DNA methylation frequency and epigenetic variability of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in relation to the gametogenesis

X Zhang, Q Li, L Kong, H Yu - Fisheries science, 2018 - Springer
The origin and maintenance of sexual gametogenesis might provide insights into eukaryote
evolution. Epigenetic variation of eukaryote well-being would provide clues that could relate …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression in Crassostrea gigas male gametes

CE Olson, SB Roberts - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
DNA methylation patterns and functions are variable across invertebrate taxa. In order to
provide a better understanding of DNA methylation in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) …

Inheritance and Variation of Genomic DNA Methylation in Diploid and Triploid Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

Q Jiang, Q Li, H Yu, L Kong - Marine biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism that could be responsive to
environmental changes indicating a potential role in natural selection and adaption. In order …

Epigenetic variation of wild populations of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas determined by methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism analysis

X Zhang, Q Li, L Kong, H Yu - Fisheries science, 2018 - Springer
Epigenetic variation can provide insights into ecological and evolutionary processes of
eukaryote well-being, and can also be useful information for the conservation and …

Genome-wide differential DNA methylomes provide insights into the infertility of triploid oysters

D Sun, H Yu, Q Li - Marine Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Chromosomal incompatibility and gene expression changes would affect the development
of polyploid gonad and gamete formation. The role of epigenetics like DNA methylation in …

Expression and DNA methylation pattern of reproduction-related genes in partially fertile triploid Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas

Q Jiang, Q Li, H Yu, L Kong - Genes & Genomics, 2017 - Springer
Partial or complete sterility is an obvious feature in triploid Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
which contributes to improving rearing performances. Despite the significance of sterility, the …

DNA methylation differences between male and female gonads of the oyster reveal the role of epigenetics in sex determination

D Sun, Q Li, H Yu - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
DNA methylation involved in sex determination mechanism by regulating gene expression
related to sex determination networks are common in vertebrates. However, the mechanism …

The DNA methylation level is associated with the superior growth of the hybrid crosses in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

H Yang, Q Li - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is one of the most important global aquaculture bivalve
species, and its growth traits have been improved by heterosis in the progeny produced by …

The role of DNA methylation reprogramming during sex determination and sex reversal in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

D Sun, H Yu, L Kong, S Liu, C Xu, Q Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is instrumental in vertebrate sex reversal. However, the mechanism of DNA
methylation regulation regarding sex reversal in invertebrates is unclear. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in DNA methylation during epigenetic-associated sex reversal under low temperature in Takifugu rubripes

H Zhou, ZX Zhuang, YQ Sun, Q Chen, XY Zheng… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
DNA methylation has frequently been implicated in sex determination and differentiation in
teleost species. In order to detect the DNA methylation patterns established during sexual …