摘要
DNA甲基化/去甲基化是表观遗传学最重要的内容并可以控制基因的表达和印迹,越来越多的研究显示DNA甲基化异常与不育男性精子发生异常、特定肿瘤的发生、神经系统疾病、Rett综合征等有关。文章通过总结近来的相关研究资料来阐述精子发生过程中的DNA甲基化状态的改变,探讨精子DNA的甲基化异常与男性不育之间的联系,旨在为男性不育的治疗提供新的临床思路。
DNA methylation is thought to be a crucial content of epigenetics and regulates expression and imprinting of genome. Accumulating data demonstrate that abnormal DNA methylation is involved in spermatogenesis abnormality of male infertility, tumorigenesis, disease of nervous system and Rett syndrome, etc. This review aims to summarize the recent studies on the dynamic changes of sperm DNA methylation in spermatogenesis, discuss the relationship between sperm DNA methylation abnormality and male infertility, and provide a new perspective on treatment for male infertility.
出处
《医学分子生物学杂志》
CAS
CSCD
2011年第5期455-460,共6页
Journal of Medical Molecular Biology
基金
国家自然科学基金(No.81070529,30972992),广东省医学科研基金(No.B2009614)