Global profiling of DNA methylation erasure in mouse primordial germ cells

S Guibert, T Forné, M Weber - Genome research, 2012 - genome.cshlp.org
Epigenetic reprogramming, characterized by loss of cytosine methylation and histone
modifications, occurs during mammalian development in primordial germ cells (PGCs), yet …

High-resolution DNA methylome analysis of primordial germ cells identifies gender-specific reprogramming in mice

H Kobayashi, T Sakurai, F Miura, M Imai… - Genome …, 2013 - genome.cshlp.org
Dynamic epigenetic reprogramming occurs during mammalian germ cell development,
although the targets of this process, including DNA demethylation and de novo methylation …

The dynamics of genome-wide DNA methylation reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells

S Seisenberger, S Andrews, F Krueger, J Arand… - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
Genome-wide DNA methylation reprogramming occurs in mouse primordial germ cells
(PGCs) and preimplantation embryos, but the precise dynamics and biological outcomes are …

Genome-wide reprogramming in the mouse germ line entails the base excision repair pathway

P Hajkova, SJ Jeffries, C Lee, N Miller, SP Jackson… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Genome-wide active DNA demethylation in primordial germ cells (PGCs), which reprograms
the epigenome for totipotency, is linked to changes in nuclear architecture, loss of histone …

A replication-dependent passive mechanism modulates DNA demethylation in mouse primordial germ cells

R Ohno, M Nakayama, C Naruse, N Okashita… - …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Germline cells reprogramme extensive epigenetic modifications to ensure the cellular
totipotency of subsequent generations and to prevent the accumulation of epimutations …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptual links between DNA methylation reprogramming in the early embryo and primordial germ cells

S Seisenberger, JR Peat, W Reik - Current opinion in cell biology, 2013 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is a carrier of important regulatory information that undergoes global
reprogramming in the mammalian germ line, including pre-implantation embryos and …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells

P Hajkova, S Erhardt, N Lane, T Haaf… - Mechanisms of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming in mammalian germ cells, zygote and early
embryos, plays a crucial role in regulating genome functions at critical stages of …

Comparative principles of DNA methylation reprogramming during human and mouse in vitro primordial germ cell specification

F von Meyenn, RV Berrens, S Andrews, F Santos… - Developmental cell, 2016 - cell.com
Primordial germ cell (PGC) development is characterized by global epigenetic remodeling,
which resets genomic potential and establishes an epigenetic ground state. Here we …

Epigenetic resetting in the human germ line entails histone modification remodeling

WH Gruhn, WWC Tang, S Dietmann… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Epigenetic resetting in the mammalian germ line entails acute DNA demethylation, which
lays the foundation for gametogenesis, totipotency, and embryonic development. We …

Promoter DNA methylation couples genome-defence mechanisms to epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germline

JA Hackett, JP Reddington, CE Nestor… - …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Mouse primordial germ cells (PGCs) erase global DNA methylation (5mC) as part of the
comprehensive epigenetic reprogramming that occurs during PGC development. 5mC plays …