title: [Analysis of genomic DNA methylation level in radish under cadmium stress by methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism technique].
abstract: The level of cytosine methylation induced by cadmium in radish (Raphanus sativus L.) genome was analysed using the technique of methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP). The MSAP ratios in radish seedling exposed to cadmium chloride at the concentration of 50, 250 and 500 mg/L were 37%, 43% and 51%, respectively, and the control was 34%; the full methylation levels (C(m)CGG in double strands) were at 23%, 25% and 27%, respectively, while the control was 22%. The level of increase in MSAP and full methylation indicated that de novo methylation occurred in some 5'-CCGG sites under Cd stress. There was significant positive correlation between increase of total DNA methylation level and CdCl(2) concentration. Four types of MSAP patterns: de novo methylation, de-methylation, atypical pattern and no changes of methylation pattern were identified among CdCl(2) treatments and the control. DNA methylation alteration in plants treated with CdCl(2) was mainly through de novo methylation.
authors.affiliation: National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Lan
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Li-Wang
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi-Qin
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Dan-Qiong
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019256:Cadmium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D019175:DNA Methylation; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D031224:Raphanus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D002104:Cadmium; D019256:Cadmium Chloride