Reference : The DNA methylation landscape of the human oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR): data-driven...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/55662

Title :	The DNA methylation landscape of the human oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR): data-driven clusters and their relation to gene expression and childhood adversity.
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Müller, Svenja [> >]
	Sicorello, Maurizio [> >]
	Moser, Dirk [> >]
	Frach, Leonard [> >]
	Limberg, Alicia [> >]
	Gumpp, Anja M. [> >]
	Ramo-Fernandez, Laura [> >]
	Köhler-Dauner, Franziska [> >]
	Fegert, Jörg M. [> >]
	Waller, Christiane [> >]
	Kumsta, Robert [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)]
	Kolassa, Iris-Tatjana [> >]
Publication date :	2023
Journal title :	Translational psychiatry
Volume :	13
Issue/season :	1
Pages :	265
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
ISSN :	2158-3188
e-ISSN :	2158-3188
Country :	United States
Abstract :	[en] The oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) is of interest when investigating the effects of early adversity on DNA methylation. However, there is heterogeneity regarding the selection of the most promising CpG sites to target for analyses. The goal of this study was to determine functionally relevant clusters of CpG sites within the OXTR CpG island in 113 mother-infant dyads, with 58 of the mothers reporting childhood maltreatment (CM). OXTR DNA methylation was analyzed in peripheral/umbilical blood mononuclear cells. Different complexity reduction approaches were used to reduce the 188 CpG sites into clusters of co-methylated sites. Furthermore, associations between OXTR DNA methylation (cluster- and site-specific level) and OXTR gene expression and CM were investigated in mothers. Results showed that, first, CpG sections differed strongly regarding their statistical utility for research of individual differences in DNA methylation. Second, cluster analyses and Partial Least Squares (PLS) suggested two clusters consisting of intron1/exon2 and the protein-coding region of exon3, respectively, as most strongly associated with outcome measures. Third, cross-validated PLS regression explained 7% of variance in CM, with low cross-validated variance explained for the prediction of gene expression. Fourth, substantial mother-child correspondence was observed in correlation patterns within the identified clusters, but only modest correspondence outside these clusters. This study makes an important contribution to the mapping of the DNA methylation landscape of the OXTR CpG island by highlighting clusters of CpG sites that show desirable statistical properties and predictive value. We provide a Companion Web Application to facilitate the choice of CpG sites.
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