期刊
LIFE-BASEL
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/life12060874
关键词
methylation difference; brain and gonad; female and male
资金
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory [2021hskf015]
This study used DNA methylation-sensitive RAD sequencing (Methyl-RAD) to explore the epigenetic differences between adult male and female samples of Ussuri catfish in brain and gonad tissues. The researchers identified a large number of differential DNA methylation sites and genes, including genes related to sex determination. These findings provide evidence for understanding the relationship between gene regulation, epigenetics, and sex differentiation in the Ussuri catfish.
DNA methylation has been found to be involved in sex determination and differentiation in many aquaculture species. The Ussuri catfish (Pseudobagrus ussuriensis) is a popular aquaculture fish in China with high economic value in which male-biased sex dimorphism was observed in terms of body size and body weight. In this study, DNA methylation-sensitive RAD sequencing (Methyl-RAD) was used to explore the epigenetic difference between adult male and female samples in brain and gonad tissues. In brain tissues, 5,442,496 methylated cytosine sites were found and 9.94% of these sites were from symmetric CCGG or CCWGG sites. Among these sites, 321 differential DNA methylation sites (DMSs) in 171 genes were identified, while in gonad tissues, 4,043,053 methylated cytosines sites were found in total and 11.70% of them were from CCGG or CCWGG. Among these sites, 78 differential DNA methylation sites were found which were located in 64 genes. We also found several sex-determination genes among these differential methylated genes, such as amh, gsdf and hsd11b2 in brain tissues and slco3a1, socs2 and trim47 in gonad tissues. These results provided evidence for understanding the function of DNA methylation in the sex differentiation in Pseudobagrus ussuriensis, which further deepens the relationship between gene regulation and epigenetics.
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