Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

DNMT3B supports meso-endoderm differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells

  • Andrea Lauria,
  • Guohua Meng,
  • Valentina Proserpio,
  • Stefania Rapelli,
  • Mara Maldotti,
  • Isabelle Laurence Polignano,
  • Francesca Anselmi,
  • Danny Incarnato,
  • Anna Krepelova,
  • Daniela Donna,
  • Chiara Levra Levron,
  • Giacomo Donati,
  • Ivan Molineris,
  • Francesco Neri,
  • Salvatore Oliviero

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35938-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 18

Abstract

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DNMT3B-dependent DNA methylation provides epigenetic priming at epiblast stage by methylating enhancers of ectodermal genes to ensure proper differentiation toward mesoendoderm tissues.