Epigenetic reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 15-23

  Hajkova, Petra ^a   Erhardt, Sylvia ^b   Lane, Natasha ^c   Haaf, Thomas ^d   El Maarri, Osman ^e   Reik, Wolf ^c   Walter, Jörn ^a   Surani, M Azim ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^e Inst Exp Haematol/Transfus Med   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic modification; Primordial germ cell; Reprogramming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOME IMPRINTING; GONAD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENOME; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; STEM CELLS;

MAMMALIA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036768615     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00181-8     Document Type: Article

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