Significant differences in the degree of genomic DNA N6-methyladenine modifications in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans with two different culture substrates

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DNA N6-methyladenine (6mA) modification is widespread in organisms and plays an important functional role in the regulation of cellular processes. As a model organism in biohydrometallurgy, Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans can obtain energy from the oxidation of ferrous iron (Fe2+) and various reduced inorganic sulfides (RISCs) under acidic conditions. To determine the linkage between genomic DNA methylation and the switching between the two oxidative metabolic pathways in A. ferrooxidans, the 6mA landscape in the genome of A. ferrooxidans cultured under different conditions was evaluated by using 6mA-IP-seq. A total of 214 and 47 high-confidence peaks of 6mA were identified under the Fe2+ and RISCs oxidizing conditions, respectively (P<10-5), suggesting that genomic methylation was greater under Fe2+ oxidizing conditions. 6mA experienced a decline at the transcription start site (TSS) and occurs frequently in gene bodies under both oxidizing conditions. Furthermore, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses revealed that 7 KEGG pathways were mapped into and most of the differentially methylated genes were enriched in oxidative phosphorylation and metabolic pathways. Fourteen genes were selected for studying the effect of differences in methylation on mRNA expression. Thirteen genes, excluding petA-1, demonstrated a decrease in mRNA expression as methylation levels increased. Overall, the 6mA methylation enrichment patterns are similar under two conditions but show differences in the enriched pathways. The phenomenon of upregulated gene methylation levels coupled with downregulated expression suggests a potential association between the regulation mechanisms of 6mA and the Fe2+ and RISCs oxidation pathways.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

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PloS one - 19(2024), 2 vom: 01., Seite e0298204

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lin, RuTao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, JingQi [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Si [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yu [VerfasserIn]

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9007-49-2
DNA
Journal Article
RNA, Messenger

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Date Completed 05.02.2024

Date Revised 05.02.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1371/journal.pone.0298204

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NLM367957523