Derivation of embryonic germ cells from post migratory primordial germ cells, and methylation analysis of their imprinted genes by bisulfite genomic sequencing

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-367

  Shim, Sang Woo ^a,b   Han, Dong Wook ^a   Yang, Ji Hoon ^a   Lee, Bo Yeon ^b   Kim, Seung Bo ^b   Shim, Hosup ^c   Lee, Hoon Taek ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bisulfite sequencing; Embryonic germ cell (EGCs); Imprint genes; Methylation; Mouse; Pluripotency; Primordial germ cell (PGCs)

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROGEN SULFITE; SULFITE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME IMPRINTING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO (ANATOMY); GENOMICS; GERM CELL; METABOLISM; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

MURINAE; MUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GENOMICS; GERM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SULFITES;

EID: 51049107311     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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