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DNA Methyltransferase Is Actively Retained in the Cytoplasm during Early Development

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Cardoso, M. Cristina, Leonhardt, Heinrich·1999·The Journal of Cell Biology

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The overall DNA methylation level sharply decreases from the zygote to the blastocyst stage despite the presence of high levels of DNA methyltransferase (Dnmt1). Surprisingly, the enzyme is localized in the cytoplasm of early embryos despite the presence of several functional nuclear localization signals. We mapped a region in the NH2-terminal, regulatory domain of Dnmt1 that is necessary and sufficient for cytoplasmic retention during early development. Altogether, our results suggest that Dnmt1 is actively retained in the cytoplasm, which prevents binding to its DNA substrate in the nucleus and thereby contributes to the erasure of gamete-specific epigenetic information during early mammalian development.

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Authors
Cardoso, M. C., & Leonhardt, H.
Venue
The Journal of Cell Biology
Published
1999-10-04
Volume
147
Issue
1
Pages
25-32
ISSN
  • 0021-9525 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-8140
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W2168980816
Cited by
172
References
2
FWCI
2.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
bronze

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