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Swayamsiddha Kar1, Sabnam Parbin, Moonmoon Deb, Arunima Shilpi, Dipta Sengupta, Sandip Kumar Rath, Madhumita Rakshit, Aditi Patra, Samir Kumar Patra.
Abstract
Reversible DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic manipulator of the genomic information in eukaryotes. DNA demethylation plays a very significant role during embryonic development and stands out for its contribution in molecular reconfiguration during cellular differentiation for determining stem cell fate. DNA demethylation arbitrated extensive make-over of the genome via reprogramming in the early embryo results in stem cell plasticity followed by commitment to the principal cell lineages. This article attempts to highlight the sequential phases and hierarchical mode of DNA demethylation events during enactment of the molecular strategy for developmental transition. A comprehensive knowledge regarding the pattern of DNA demethylation during embryogenesis and organogenesis and study of the related lacunae will offer exciting avenues for future biomedical research and stem cell-based regenerative therapy.Mesh：
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Year: 2013 PMID： 24114325 DOI： 10.1007/s00018-013-1482-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Mol Life Sci ISSN： 1420-682X Impact factor: 9.261