2021
Diverse epigenetic mechanisms maintain parental imprints within the embryonic and extraembryonic lineages
Andergassen D, Smith ZD, Kretzmer H, Rinn JL, Meissner A. Diverse epigenetic mechanisms maintain parental imprints within the embryonic and extraembryonic lineages. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2995-3005.e4. PMID: 34752748, PMCID: PMC9463566, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-chromosome inactivationGenomic imprintingEpigenetic mechanismsEpigenetic pathwaysIndependent gene clustersPolycomb group repressorsDiverse epigenetic mechanismsDistinct gene setsAllele-specific expressionH3K9 methyltransferase G9aAutosomal imprintingChromosomal scaleExtraembryonic lineagesParental imprintsPlacental lineagesGene clusterChromosome inactivationEutherian mammalsMethyltransferase G9aDNA methylationExtraembryonic ectodermGene setsSingle locusX chromosomeDistinct domains
2019
In vivo Firre and Dxz4 deletion elucidates roles for autosomal gene regulation
Andergassen D, Smith ZD, Lewandowski JP, Gerhardinger C, Meissner A, Rinn JL. In vivo Firre and Dxz4 deletion elucidates roles for autosomal gene regulation. ELife 2019, 8: e47214. PMID: 31738164, PMCID: PMC6860989, DOI: 10.7554/elife.47214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsX-chromosome inactivationAutosomal gene regulationGene regulationDouble deletionOrgan-specific mannerChromosome inactivationGene setsX chromosomeTranscriptional effectsExpression signaturesLociCell linesDeletionGenesRegulationVivo contributionRecent evidenceMegadomainsAutosomesFIRREMutantsChromosomesMain driversBiologySuperloops