… We conclude that somatic cells show a systematic methylation of promoters for germline-specific
genes, including strong CpG islands that are otherwise protected from …

… that are critical to achieving a DNA hypomethylated state, with … DNA methylation dynamics
in the mammalian genome, with a particular emphasis on DNA demethylation in the germline …

… CpG island methylation in colorectal … germline nonsynonymous SNPs (nsSNPs) in 12
one-carbon metabolism genes and DNA methylation status (CIMP status and LINE-1 methylation) …

… gene family that are regulated by their promoter DNA methylation [12, 13], were … of DNA
methyltransferases is necessary for their expression. We confirmed retention of DNA methylation …

… Elucidating how DNA methylation marks are established in the germline has been a
challenge for nearly 20 years, but represents a key step towards a full understanding of several …

… DNA methylation from the maternal allele [18]. H19 DNA methylation acquired in the germline
… is necessary for establishing methylation at the adjacent DMD in the male germline [22]. …

… To study the effect of high-fat diet-induced and genetically inherited obesity on DNA methylation
in the male germline, we first assessed the DNA methyltransferases expression pattern …

… novo or maintenance DNA methylation in mouse zygotes remains debatable 9 . Moreover,
although a small repertoire of maternal genes are known to affect DNA methylation in mouse …

… Cancer-germline (CG) genes are a particular group of germline-specific genes that rely
primarily on DNA methylation for repression in somatic tissues. In a wide variety of tumors, the …

… and Gtl2 is specifically methylated in the male germline; IG-DMR regulates the parental …
methylation marks during male germ-cell differentiation. For parental allele-specific methylation …