Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs

Abstract Parent-of-origin effects refer to the phenomenon whereby the gene expression and corresponding phenotype are influenced by paternal or maternal origin, and uncovering the underlying regulatory mechanisms remains a challenging task. To address this, we designed three sets of trio families by...

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Main Authors: Chenyu Li, Mei Ge, Keren Long, Ziyin Han, Mingzhou Li, Zhiyan Zhang, Lusheng Huang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62243-6
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description Abstract Parent-of-origin effects refer to the phenomenon whereby the gene expression and corresponding phenotype are influenced by paternal or maternal origin, and uncovering the underlying regulatory mechanisms remains a challenging task. To address this, we designed three sets of trio families by crossing divergent pig breeds to generate sufficient heterozygous loci and collected back fat and longissimus dorsi for multi-omics sequencing. Parental phases of sequencing reads are efficiently determined by leveraging long-read sequencing technology. We generate a phased multi-omics resource in hybrid pigs, identifying 10,516 phase-specific gene expressions, 104,708 methylated regions, 132,602 histone modifications, 25,667 CTCF binding sites, and, based on in situ Hi-C, 7884 topologically associated domain boundaries and 8573 chromatin loops. Our results reveal that, although nearly 83% of gene expression differences between parental phases are regulated by DNA methylation, a subset is still influenced by other epigenetic modifications. This study not only highlights complex imprinting regulation models of H19-IGF2 and SGCE-PEG10 but also provides insight into the inheritance of advantageous traits in hybrid offspring.
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spelling doaj-art-5dcb5b1fb10a4b1c8354cf4ceca3d4d62025-08-20T04:03:06ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-08-0116111910.1038/s41467-025-62243-6Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigsChenyu Li0Mei Ge1Keren Long2Ziyin Han3Mingzhou Li4Zhiyan Zhang5Lusheng Huang6National Key Laboratory for Swine Genetic Improvement and Germplasm innovation Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory for Swine Genetic Improvement and Germplasm innovation Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityState Key Laboratory of Swine and Poultry Breeding Industry, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory for Swine Genetic Improvement and Germplasm innovation Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityNational Key Laboratory for Swine Genetic Improvement and Germplasm innovation Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural UniversityAbstract Parent-of-origin effects refer to the phenomenon whereby the gene expression and corresponding phenotype are influenced by paternal or maternal origin, and uncovering the underlying regulatory mechanisms remains a challenging task. To address this, we designed three sets of trio families by crossing divergent pig breeds to generate sufficient heterozygous loci and collected back fat and longissimus dorsi for multi-omics sequencing. Parental phases of sequencing reads are efficiently determined by leveraging long-read sequencing technology. We generate a phased multi-omics resource in hybrid pigs, identifying 10,516 phase-specific gene expressions, 104,708 methylated regions, 132,602 histone modifications, 25,667 CTCF binding sites, and, based on in situ Hi-C, 7884 topologically associated domain boundaries and 8573 chromatin loops. Our results reveal that, although nearly 83% of gene expression differences between parental phases are regulated by DNA methylation, a subset is still influenced by other epigenetic modifications. This study not only highlights complex imprinting regulation models of H19-IGF2 and SGCE-PEG10 but also provides insight into the inheritance of advantageous traits in hybrid offspring.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62243-6
spellingShingle Chenyu Li
Mei Ge
Keren Long
Ziyin Han
Mingzhou Li
Zhiyan Zhang
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Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
Nature Communications
title Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
title_full Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
title_fullStr Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
title_full_unstemmed Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
title_short Mechanism of parent-of-origin effects revealed by multi-omic data in euro-chinese hybrid pigs
title_sort mechanism of parent of origin effects revealed by multi omic data in euro chinese hybrid pigs
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62243-6
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