The simplest explanation: Passive DNA demethylation in PGCs

EMBO Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 318-321

  Smith, Zachary D ^a,b,c   Meissner, Alexander ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^c HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CHROMATIN; DEAMINATION; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; EXCISION REPAIR; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; GERM CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873571209     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.349     Document Type: Article

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