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De novo methylation and expression of retroviral genomes during mouse embryogenesis

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Retrovirus genomes introduced into mouse zygotes by microinjection of cloned DNA, or into morula stage pre-implantation mouse embryos by infection with Moloney murine leukaemia virus (M-MuLV), became de novo methylated and were blocked in expression. No restriction of virus expression and no de novo methylation were observed when post-implantation mouse embryos were infected with virus. Efficient de novo methylation activity may be an important characteristic of gene regulation in early mouse embryos.

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    Detlev Jähner, Heidi Stuhlmann, Colin L. Stewart, Klaus Harbers, Jürgen Löhler, Iva Simon & Rudolf Jaenisch

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Jähner, D., Stuhlmann, H., Stewart, C. et al. De novo methylation and expression of retroviral genomes during mouse embryogenesis. Nature 298, 623–628 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1038/298623a0

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