DNA co-methylation networks outline the structure and remodeling dynamics of colorectal cancer epigenome
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Abstract
Epigenomic plasticity is interconnected with chromatin structure and gene regulation. In tumor progression, orchestrated remodeling of genome organization accompanies the acquisition of malignant properties. DNA methylation, a key epigenetic mark extensively altered in cancer, is also linked to genome architecture and function. Based on this association, we postulate that the dissection of long-range co-methylation structure unveils cancer cell’s genome architecture remodeling. We applied network-modeling of DNA methylation co-variation in two colon cancer cohorts and found abundant and consistent transchromosomal structures in both normal and tumor tissue. Normal-tumor comparison indicated substantial remodeling of the epigenome covariation and revealed novel genomic compartments with a unique signature of DNA methylation rank inversion.Keywords
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