Does DNA methylation facilitate phenotypic plasticity in marine invertebrates?
Steven Roberts School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences robertslab.info @sr320
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Does DNA methylation facilitate phenotypic plasticity in marine invertebrates? Steven Roberts School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences robertslab.info @sr320 Shameless plug onsnetwork.org/eimd @EIMD_fhl Shameless plug onsnetwork.org/eimd
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commercially important traits
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Histone Modification Epigenetics short RNAs DNA Methylation
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Epigenetics
Epigenetics
m m DNA Methylation
landscape and function is very different than what is observed in vertebrates
landscape and function is very different than what is observed in vertebrates
landscape and function is very different than what is observed in vertebrates
Absent in several model
associated with gene bodies
Roberts and Gavery 2012
in silico analysis
Roberts and Gavery 2012
in silico analysis
Roberts and Gavery 2012
in silico analysis
Two Lineages
Larvae (72h & 120h) Claire Olson Whole Genome BS-Seq
Claire Olson
Differentially Methylated Loci predominant in Transposable Elements
Claire Olson
github.com/sr320/olson-dev
Summary
genome
are predominant in TEs
In species that experience a diverse range of environmental conditions, processes have evolved to increase the number of potential phenotypes in a population in order to improve the chances for an individual’s survival.
Roberts and Gavery 2012
in silico analysis
Stochastic Variation housekeeping response to change
Mackenzie Gavery
housekeeping response to change
Targeted Regulation
Mackenzie Gavery
Mackenzie Gavery
Transposable Elements providing increased diversity?
modified from Beginning to test these Hypotheses
Very new data Environment and gene expression stochastic or targeted?
Very new data Environmental impact (Estrogens)
Very new data Ocean Acidification Selection Environmental Impact Katie Lotterhos
Very new data Heritability Plasticity Local Adaptation Genetics versus Epigenetics
Common Garden Experiment
Acknowledgements Mackenzie Gavery Claire Ellis Sam White Bill Howe Dan Halperin
EPA
STAR
DNA methylation
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