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Comparison of CcrM-dependent methylation in Caulobacter crescentus and Brucella abortus by nanopore sequencing.
Campbell, Maxwell; Barton, Ian Scott; Roop, R Martin; Chien, Peter.
Afiliación
  • Campbell M; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
  • Barton IS; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
  • Roop RM; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
  • Chien P; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
bioRxiv ; 2024 Mar 02.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38464217
ABSTRACT
Bacteria rely on DNA methylation for restriction-modification systems and epigenetic control of gene expression. Here, we use direct detection of methylated bases by nanopore sequencing to monitor global DNA methylation in Alphaproteobacteria, where use of this technique has not yet been reported. One representative of this order, Caulobacter crescentus, relies on DNA methylation to control cell cycle progression, but it is unclear whether other members of this order, such as Brucella abortus, depend on the same systems. We addressed these questions by first measuring CcrM-dependent DNA methylation in Caulobacter and show excellent correlation between nanopore-based detection and previously published results. We then directly measure the impact of Lon-mediated CcrM degradation on the epigenome, verifying that loss of Lon results in pervasive methylation. We also show that the AlkB demethylase has no global impact on DNA methylation during normal growth. Next, we report on the global DNA methylation in Brucella abortus for the first time and find that CcrM-dependent methylation is reliant on Lon but impacts the two chromosomes differently. Finally, we explore the impact of the MucR transcription factor, known to compete with CcrM methylation, on the Brucella methylome and share the results with a publicly available visualization package. Our work demonstrates the utility of nanopore-based sequencing for epigenome measurements in Alphaproteobacteria and reveals new features of CcrM-dependent methylation in a zoonotic pathogen.

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: BioRxiv Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: BioRxiv Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos