PGC7, H3K9me2 and Tet3: regulators of DNA methylation in zygotes
In zygotes, a global loss of DNA methylation occurs selectively in the paternal pronucleus before the first cell division, concomitantly with the appearance of modified forms of 5-m- ethylcytosine. The adjacent maternal pronucleus and certain paternallyimprinted loci are protected from this process....
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cell research 2013-01, Vol.23 (1), p.6-9 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In zygotes, a global loss of DNA methylation occurs selectively in the paternal pronucleus before the first cell division, concomitantly with the appearance of modified forms of 5-m- ethylcytosine. The adjacent maternal pronucleus and certain paternallyimprinted loci are protected from this process. Nakamura et al. recently clarified the molecular mechanism involved: PGC7/Stella/Dppa3 binds to dimethylated histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9me2), |
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ISSN: | 1001-0602 1748-7838 |
DOI: | 10.1038/cr.2012.117 |