Insufficient maintenance DNA methylation is associated with abnormal embryonic development

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作者
Yin, Li-Jun [1 ,3 ]
Zhang, Yu [1 ,2 ]
Lv, Ping-Ping [2 ]
He, Wei-Hua [1 ,3 ]
Wu, Yan-Ting [1 ]
Liu, Ai-Xia [1 ]
Ding, Guo-Lian [2 ]
Dong, Min-Yue [2 ]
Qu, Fan [2 ]
Xu, Chen-Ming [2 ]
Zhu, Xiao-Ming [2 ]
Huang, He-Feng [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Reprod Endocrinol, Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Minist Educ, Key Lab Reprod Genet, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[3] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Med, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
来源
BMC MEDICINE | 2012年 / 10卷
关键词
EARLY-PREGNANCY LOSS; MAMMALIAN DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETIC REGULATION; GENE; EXPRESSION; METHYLTRANSFERASE; IMPLANTATION; DNMT1; REPLICATION; MECHANISMS;
D O I
10.1186/1741-7015-10-26
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Background: Early pregnancy loss (EPL) is a frustrating clinical problem, whose mechanisms are not completely understood. DNA methylation, which includes maintenance methylation and de novo methylation directed by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), is important for embryo development. Abnormal function of these DNMTs may have serious consequences for embryonic development. Methods: To evaluate the possible involvement of DNA methylation in human EPL, the expression of DNMT proteins and global methylation of DNA were assessed in villous or decidua from EPL patients. The association of maintenance methylation with embryo implantation and development was also examined. Results: We found that DNMT1 and DNMT3A were both expressed in normal human villous and decidua. DNMT1 expression and DNA global methylation levels were significantly down-regulated in villous of EPL. DNMT3A expression was not significantly changed in the EPL group compared to controls in either villous or decidua. We also found that disturbance of maintenance methylation with a DNMT1 inhibitor may result in a decreased global DNA methylation level and impaired embryonic development in the mouse model, and inhibit in vitro embryo attachment to endometrial cells. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that defects in DNA maintenance methylation in the embryo, not in the mother, are associated with abnormal embryonic implantation and development. The findings of the current study provide new insights into the etiology of EPL.
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