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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Christophe Lefèvre
PROVIDER: E-TABM-412 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Lefèvre Christophe C Mann Jeffrey R JR
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 20080401 4
The mammalian totipotent and pluripotent lineage exhibits genome-wide dynamics with respect to DNA methylation content. The first phase of global DNA demethylation and de novo remethylation occurs during preimplantation development and gastrulation, respectively, while the second phase occurs in primordial germ cells and primary oocytes/prospermatogonia, respectively. These dynamics are indicative of a comprehensive epigenetic resetting or reprogramming of the genome in preparation for major dif ...[more]