Epigenetic modifications are associated with inter-species gene expression variation in primates
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Xiang | |
dc.contributor.author | Cain, Carolyn E | |
dc.contributor.author | Myrthil, Marsha | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewellen, Noah | |
dc.contributor.author | Michelini, Katelyn | |
dc.contributor.author | Davenport, Emily R | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephens, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.author | Pritchard, Jonathan K | |
dc.contributor.author | Gilad, Yoav | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-13T19:02:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-13T19:02:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-12-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Genome Biology. 2014 Dec 03;15(12):547 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/110207 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background Changes in gene regulation have long been thought to play an important role in evolution and speciation, especially in primates. Over the past decade, comparative genomic studies have revealed extensive inter-species differences in gene expression levels, yet we know much less about the extent to which regulatory mechanisms differ between species. Results To begin addressing this gap, we perform a comparative epigenetic study in primate lymphoblastoid cell lines, to query the contribution of RNA polymerase II and four histone modifications, H3K4me1, H3K4me3, H3K27ac, and H3K27me3, to inter-species variation in gene expression levels. We find that inter-species differences in mark enrichment near transcription start sites are significantly more often associated with inter-species differences in the corresponding gene expression level than expected by chance alone. Interestingly, we also find that first-order interactions among the five marks, as well as chromatin states, do not markedly contribute to the degree of association between the marks and inter-species variation in gene expression levels, suggesting that the marginal effects of the five marks dominate this contribution. Conclusions Our observations suggest that epigenetic modifications are substantially associated with changes in gene expression levels among primates and may represent important molecular mechanisms in primate evolution. | |
dc.title | Epigenetic modifications are associated with inter-species gene expression variation in primates | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/110207/1/13059_2014_Article_547.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s13059-014-0547-3 | en_US |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | Zhou et al.; licensee BioMed Central. | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-01-13T19:02:29Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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