2019
Molecular recording of mammalian embryogenesis
Chan MM, Smith ZD, Grosswendt S, Kretzmer H, Norman TM, Adamson B, Jost M, Quinn JJ, Yang D, Jones MG, Khodaverdian A, Yosef N, Meissner A, Weissman JS. Molecular recording of mammalian embryogenesis. Nature 2019, 570: 77-82. PMID: 31086336, PMCID: PMC7229772, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1184-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate mapsComplex multicellular organismsSingle totipotent cellSingle-cell readoutsSingle-cell RNA sequencing profilesEmbryonic progenitor cellsMulticellular organismsMammalian embryogenesisTranscriptional convergenceRNA sequencing profilesTotipotent cellsInternal gestationMammalian systemsAsymmetric partitioningMolecular recordersEndodermal cellsLineage tracerDevelopmental processesLineage informationMolecular recordingSequencing profilesEmbryonic originDifferent tissue typesProgenitor cellsTissue types
2014
In Vivo and In Vitro Dynamics of Undifferentiated Embryonic Cell Transcription Factor 1
Galonska C, Smith ZD, Meissner A. In Vivo and In Vitro Dynamics of Undifferentiated Embryonic Cell Transcription Factor 1. Stem Cell Reports 2014, 2: 245-252. PMID: 24672748, PMCID: PMC3964277, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationCell LineCellular ReprogrammingChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNAEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic Stem CellsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene OrderGenes, ReporterGenetic VectorsMicePluripotent Stem CellsProtein BindingTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsEmbryonic cell transcription factor 1Transcription factor 1Reporter linesDiverse rolesUndifferentiated embryonic cell transcription factor 1Factor 1Stem cell conditionsPluripotent stem cellsTargeted locusTranscription factorsDynamic regulationGerm layersBiotinylation systemUTF1Stem cellsCell conditionsPluripotencyGermlineLociRegulatorReporterBetter understandingRegulationLinesMajor interest
2012
Mouse ooplasm confers context-specific reprogramming capacity
Chan MM, Smith ZD, Egli D, Regev A, Meissner A. Mouse ooplasm confers context-specific reprogramming capacity. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 978-980. PMID: 22902786, PMCID: PMC3432711, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA unique regulatory phase of DNA methylation in the early mammalian embryo
Smith ZD, Chan MM, Mikkelsen TS, Gu H, Gnirke A, Regev A, Meissner A. A unique regulatory phase of DNA methylation in the early mammalian embryo. Nature 2012, 484: 339-344. PMID: 22456710, PMCID: PMC3331945, DOI: 10.1038/nature10960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationGenome-scale DNA methylation mapsLong terminal repeat (LTR) retroelementsDNA methylation mapsBase-resolution mapsEarly mammalian embryoCpG island promotersBlastocyst stageMammalian embryogenesisMethylation mapsPaternal genomeMammalian embryosEpigenetic modificationsEarly embryosSomatic cellsGlobal hypomethylationSomatic patternMouse gametesElement 1MethylationEmbryosMethylation valuesRegulatory phaseGametesZygotes