Table 1.
Methylation analysis of imprinted genes in DKO mice (see also Table S1)
A: Analysis of mice from progeny of DKO male × or WT female | |||
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Mouse Phenotype |
Aberrant Mest Methylation |
Aberrant Peg3 Methylation |
Aberrant Methylation of both genes |
Dead or abnormal mouse | 2 (out of 8) | 0 (out of 8) | 0 |
Viable and normal mouse | 1 (out of 8) | 2 (out of 8) | 0 |
Control (Progeny of WT male × WT or Dhet female) | 0 (out of 3) | 0 (out of 3) | 0 |
B: Analysis of mice from progeny of WT male × DKO female | |||
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Mouse Phenotype |
Aberrant H19 Methylation |
Aberrant Igf2r Methylation |
Aberrant Methylation of both genes |
Dead or abnormal mouse | 8 (out of 10) | 3 (out of 8) | 3 |
Viable and normal mouse | 2 (out of 3) | 0 (out of 3) | 0 |
Control (Progeny of WT or DKO male × WT female) | 0 (out of 2) | 0 (out of 1) | 0 |
C: Analysis of sperm from DKO mouse | |||
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Genotype of sperm source | % Mest Methylation |
% Peg3 Methylation |
% H19 Methylation |
DKO | 10.5 | 1.1 | 89 |
WT | 1.2 | 1.1 | 94 |