2017
Epigenetic restriction of extraembryonic lineages mirrors the somatic transition to cancer
Smith ZD, Shi J, Gu H, Donaghey J, Clement K, Cacchiarelli D, Gnirke A, Michor F, Meissner A. Epigenetic restriction of extraembryonic lineages mirrors the somatic transition to cancer. Nature 2017, 549: 543-547. PMID: 28959968, PMCID: PMC5789792, DOI: 10.1038/nature23891.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
DNA methylation dynamics of the human preimplantation embryo
Smith ZD, Chan MM, Humm KC, Karnik R, Mekhoubad S, Regev A, Eggan K, Meissner A. DNA methylation dynamics of the human preimplantation embryo. Nature 2014, 511: 611-615. PMID: 25079558, PMCID: PMC4178976, DOI: 10.1038/nature13581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-scale DNA methylationMaternal-specific methylationDNA methylation dynamicsTransposable element activityEmbryonic stem cell derivationStem cell derivationEarly human embryogenesisHuman preimplantation embryosMethylation dynamicsDNA methylationHuman embryogenesisElement activityPreimplantation embryosCell derivationUnique modeMethylationEmbryogenesisMouse modelEmbryosRegulationExpression