The methylation of cytosines within cytosine–guanine (CG) dinucleotides is an epigenetic
mark that can modify gene transcription. With the advent of high-throughput sequencing, it is …

Parent specific-DNA methylation is the genomic imprint that induces mono-allelic gene
expression dependent on parental origin. Resetting of DNA methylation in the germ line is …

Cytosine DNA methylation (5mC) is a widespread base modification in eukaryotic genomes
with critical roles in transcriptional regulation. In recent years, our understanding of 5mC has …

Two techniques were used to analyze global genomic 5-methyl cytosine methylation at
CCGG sites of medaka embryo DNA. DNA was labeled by incorporation of microinjected …

Mouse embryos acquire global DNA methylation of their genome during implantation.
However the exact roles of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in embryos have not been …

Conservation of thermally sensitive species depends on monitoring organismal and
population‐level responses to environmental change in real time. Epigenetic processes are …

Abstract Characterization of DNA methylation patterns in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea
gigas, indicates that this epigenetic mechanism plays an important functional role in gene …

Epigenetic reprogramming of parental genomes following fertilization is important to ensure
compatibility for totipotency and development thereafter. New studies by Jiang et al. and …

The germline is the only cellular lineage capable of transferring genetic information from one
generation to the next. Intergenerational transmission of epigenetic memory through the …

In vertebrates, DNA methylation predominantly occurs at CG dinucleotides however,
widespread non-CG methylation (mCH) has been reported in mammalian embryonic stem …