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Sébastien A. Smallwood

Researcher at Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research

Publications -  40
Citations -  5014

Sébastien A. Smallwood is an academic researcher from Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: DNA methylation & Epigenetics. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 37 publications receiving 3888 citations. Previous affiliations of Sébastien A. Smallwood include Babraham Institute & University of Cambridge.

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Dynamic CpG island methylation landscape in oocytes and preimplantation embryos

TL;DR: It is shown that CGI methylation in gametes is not entirely related to genomic imprinting but is a strong factor in determining methylation status in preimplantation embryos, suggesting a need to reassess mechanisms of post-fertilization demethylation.
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Parallel single-cell sequencing links transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity

TL;DR: ScM&T-seq, a method for parallel single-cell genome-wide methylome and transcriptome sequencing that allows for the discovery of associations between transcriptional and epigenetic variation, revealed previously unrecognized associations between heterogeneously methylated distal regulatory elements and transcription of key pluripotency genes.
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De novo DNA methylation: a germ cell perspective

TL;DR: The current understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with de novo DNA methylation in germ cells is reported, and recent discoveries connecting histone modifications, transcription and theDNA methylation machinery are discussed.
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Transcription is required for establishment of germline methylation marks at imprinted genes

TL;DR: It is proposed that transcription is a third essential component of the de novo methylation system, which includes optimal CpG spacing and histone modifications, and may be required to create or maintain open chromatin domains to allow the methylation complex access to its preferred targets.