DNA methylation dynamics of the human preimplantation embryo

In mammals, cytosine methylation is predominantly restricted to CpG dinucleotides and stably distributed across the genome, with local, cell-type-specific regulation directed by DNA binding factors. This comparatively static landscape is in marked contrast with the events of fertilization, during wh...

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Main Authors: Smith, Zachary D., Chan, Michelle Mei Wah, Humm, Kathryn C., Karnik, Rahul, Mekhoubad, Shila, Regev, Aviv, Eggan, Kevin, Meissner, Alexander
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96731
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-2049