Stage-specific demethylation in primordial germ cells safeguards against precocious differentiation
J Hargan-Calvopina, S Taylor, H Cook, Z Hu, SA Lee… - Developmental Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Developmental Cell, 2016•cell.com
Remodeling DNA methylation in mammalian genomes can be global, as seen in
preimplantation embryos and primordial germ cells (PGCs), or locus specific, which can
regulate neighboring gene expression. In PGCs, global and locus-specific DNA
demethylation occur in sequential stages, with an initial global decrease in methylated
cytosines (stage I) followed by a Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase (Tet)-dependent decrease
in methylated cytosines that act at imprinting control regions (ICRs) and meiotic genes …
preimplantation embryos and primordial germ cells (PGCs), or locus specific, which can
regulate neighboring gene expression. In PGCs, global and locus-specific DNA
demethylation occur in sequential stages, with an initial global decrease in methylated
cytosines (stage I) followed by a Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase (Tet)-dependent decrease
in methylated cytosines that act at imprinting control regions (ICRs) and meiotic genes …
Summary
Remodeling DNA methylation in mammalian genomes can be global, as seen in preimplantation embryos and primordial germ cells (PGCs), or locus specific, which can regulate neighboring gene expression. In PGCs, global and locus-specific DNA demethylation occur in sequential stages, with an initial global decrease in methylated cytosines (stage I) followed by a Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase (Tet)-dependent decrease in methylated cytosines that act at imprinting control regions (ICRs) and meiotic genes (stage II). The purpose of the two-stage mechanism is unclear. Here we show that Dnmt1 preserves DNA methylation through stage I at ICRs and meiotic gene promoters and is required for the pericentromeric enrichment of 5hmC. We discovered that the functional consequence of abrogating two-stage DNA demethylation in PGCs was precocious germline differentiation leading to hypogonadism and infertility. Therefore, bypassing stage-specific DNA demethylation has significant consequences for progenitor germ cell differentiation and the ability to transmit DNA from parent to offspring.
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