TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of postnatal photoperiod on DNA methylation dynamics in the mouse brain
AU - Takaki, Nozomu
AU - Uchiwa, Tatsuhiro
AU - Furuse, Mitsuhiro
AU - Yasuo, Shinobu
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (No. 17K19914 ) to S.Y. from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (No. 17K19914) to S.Y. from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.
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PY - 2020/4/15
Y1 - 2020/4/15
N2 - Season of birth influences the onset of psychiatric diseases in mammals. Recent studies using rodent models have revealed that photoperiod during early life stages has a strong impact on affective and cognitive behaviors, neuronal activity, and hippocampal neurogenesis/astrogenesis in later life. The present study examined the effect of postnatal photoperiod on global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation dynamics in the mouse brain. Male mice born under short-day (SD) conditions were divided into SD and long-day (LD) groups on the day of birth. Temporal expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1/3a) with 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) levels, as well as protein levels of ten-eleven translocation (TET) 2 with 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) levels, were analyzed from postnatal day 4 (P4) to P21. Levels of 5-hmC in all hippocampal areas were higher in the LD group than in the SD group at P21, with a positive correlation between 5-hmC levels and TET2 levels throughout the experimental period. Inconsistent results were observed between DNMT1/3a mRNA levels and 5-mC levels. On the other hand, in the OB, mRNA levels of DNMT1 and DNMT3a were slightly lower in the LD group similar to 5-mC levels, but TET2 and 5-hmC levels were not influenced by the photoperiod. In conclusion, postnatal exposure of mice to LD conditions induces an increase in TET2-dependent DNA hydroxymethylation in the hippocampus, which might be involved in the long-term effects of postnatal photoperiod on neurogenesis and affective/cognitive behaviors.
AB - Season of birth influences the onset of psychiatric diseases in mammals. Recent studies using rodent models have revealed that photoperiod during early life stages has a strong impact on affective and cognitive behaviors, neuronal activity, and hippocampal neurogenesis/astrogenesis in later life. The present study examined the effect of postnatal photoperiod on global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation dynamics in the mouse brain. Male mice born under short-day (SD) conditions were divided into SD and long-day (LD) groups on the day of birth. Temporal expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMT1/3a) with 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) levels, as well as protein levels of ten-eleven translocation (TET) 2 with 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) levels, were analyzed from postnatal day 4 (P4) to P21. Levels of 5-hmC in all hippocampal areas were higher in the LD group than in the SD group at P21, with a positive correlation between 5-hmC levels and TET2 levels throughout the experimental period. Inconsistent results were observed between DNMT1/3a mRNA levels and 5-mC levels. On the other hand, in the OB, mRNA levels of DNMT1 and DNMT3a were slightly lower in the LD group similar to 5-mC levels, but TET2 and 5-hmC levels were not influenced by the photoperiod. In conclusion, postnatal exposure of mice to LD conditions induces an increase in TET2-dependent DNA hydroxymethylation in the hippocampus, which might be involved in the long-term effects of postnatal photoperiod on neurogenesis and affective/cognitive behaviors.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146725
DO - 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146725
M3 - Article
C2 - 32061563
AN - SCOPUS:85079555926
SN - 0006-8993
VL - 1733
JO - Brain Research
JF - Brain Research
M1 - 146725
ER -