Re-investigation and RNA sequencing-based identification of genes with placenta-specific imprinted expression

• Published in: Human molecular genetics Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 548 - 558
• Main Authors: Okae, Hiroaki, Hiura, Hitoshi, Nishida, Yuichiro, Funayama, Ryo, Tanaka, Satoshi, Chiba, Hatsune, Yaegashi, Nobuo, Nakayama, Keiko, Sasaki, Hiroyuki, Arima, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Alleles; Animals; Anoctamin-1; Biological and medical sciences; Chloride Channels - genetics; Chloride Channels - metabolism; Decidua - metabolism; DNA methylation; Embryo Transfer; epigenetics; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene expression; Gene Expression Profiling; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; Genomic Imprinting; Humans; Imprinting; Mice; Molecular and cellular biology; Phosphoproteins - genetics; Placenta; Placenta - metabolism; Pregnancy; RNA; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Stem cells; Stem Cells - cytology; Transcription Factors - genetics; Trophoblasts; Trophoblasts - cytology; Pregnancy; Placenta; Gene; RNA; Fetal membrane; Genetics; Identification; Sequencing; Genomic imprinting

Within the vertebrate groups, only mammals are subject to a specialized epigenetic process termed genomic imprinting in which genes are preferentially expressed from one parental allele. Imprinted expression has been reported for >100 mouse genes and, for approximately one-quarter of these genes,...