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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Reprogramming pluripotency after nuclear transplantation shows that molecules in oocytes can remodel somatic chromatin to a stem cell state. Here we report on an ex-ovo system using axolotl oocyte extracts to remodel epigenetic marks of somatic chromatin. Molecules present in axolotl oocyte extracts induce the reduction of the overall levels of H3K9me3, HP1alpha and DNA methylation of somatic cells, and they increase the levels of H3K9ac. The levels of signal intensity detected in treated differentiated cells resemble those detected in embryonic stem cells, which are, in contrast, unaffected by these extracts. Analysis of specific genome sequences shows that somatic cells exposed to oocyte extracts undergo demethylation of LINE-1 repeats but Major Satellite repeats and the imprinted gene H19 remain unchanged. In addition, they induce demethylation of the Oct-4 promoter. Finally, the kinetics of activation of Oct-4 and Nanog expression from MEF nuclei treated in extracts suggests that these genes are subject to different levels of epigenetic control. The results demonstrate that axolotl oocyte extracts are a useful tool for studying epigenetic remodelling of somatic cells to a stem cell configuration, and for elucidating oocyte specific mechanisms of nuclear reprogramming.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1559-2308
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
194-202
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-8-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Ambystoma, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Cell Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Chromatin, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-DNA, Satellite, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-DNA Methylation, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Epigenesis, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Nuclear Transfer Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Octamer Transcription Factor-3, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Pluripotent Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:19440040-Sequence Analysis, DNA
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Epigenetic marks in somatic chromatin are remodelled to resemble pluripotent nuclei by amphibian oocyte extracts.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Animal Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't