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Monoallelic methylation and allele specific expression in a social insect

Kate D. Lee, Zoë N. Lonsdale, Maria Kyriakidou, Despina Nathanael, Harindra E. Amarasinghe, View ORCID ProfileEamonn B. Mallon
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/022657
Kate D. Lee
1Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Support Hub (B/BASH), University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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Zoë N. Lonsdale
2Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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  • For correspondence: zl107@leicester.ac.uk
Maria Kyriakidou
2Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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Despina Nathanael
2Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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Harindra E. Amarasinghe
2Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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Eamonn B. Mallon
2Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, U.K.
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Abstract

Social insects are emerging models for epigenetics. Here we examine the link between monoallelic methylation and monoallelic expression in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris using whole methylome and transcriptome analysis. We found nineteen genes displaying monoallelic methylation and expression. They were enriched for functions to do with social organisation in the social insects. These are the biological processes predicted to involve imprinting by evolutionary theory.

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Monoallelic methylation and allele specific expression in a social insect
Kate D. Lee, Zoë N. Lonsdale, Maria Kyriakidou, Despina Nathanael, Harindra E. Amarasinghe, Eamonn B. Mallon
bioRxiv 022657; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/022657
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Monoallelic methylation and allele specific expression in a social insect
Kate D. Lee, Zoë N. Lonsdale, Maria Kyriakidou, Despina Nathanael, Harindra E. Amarasinghe, Eamonn B. Mallon
bioRxiv 022657; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/022657

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