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PMID:11942627
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Sakai, Y, Suetake, I, Itoh, K, Mizugaki, M, Tajima, S and Yamashina, S (2001) Expression of DNA methyltransferase (Dnmt1) in testicular germ cells during development of mouse embryo. Cell Struct. Funct. 26:685-91 |
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| Abstract |
The DNA methylation pattern is reprogrammed in embryonic germ cells. In female germ cells, the short-form DNA methyltransferase Dnmt1, which is an alternative isoform specifically expressed in growing oocytes, plays a crucial role in maintaining imprinted genes. To evaluate the contribution of Dnmt1 to the DNA methylation in male germ cells, the expression profiles of Dnmt1 in embryonic gonocytes were investigated. We detected a significant expression of Dnmt1 in primordial germ cells in 12.5-14.5 day postcoitum (dpc) embryos. The expression of Dnmt1 was downregulated after 14.5 dpc after which almost no Dnmt1 was detected in gonocytes prepared from 18.5 dpc embryos. The short-form Dnmt1 also was not detected in the 16.5-18.5 dpc gonocytes. On the other hand, Dnmt1 was constantly detected in Sertoli cells at 12.5-18.5 dpc. The expression profiles of Dnmt1 were similar to that of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a marker for proliferating cells, suggesting that Dnmt1 was specifically expressed in the proliferating male germ cells. Inversely, genome-wide DNA methylation occurred after germ cell proliferation was arrested, when the Dnmt1 expression was downregulated. The present results indicate that not Dnmt1 but some other type of DNA methyltransferase contributes to the creation of DNA methylation patterns in male germ cells. |
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Animals; Cell Line; DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase/genetics; DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase/metabolism; DNA Methylation; Embryonic and Fetal Development; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Germ Cells/cytology; Germ Cells/metabolism; Humans; Male; Mice; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism; Sertoli Cells/metabolism; Testis/cytology; Testis/embryology; Testis/physiology |
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