A KHDC3L mutation resulting in recurrent hydatidiform mole causes genome-wide DNA methylation loss in oocytes and persistent imprinting defects post-fertilisation

Demond, Hannah, Anvar, Zahra, Jahromi, Bahia Namavar, Sparago, Angela, Verma, Ankit, Davari, Maryam, Calzari, Luciano, Russo, Silvia, Jahromi, Mojgan Akbarzadeh, Monk, David, Andrews, Simon, Riccio, Andrea and Kelsey, Gavin (2019) A KHDC3L mutation resulting in recurrent hydatidiform mole causes genome-wide DNA methylation loss in oocytes and persistent imprinting defects post-fertilisation. Genome Medicine, 11 (1). ISSN 1756-994X

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Abstract

Background: Maternal effect mutations in the components of the subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) of the human oocyte can cause early embryonic failure, gestational abnormalities and recurrent pregnancy loss. Enigmatically, they are also associated with DNA methylation abnormalities at imprinted genes in conceptuses: in the devastating gestational abnormality biparental complete hydatidiform mole (BiCHM) or in multi-locus imprinting disease (MLID). However, the developmental timing, genomic extent and mechanistic basis of these imprinting defects are unknown. The rarity of these disorders and the possibility that methylation defects originate in oocytes have made these questions very challenging to address. Methods: Single-cell bisulphite sequencing (scBS-seq) was used to assess methylation in oocytes from a patient with BiCHM identified to be homozygous for an inactivating mutation in the human SCMC component KHDC3L. Genome-wide methylation analysis of a preimplantation embryo and molar tissue from the same patient was also performed. Results: High-coverage scBS-seq libraries were obtained from five KHDC3L c.1A>G oocytes, which revealed a genome-wide deficit of DNA methylation compared with normal human oocytes. Importantly, germline differentially methylated regions (gDMRs) of imprinted genes were affected similarly to other sequence features that normally become methylated in oocytes, indicating no selectivity towards imprinted genes. A range of methylation losses was observed across genomic features, including gDMRs, indicating variable sensitivity to defects in the SCMC. Genome-wide analysis of a pre-implantation embryo and molar tissue from the same patient showed that following fertilisation methylation defects at imprinted genes persist, while most non-imprinted regions of the genome recover near-normal methylation post-implantation. Conclusions: We show for the first time that the integrity of the SCMC is essential for de novo methylation in the female germline. These findings have important implications for understanding the role of the SCMC in DNA methylation and for the origin of imprinting defects, for counselling affected families, and will help inform future therapeutic approaches.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Publisher Copyright: © 2019 The Author(s).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dna methylation,embryos,epigenetics,genomic imprinting,oocytes,single-cell analysis,molecular medicine,molecular biology,genetics,genetics(clinical),sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1300/1313
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2022 12:30
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2022 00:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89560
DOI:	10.1186/s13073-019-0694-y

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