Differential Recruitment of Methyl CpG‐Binding Domain Factors and DNA Methyltransferases by the Orphan Receptor Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Initiates the Repression and Silencing of Oct4
Gu P, Xu X, Le Menuet D, Chung A, Cooney AJ. Differential Recruitment of Methyl CpG‐Binding Domain Factors and DNA Methyltransferases by the Orphan Receptor Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Initiates the Repression and Silencing of Oct4. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 1041-1051. PMID: 21608077, PMCID: PMC3468724, DOI: 10.1002/stem.652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCpG IslandsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1Octamer Transcription Factor-3Promoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingTranscription FactorsConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorEmbryonic stem cellsOct4 promoterDNA methylationDNA methyltransferasesRepressive functionEpigenetic modificationsTranscription factorsProximal promoterDifferentiation of ESCsWild-type embryonic stem cellsDe novo DnmtsGene-specific repressionKey transcription factorDifferential recruitmentNuclear factorGCNF bindsESC differentiationPluripotency genesOct4 geneSomatic cellsMethyl-CpGCis elementsMBD3Gene expression