Abstract：
:After fertilization, mouse embryos go through preimplantation development to give rise to blastocyst. Two key molecular events, zygotic genome activation (ZGA) and the first cell lineage specification, are essential for the process. Recent advances in low-input epigenomics profiling techniques allow the analysis of these events at a molecular level, which revealed a critical role of epigenetic and chromatin reprogramming in ZGA and the first cell lineage specification. Additionally, the establishment of an in vitro embryonic stem cell (ESC) to two-cell embryo-like conversion system have also contributed to the molecular understanding of preimplantation development. In this review, we summarize recent advances in epigenetic regulation of mouse preimplantation development, point out the remaining questions, and propose strategies to tackle these questions.
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Curr Opin Genet Devjournal_title
Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
Fu X,Zhang C,Zhang Ydoi
10.1016/j.gde.2020.05.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-10-01 00:00:00pages
13-20eissn
0959-437Xissn
1879-0380pii
S0959-437X(20)30066-6journal_volume
64pub_type
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title：Current opinion in genetics & development
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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