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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Yi Sun
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22476 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wu Hao H Coskun Volkan V Tao Jifang J Xie Wei W Ge Weihong W Yoshikawa Kazuaki K Li En E Zhang Yi Y Sun Yi Eve YE
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20100701 5990
DNA methylation at proximal promoters facilitates lineage restriction by silencing cell type-specific genes. However, euchromatic DNA methylation frequently occurs in regions outside promoters. The functions of such nonproximal promoter DNA methylation are unclear. Here we show that the de novo DNA methyltransferase Dnmt3a is expressed in postnatal neural stem cells (NSCs) and is required for neurogenesis. Genome-wide analysis of postnatal NSCs indicates that Dnmt3a occupies and methylates inter ...[more]