| Literature DB >> 25694116 |
Tsunetoshi Nakatani1, Kazuo Yamagata2, Tohru Kimura3, Masaaki Oda4, Hiroyuki Nakashima5, Mayuko Hori2, Yoichi Sekita6, Tatsuhiko Arakawa5, Toshinobu Nakamura7, Toru Nakano8.
Abstract
In the mouse zygote, Stella/PGC7 protects 5-methylcytosine (5mC) of the maternal genome from Tet3-mediated oxidation to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC). Although ablation of Stella causes early embryonic lethality, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. In this study, we report impaired DNA replication and abnormal chromosome segregation (ACS) of maternal chromosomes in Stella-null embryos. In addition, phosphorylation of H2AX (γH2AX), which has been reported to inhibit DNA replication, accumulates in the maternal chromatin of Stella-null zygotes in a Tet3-dependent manner. Cell culture assays verified that ectopic appearance of 5hmC induces abnormal accumulation of γH2AX and subsequent growth retardation. Thus, Stella protects maternal chromosomes from aberrant epigenetic modifications to ensure early embryogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: 5‐hydroxymethylcytosine; Stella; Tet3; gammaH2AX; zygote
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25694116 PMCID: PMC4428038 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201439427
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO Rep ISSN: 1469-221X Impact factor: 8.807