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¥63,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥63,000,000)
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Fiscal Year 2010: ¥12,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,600,000)
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Research Abstract |
We analyzed DNA methylation profiles of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), and compared those with DNA methylation profiles of some somatic tissues. Consequently, we identified genomic regions that show methylation statuses specific to each stem cell line. By using DNA methylation profile as one of the indexes, we revealed that the TSCs derived from blastocysts produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer are indistinguishable from normal TSCs. We also showed that trophoblast-specific DNA methylation occurs after the segregation of the trophectoderm and inner cell mass in the mouse periimplantation embryo.
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