Figure 7.
DNA methylation is increased at the Thy1 gene in fat tissue of mice on an HFD. A) Average percentage of DNA methylation of Thy1-CGI1 showed an increase in methylation in fat tissue isolated from male mice on an HFD compared with mice on a standard chow diet. B) Individual CpG position sites were measured across the Thy1-CGI1 region and showed increases in CpG methylation at each site; n = 5 animals/group, *P < 0.05 (Student’s t test).