Journal: Schizophrenia research
Article Title: DNA hypermethylation of serotonin transporter gene promoter in drug naïve patients with schizophrenia
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.12.007
Figure Lengend Snippet: A. Bisulfite sequencing of 5-HTT promoter region in representative samples for identification overall methylation pattern and partially methylated sites (indicated by arrows) for subsequent MSP and qMSP analysis. The original DNA sequence (top line) and bisulfite modified DNA sequence (bottom line) are placed at the top of sequence traces. The red segment of the bottom line shows a representative differentially methylated site. B. MSP analysis of a representative control (1), SCZ (2) and BD (3) using post-mortem brain samples. Placental DNA (P) was used as a negative control for methylation. C. MSP analysis of saliva DNA of a representative control subject (1) and a SCZ patient (2) using F1R1 qMSP primers. The β-Actin promoter amplified with primers designed from a CpG free region was used for the normalization of unmethylated (U) and methylated (M) products during qMSP analysis. L indicates a 100bp DNA ladder. D. Serial dilution of standard samples to optimize conditions for qMSP analysis in the test trials.
Article Snippet: Methods: Whole genome DNA methylation profiling was performed for a total of 24 samples (including two saliva samples) using the Illumina 450K DNA methylation array platform, followed by bisulfite sequencing to identify candidate CpGs for further analysis.
Techniques: Methylation Sequencing, Methylation, Sequencing, Modification, Control, Negative Control, Amplification, Serial Dilution