RNA expression microarray analysis in mouse prospermatogonia: identification of candidate epigenetic modifiers. Export

@article{citeulike:2521749, abstract = {The mammalian totipotent and pluripotent lineage exhibits genome-wide dynamics with respect to DNA methylation content. The first phase of global DNA demethylation and de novo remethylation occurs during preimplantation development and gastrulation, respectively, while the second phase occurs in primordial germ cells and primary oocytes/prospermatogonia, respectively. These dynamics are indicative of a comprehensive epigenetic resetting or reprogramming of the genome in preparation for major differentiation events. To gain further insight into the mechanisms driving DNA methylation dynamics and other types of epigenetic modification, we performed an RNA expression microarray analysis of fetal prospermatogonia at the stage when they are undergoing rapid de novo DNA remethylation. We have identified a number of highly or specifically expressed genes that could be important for determining epigenetic change in prospermatogonia. These data provide a useful resource in the discovery of molecular pathways involved in epigenetic reprogramming in the mammalian germ line.}, address = {Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.}, author = {Lef\`{e}vre, Christophe and Mann, Jeffrey R.}, citeulike-article-id = {2521749}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.21482}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18330932}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18330932}, day = {10}, doi = {10.1002/dvdy.21482}, issn = {1058-8388}, journal = {Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists}, keywords = {reff}, month = {April}, number = {4}, pages = {1082--1089}, posted-at = {2009-09-22 18:22:27}, priority = {2}, title = {RNA expression microarray analysis in mouse prospermatogonia: identification of candidate epigenetic modifiers.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.21482}, volume = {237}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2521749 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2521749 N2 - The mammalian totipotent and pluripotent lineage exhibits genome-wide dynamics with respect to DNA methylation content. The first phase of global DNA demethylation and de novo remethylation occurs during preimplantation development and gastrulation, respectively, while the second phase occurs in primordial germ cells and primary oocytes/prospermatogonia, respectively. These dynamics are indicative of a comprehensive epigenetic resetting or reprogramming of the genome in preparation for major differentiation events. To gain further insight into the mechanisms driving DNA methylation dynamics and other types of epigenetic modification, we performed an RNA expression microarray analysis of fetal prospermatogonia at the stage when they are undergoing rapid de novo DNA remethylation. We have identified a number of highly or specifically expressed genes that could be important for determining epigenetic change in prospermatogonia. These data provide a useful resource in the discovery of molecular pathways involved in epigenetic reprogramming in the mammalian germ line. IS - 4 JF - Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists SN - 1058-8388 AD - Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. EP - 1089 TI - RNA expression microarray analysis in mouse prospermatogonia: identification of candidate epigenetic modifiers. VL - 237 SP - 1082 KW - reff AU - Lefèvre, Christophe AU - Mann, Jeffrey PY - 2008/04/10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dvdy.21482 ER -