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ArticleGenome biology2016

Integrative epigenomic analysis reveals unique epigenetic signatures involved in unipotency of mouse female germline stem cells.

Xiao-Li Zhang, Jun Wu, Jian Wang, Tingting Shen, Hua Li, Jun Lu, Yunzhao Gu, Yani Kang, Chee-Hong Wong, Chew Yee Ngan and 3 more

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Article in Genome biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 79 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiao-Li ZhangShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Jun WuShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Jian WangBio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Tingting ShenShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Hua LiShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Jun LuShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yunzhao GuShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Yani KangShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Chee-Hong WongSequencing Technology Group, Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA.
Chew Yee NganSequencing Technology Group, Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598, USA.
Zhifeng ShaoShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
Ji WuBio-X Institutes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. jiwu@sjtu.edu.cn.
Xiaodong ZhaoShanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Bio-ID Center, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. xiaodongzhao@sjtu.edu.cn.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNJoint Genome Institute · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGermline stem cells play an essential role in establishing the fertility of an organism. Although extensively characterized, the regulatory mechanisms that govern the fundamental properties of mammalian female germline stem cells remain poorly understood.

resultsWe generate genome-wide profiles of the histone modifications H3K4me1, H3K27ac, H3K4me3, and H3K27me3, DNA methylation, and RNA polymerase II occupancy and perform transcriptome analysis in mouse female germline stem cells. Comparison of enhancer regions between embryonic stem cells and female germline stem cells identifies the lineage-specific enhancers involved in germline stem cell features. Additionally, our results indicate that DNA methylation primarily contributes to female germline stem cell unipotency by suppressing the somatic program and is potentially involved in maintenance of sexual identity when compared with male germline stem cells. Moreover, we demonstrate down-regulation of Prmt5 triggers differentiation and thus uncover a role for Prmt5 in maintaining the undifferentiated status of female germline stem cells.

conclusionsThe genome-wide epigenetic signatures and the transcription regulators identified here provide an invaluable resource for understanding the fundamental features of mouse female germline stem cells.

Indexed as

EpigenomicsAdult Germline Stem CellsAnimalsCell LineageChromatinDNA MethylationFemaleFertilityGenomeHistonesMaleMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsOogonial Stem CellsTranscriptomeChromatinHistonesChIP-SeqEpigenomeFemale germline stem cell

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