DNA methylation: roles in mammalian development
Smith ZD, Meissner A. DNA methylation: roles in mammalian development. Nature Reviews Genetics 2013, 14: 204-220. PMID: 23400093, DOI: 10.1038/nrg3354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsDNA methylationMammalian developmentPaternal genomeEmbryonic lineagesEpigenetic mechanismsPrimordial germ cell specificationDNA methylation erasureDNA methylation functionsKey PointsDNA methylationGerm cell specificationGermline-specific genesGlobal nuclear organizationSimilar epigenetic mechanismsTranscription factor bindingStem cellsPre-implantation stagesAdult stem cellsCpG island methylationMethylation erasureHeritable memoryMethylation functionsCell specificationCpG densityLineage specificationThe simplest explanation: passive DNA demethylation in PGCs
Smith ZD, Meissner A. The simplest explanation: passive DNA demethylation in PGCs. The EMBO Journal 2013, 32: 318-321. PMID: 23299938, PMCID: PMC3567498, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.349.Peer-Reviewed Original Research