The ontogeny of cKIT+ human primordial germ cells proves to be a resource for human germ line reprogramming, imprint erasure and in vitro differentiation

The Germ Cell Determinant Blimp1 Is Not Required for Derivation of Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2012) Siqin Bao et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Meiotic Competent Human Germ Cell-like Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells Induced by BMP4/WNT3A Signaling and OCT4/EpCAM (Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule) Selection

(2012) Ching-Yu Chuang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

False-positive antibody signals for the pluripotency factor OCT4A (POU5F1) in testis-derived cells may lead to erroneous data and misinterpretations

(2012) R. Warthemann et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Offspring from Oocytes Derived from in Vitro Primordial Germ Cell-like Cells in Mice

(2012) K. Hayashi et al.   SCIENCE

Lineage-specific distribution of high levels of genomic

(2011) Alexey Ruzov et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Tet1 and Tet2 Regulate 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Production and Cell Lineage Specification in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

(2011) Kian Peng Koh et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Derivation of new human embryonic stem cell lines reveals rapid epigenetic progression in vitro that can be prevented by chemical modification of chromatin

(2011) Silvia V. Diaz Perez et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Thymine DNA Glycosylase Can Rapidly Excise 5-Formylcytosine and 5-Carboxylcytosine

(2011) Atanu Maiti et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Dynamic regulation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in mouse ES cells and during differentiation

(2011) Gabriella Ficz et al.   NATURE

Single Cell Analysis Facilitates Staging of Blimp1-Dependent Primordial Germ Cells Derived from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

(2011) John J. Vincent et al.   PLoS One

Divergent RNA-binding Proteins, DAZL and VASA, Induce Meiotic Progression in Human Germ Cells Derived in Vitro

(2011) Jose V. Medrano et al.   STEM CELLS

Human germ cell differentiation from fetal- and adult-derived induced pluripotent stem cells

(2010) Sarita Panula et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Microfluidic image cytometry for quantitative single-cell profiling of human pluripotent stem cells in chemically defined conditions

(2010) Ken-ichiro Kamei et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Impaired hydroxylation of 5-methylcytosine in myeloid cancers with mutant TET2

(2010) Myunggon Ko et al.   NATURE

Genome-wide erasure of DNA methylation in mouse primordial germ cells is affected by AID deficiency

(2010) Christian Popp et al.   NATURE

Role of Tet proteins in 5mC to 5hmC conversion, ES-cell self-renewal and inner cell mass specification

(2010) Shinsuke Ito et al.   NATURE

Genome-Wide Reprogramming in the Mouse Germ Line Entails the Base Excision Repair Pathway

(2010) P. Hajkova et al.   SCIENCE

The IG-DMR and the MEG3-DMR at Human Chromosome 14q32.2: Hierarchical Interaction and Distinct Functional Properties as Imprinting Control Centers

(2010) Masayo Kagami et al.   PLoS Genetics

A Signaling Principle for the Specification of the Germ Cell Lineage in Mice

(2009) Yasuhide Ohinata et al.   CELL

Specific epigenetic alterations of IGF2-H19 locus in spermatozoa from infertile men

(2009) Céline Chalas Boissonnas et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

In vitro post-meiotic germ cell development from human embryonic stem cells

(2009) B. Aflatoonian et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Quantitative methylation analysis of developmentally important genes in human pregnancy losses after ART and spontaneous conception

(2009) U. Zechner et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Human DAZL, DAZ and BOULE genes modulate primordial germ-cell and haploid gamete formation

(2009) Kehkooi Kee et al.   NATURE

Reprogramming towards pluripotency requires AID-dependent DNA demethylation

(2009) Nidhi Bhutani et al.   NATURE

Derivation of Primordial Germ Cells from Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Is Significantly Improved by Coculture with Human Fetal Gonadal Cells

(2009) Tae Sub Park et al.   STEM CELLS

Complex genome-wide transcription dynamics orchestrated by Blimp1 for the specification of the germ cell lineage in mice

(2008) K. Kurimoto et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Expression of pluripotent stem cell markers in the human fetal ovary

(2008) C. L. Kerr et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Chromatin dynamics during epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germ line

(2008) Petra Hajkova et al.   NATURE

A comprehensive, non-invasive visualization of primordial germ cell development in mice by the Prdm1-mVenus and Dppa3-ECFP double transgenic reporter

(2008) Yasuhide Ohinata et al.   REPRODUCTION

OCT4 Spliced Variants Are Differentially Expressed in Human Pluripotent and Nonpluripotent Cells

(2008) Yaser Atlasi et al.   STEM CELLS

Expression of Pluripotent Stem Cell Markers in the Human Fetal Testis

(2007) Candace L. Kerr et al.   STEM CELLS