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Chromatin remodelling and epigenetic features of germ cells

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  • Sarah Kimmins

    (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire)

  • Paolo Sassone-Corsi

    (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire)

Abstract

Germ cells have the unique capacity to start a new life upon fertilization. They are generated during a sex-specific differentiation programme called gametogenesis. Maturation of germ cells is characterized by an impressive degree of cellular restructuring and gene regulation that involves remarkable genomic reorganization. These events are finely tuned, but are also susceptible to the introduction of various types of error. Because stable genetic transmission to future generations is essential for life, understanding the control of these processes has far-reaching implications for human health and reproduction.

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  • Sarah Kimmins & Paolo Sassone-Corsi, 2005. "Chromatin remodelling and epigenetic features of germ cells," Nature, Nature, vol. 434(7033), pages 583-589, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:434:y:2005:i:7033:d:10.1038_nature03368
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03368
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    1. Alessandra Gallo, 2022. "Reprotoxic Impact of Environment, Diet, and Behavior," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-20, January.
    2. Huanhuan Tan & Weixu Wang & Congjin Zhou & Yanfeng Wang & Shu Zhang & Pinglan Yang & Rui Guo & Wei Chen & Jinwen Zhang & Lan Ye & Yiqiang Cui & Ting Ni & Ke Zheng, 2023. "Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers dynamic processes orchestrated by RNA-binding protein DDX43 in chromatin remodeling during spermiogenesis," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-21, December.
    3. Zhantao Shao & Jack Hu & Allison Jandura & Ronit Wilk & Matthew Jachimowicz & Lingfeng Ma & Chun Hu & Abby Sundquist & Indrani Das & Phillip Samuel-Larbi & Julie A. Brill & Henry M. Krause, 2024. "Spatially revealed roles for lncRNAs in Drosophila spermatogenesis, Y chromosome function and evolution," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
    4. Ariane Lismer & Sarah Kimmins, 2023. "Emerging evidence that the mammalian sperm epigenome serves as a template for embryo development," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-22, December.

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