Dynamic expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in oocytes and early embryos

Biochimie

Volumn 116, Issue , 2015, Pages 103-113

  Uysal, Fatma ^a   Akkoyunlu, Gokhan ^a   Ozturk, Saffet ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; DNMT; Early embryo; Gene expression; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; CYTOSINE; DINUCLEOTIDE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 2; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3L; GLUCOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AGING; ANTICODON; BOVINE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SUPEROVULATION; VITRIFICATION; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84937579180     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.06.019     Document Type: Review

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