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Reduced genomic cytosine methylation and defective cellular differentiation in embryonic stem cells lacking CpG binding protein.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jun 2005
Carlone Diana L, Lee Jeong-Heon, Young Suzanne R L, Dobrota Erika, Butler Jill Sergesketter, Ruiz Joseph, Skalnik David G
Abstract excerpt
Cytosine methylation at CpG dinucleotides is a critical epigenetic modification of mammalian genomes. CpG binding protein (CGBP) exhibits a unique DNA-binding specificity for unmethylated CpG motifs and is essential for early murine development. Embryonic stem cell lines deficient for CGBP were generated to further examine CGBP function. CGBP(-)(/)(-) cells are viable but show an increased rate of apoptosis and...
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