, J. L., Pietersen, D. W., Pinho, G. M., Plassais, J., Poganik, J. R., Prado, N. A., Reddy, P., Rey, B., Ritz, B. R., Robbins, J., Rodriguez, M., Russell, J., Rydkina, E., Sailer, L. L., Salmon, A. B., Sanghavi, A., Schachtschneider, K. M., Schmitt, D., Schmitt, T., Schomacher, L., Schook, L. B., Sears, K. E., Seifert, A. W., Shafer, A. B. A., Shindyapina, A. V., Simmons, M., Singh, K., Sinha, I., Slone, J., Snell, R. G., Soltanmohammadi, E., Spangler, M. L., Spriggs, M., Staggs, L., Stedman, N., Steinman, K. J., Stewart, D. T., Sugrue, V. J., Szladovits, B., Takahashi, J. S., Takasugi, M., Teeling, E. C., Thompson, M. J., Van Bonn, B., Vernes, S. C., Villar, D., Vinters, H. V., Vu, H., Wallingford, M. C., Wang, N., Wilkinson, G. S., Williams, R. W., Yan, Q., Yao, M., Young, B. G., Zhang, B., Zhang, Z., Zhao, Y., Zhao, P., Zhou, W., Zoller, J. A., Ernst, J., Seluanov, A., Gorbunova, V., Yang, X. W., Raj, K., & Horvath, S.
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  • Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA.
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  • Epigenetic Clock Development Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Corresponding author
  • Haghani, Amin
  • Li, Caesar Z.
  • Horvath, Steve
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Published
2023-08-11
Volume
381
Issue
6658
Pages
eabq5693-eabq5693
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W4385726857
Cited by
128
References
90
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2026: 29 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 8 · 2021: 1
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11.41
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en
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Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1854469, 2017803)
  • National Geographic Society
  • University of Maryland
  • Wellcome Trust
  • UK Research and Innovation (MR/T021985/1)
  • Open Philanthropy Project
  • Cancer Research UK (20412)
  • British Heart Foundation (FS/18/39/33684)
  • Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2019-404)
  • Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (64756)
  • Science Foundation Ireland (19/FFP/6790)
  • King Saud University (64756)
  • Universität Zürich
  • A.H. Schultz-Stiftung zur Förderung Primatologischer Forschung
  • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
  • National Institutes of Health (AG047200, AG065403, R21OD022988)
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • Natural Environment Research Council (NE/R011397/1, NE/X001423/1)
  • National Institute on Aging (R56AG076607, R01AG050797, R01AG067782, AG043930, U34AG068482, R01AG045795, R21AG055841, AG047200, AG065403, R56AG072736, AG076607, R01AG027237, R01AG043930, U01AG060908, U19AG057758, AG045795, R21AG078784, AG067782, R01AG065403, P30AG013319, R01AG072736, P01AG047200, R37AG046320)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R21ES024356)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R21DE028271)
  • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • H2020 European Research Council (788937)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Keywords
DNA methylation, mammalian evolution, maximum lifespan, mature weight, mortality risk, homeobox genes, pluripotency transcription factors, caloric restriction, growth hormone receptor, high-fat diet, Yamanaka factors
MeSH terms
Epigenome, Adult, Animals, Humans, Mammals, Phylogeny, Genome, DNA Methylation, Epigenesis, Genetic

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