The DNMT3A PWWP domain is essential for the normal DNA methylation landscape in mouse somatic cells and oocytes.

by Kanako Kibe, Kenjiro Shirane, Hiroaki Ohishi, Shuhei Uemura, Hidehiro Toh, Hiroyuki Sasaki
Published 2021-05-01

Mouse oocyte methylomes at base resolution reveal genome-wide accumulation of non-CpG methylation and role of DNA methyltransferases.

by Kenjiro Shirane, Hidehiro Toh, Hisato Kobayashi, Fumihito Miura, Hatsune Chiba, Takashi Ito, Tomohiro Kono, Hiroyuki Sasaki
Published 2013-04-01

LTR retrotransposons transcribed in oocytes drive species-specific and heritable changes in DNA methylation

by Julie Brind’Amour, Hisato Kobayashi, Julien Richard Albert, Kenjiro Shirane, Akihiko Sakashita, Asuka Kamio, Aaron Bogutz, Tasuku Koike, Mohammad M. Karimi, Louis Lefebvre, Tomohiro Kono, Matthew C. Lorincz
Published 2018-08-01