亚硫酸氢盐-基因组测序法在检测基因异常甲基化中的应用
Application of Bisulfite Genomic Sequencing in Detecting Abnormal Methylation of Gene
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摘要: 目的:介绍一种准确、敏感的检测多个标本、多个CG二核苷酸甲基化状态的方法。即亚硫酸氢盐-基因组测序法(BisulfiteGenomicSequencing,BGS)。方法:单链DNA的胞嘧啶可被亚硫酸氢盐修饰转变成尿嘧啶,而5'甲基胞嘧啶仍保持不变。这种修饰处理可在甲基化和非甲基化基因组DNA间产生DNA序列差异,而这种DNA序列差异可通过BGS法较为灵敏地筛查出。利用该原理检测肝癌细胞AFP基因启动子区CG二核苷酸甲基化状态。结果:在癌细胞中发现两种异常甲基化,即高度甲基化及部分甲基化。结论:BGS法在基因甲基化检测中将有很大的应用潜能,为探讨肿瘤发生机制提供了新的分子分析方向。Abstract: Objective: To introduce an exact and sensitive method for screening the methylated patterns of multiple samples and CG sites: Bisulfite Genomic Sequencing (BGS). Methods: Sodiumbisulfite modification of single strand DNA converted unmethylated cytosine to uracil, but 5'methyl cytosine maintained unaltered. This modification created sequence difference between methylated and unmethylated genomic DNA, which can be sensitively detected by PCR. According to this principle, methylated pattern of CG dinucleotide sites of AFP gene promoter in liver cancinoma cells was analyzed. Results: Two abnormal methylations were found in DNA of carcinoma cell by BGS. Conclusion: BGS will be potential in screening the abnormal methylation of gene and will direct a new molecular analysis for genesis of the tumors.