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You Are What Your Mother Ate:The Science of Epigenetics
Daniel LieberKerry SamerotteBrian Beliveau
October 6, 2010
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Part III: Epigenetics: Past, Present, & Future
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How did we discover epigenetics?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calico_cat_-_Phoebe.jpg, Schneiderman et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 9;6(9)http://images.maizegdb.org/db_images/Variation/cd5207-1613-0242/30.jpg
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Eye Color in Fruit Flies (1938)
Pigmentation gene: ON OFF
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drosophila_melanogaster.jpgSchneiderman et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 9;6(9)
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Eye Color in Fruit Flies (1938)
Variable boundary
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Drosophilidae_compound_eye_.jpgSchneiderman et al. PLoS Genet. 2010 Sep 9;6(9)
Pigmentation gene
DNA
HistoneNucleosome
OFF ON
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Color changing corn (?!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YellowCorn.jpghttp://images.maizegdb.org/db_images/Variation/cd5207-1613-0242/30.jpg
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X
100%
X
Expect
50% 50%
Paramutation (1956)
X
Observe
100%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YellowCorn.jpghttp://images.maizegdb.org/db_images/Variation/cd5207-1613-0242/30.jpg
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Paramutation (1956)
All have identical DNA sequences
Pigmentation gene OFF OFF
Pigmentation gene ON
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YellowCorn.jpg, J. Corum for NYTimeshttp://images.maizegdb.org/db_images/Variation/cd5207-1613-0242/30.jpg
X X X
Pigmentation gene
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The Case of the Calico Cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calico_cat_-_Phoebe.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tortie-flame.jpg
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What are sex chromosomes?
X X
X Y
Mom Dad
Mom Dad
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_human_male_chromosomes.gif
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Are two X’s better than one?
X X
Mom Dad
X Y
Mom Dad
orX X
Mom Dad
Adapted from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_human_male_chromosomes.gif
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X-inactivation (1961)
XO XB XO XB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calico_cat_-_Phoebe.jpg
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Key Points
1. A gene’s local ‘environment’ is important
2. Changes to a gene’s environment can be stably inherited
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Major Open Questions
vs.
OFF
Where?When?
Memory?
?? ??
What gets passed on?
????
J. Corum for NYTimeshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baby_holding_feet.jpg
ON
vs.
OFFON
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What gets passed on in mice?
Found epigenetic effects to be on par with genetic effects
Study published August 2010
Question: Does the Y chromosome pass on epigenetic information?
Looked at a panel of behavioral traits
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/House_mouse.jpgStudy – Nelson et al. Epigenomics 2010 Aug;2(4)
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A Tale of Two Chromosomes
Imprinting: When parental chromosomes are marked differently
Mom Dad
On
Off
On
Off
On
Off
Adapted from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Down_Syndrome_Karyotype.png
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Imprinting & Chromosome 15
Angelman Syndrome Prader-Willi Syndrome
Mom Dad
deletion deletion
Mom Dad
OffOff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prader_Willi_Syndrome1.jpgAdapted from Angelman Syndrome Gene Reviews - NCBI Bookshelf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf
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Imprinting – More widespread than we thought?
Study published August 2010Looked at imprinting in the mouse brain
Known
New
Imprinted genes
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/House_mouse.jpgStudy – Gregg et al. Science Aug 2010;329(5992)
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Other epigenetic effects
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Epigenetics & Cancer
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)―Disease of bone marrow―High risk of leukemia―Delayed onset (>60 years old)
First MDS drug to show a
survival benefit
Azacitidine (Vidaza)
H3C
Cytosine (“C”)
Methyl group
3 yrs 50 yrs
Fraga et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Jul 26;102(30):10604-9
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Epigenetics & Memory
Mouse with memory defects
Exposure to ‘lively’environment Mouse with
improved memory
Offspring with improved memory!
??
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/House_mouse.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Largeviewtimessquare.jpg
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Tip of the Iceberg?
Source – NCBI Pub Med Database
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Summary• ‘Weird’ phenomena in model systems gave us early clues
about epigenetics
• Scientists are actively trying to understand how epigenetic information is specified and transmitted
• Epigenetics can inform our design of therapeutics
• We still have a lot to learn about epigenetics!
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Thank you!
Questions?
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