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Differential expression and methylation of integrin subunit alpha 11 and thrombospondin in the amnion of preterm birth.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science 2018 September
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between preterm birth and epigenetic mechanisms in the amnion.
Methods: We examined the association between differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and differentially expressed genes (DEG) using a cytosine-phosphate-guanine methylation array and whole-transcriptome sequencing from the amnion (preterm birth, n=5; full term, n=5). We enrolled 35 participants for mRNA expression analysis and pyrosequencing: 16 full-term and 19 preterm subjects. We compared the association of integrin subunit alpha 11 ( ITGA11 ) and thrombospondin 2 ( THBS2 ) gene methylation status with mRNA expression in the amnion.
Results: In the preterm birth group, methylation of ITGA11 and THBS2 genes was significantly lower ( ITGA11 gene: 60.30% vs. 73.16%, P <0.05; THBS2 gene: 64.59% vs. 73.16%, P <0.05), and the expression of the genes was significantly higher than that in the full-term group ( ITGA11 gene: 14.20 vs. 1.57, P <0.01; THBS2 gene: 1.18 vs. 10.34, P <0.05).
Conclusion: Methylation of the ITGA11 and THBS2 genes in the amnion was associated with preterm birth. Thus, ITGA11 and THBS2 gene methylation status in the amnion may be valuable in explaining the mechanism underlying preterm birth.
Methods: We examined the association between differentially methylated regions (DMRs) and differentially expressed genes (DEG) using a cytosine-phosphate-guanine methylation array and whole-transcriptome sequencing from the amnion (preterm birth, n=5; full term, n=5). We enrolled 35 participants for mRNA expression analysis and pyrosequencing: 16 full-term and 19 preterm subjects. We compared the association of integrin subunit alpha 11 ( ITGA11 ) and thrombospondin 2 ( THBS2 ) gene methylation status with mRNA expression in the amnion.
Results: In the preterm birth group, methylation of ITGA11 and THBS2 genes was significantly lower ( ITGA11 gene: 60.30% vs. 73.16%, P <0.05; THBS2 gene: 64.59% vs. 73.16%, P <0.05), and the expression of the genes was significantly higher than that in the full-term group ( ITGA11 gene: 14.20 vs. 1.57, P <0.01; THBS2 gene: 1.18 vs. 10.34, P <0.05).
Conclusion: Methylation of the ITGA11 and THBS2 genes in the amnion was associated with preterm birth. Thus, ITGA11 and THBS2 gene methylation status in the amnion may be valuable in explaining the mechanism underlying preterm birth.
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