Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE33763: Expression data from 2C::tomato+ vs 2C::tomato - ES cells GSE33920: mRNA-Seq of 2C::tomato+ vs. - ES cells GSE33921: RNA-Seq from two-cell (2C) stage embryos GSE33922: RNA-Seq from wt oocytes GSE36896: RNA-Seq from wt and G9A knockout ES cells Refer to individual Series
Project description:To study the role of GADD45 proteins in early mouse development, RNA-seq expression profiling was performed with Gadd45a/Gadd45b double knockout (DKO) and wild-type (WT) mouse embryos at 2-cell stage (2C).
Project description:PGCs undergo two distinct stages of demethylation before reaching a hypomethylated ground state at E13.5. Stage 1 occurs between E7.25- E9.5 in which PGCs experience a global loss of cytosine methylation. However, discreet loci escape this global loss of methylation and between E10.5-E13.5, stage 2 of demethylation takes place. In this stage these loci are targeted by Tet1 and Tet2 leading to the loss of the remaining methylation and resulting in the epigenetic ground state. Our data shows that Dnmt1 is responsible for maintaining the methylation of loci that escape stage 1 demethylation, and that it functions in a UHRF1 independent manner. Our data further demonstrates that when these loci lose methylation prior to stage 2 it results in early activation of the meiotic program, which leads to precocious differentiation of the germ line resulting in a decreased pool of PGCs in the embryo and subsequent infertility in adult mice.
Project description:2C embryos were generated from Kdm1a FL/Fl Zp3Cre females mated to wild type males for RNA-seq analysis using the Nugen Ovation RNA-seq system V2 3 replicates of maternal Kdm1a mutant 2C embryos were collected for RNA-seq , compared to wt 2C embryos and wt oocyte samples from Macfarlan TS et al, Nature 2012 (GEO acession GSE33923)
Project description:Mouse embryonic stem cell cultures contain a rare cell population of "2C-like" cells resembling 2-cell embryos, the key stage of zygotic genome activation (ZGA). Little is known about positive regulators of the 2C-like state and 2-cell stage embryos. We found that GADD45 (growth arrest and DNA damage 45) proteins, regulators of TET mediated DNA demethylation, promote both states. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.