Functional CpG methylation system in a social insect

Ying Wang; Mireia Jorda; Peter L. Jones; Rjrszard Maleszka; Xu Ling; Hugh M. Robertson; Craig A. Mizzen; Miguel A. Peinado; Gene E. Robinson

doi:10.1126/science.1135213

Functional CpG methylation system in a social insect

Ying Wang, Mireia Jorda, Peter L. Jones, Rjrszard Maleszka, Xu Ling, Hugh M. Robertson, Craig A. Mizzen, Miguel A. Peinado, Gene E. Robinson^*

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Abstract

DNA methylation systems are well characterized in vertebrates, but methylation in Drosophila melanogoster and other invertebrates remains controversial. Using the recently sequenced honey bee genome, we present a bioinformatic, molecular, and biochemical characterization of a functional DNA methylation system in an insect. We report on catalytically active orthologs of the vertebrate DNA methyltransferases Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a and b, two isoforms that contain a methyl-DNA binding domain, genomic 5-methyl-deoxycytosine, and CpG-methylated genes. The honey bee provides an opportunity to study the roles of methylation in social contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	645-647
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science
Volume	314
Issue number	5799
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1135213
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2006

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