Whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) of Tex15 wt, Tex15 ht, and Tex15 ko male germ cells at postnatal day 2.5
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ABSTRACT: DNA methylation is a major silencing mechanism of transposable elements (TEs). Here we report that TEX15, a testis-specific protein, is required for TE silencing. Through WGBS, we find that Tex15 mutant germ cells exhibit DNA hypomethylation in TEs. Our results identify TEX15 as a new essential epigenetic regulator that appears to function independently or downstream of the piRNA biogenesis machineries to silence TEs by DNA methylation in male germ cells.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE140485 | GEO | 2020/05/18
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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