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Despite the enormous medical potential of ESCs, the molecular mechanisms conferring the ability to differentiate into all cell types of the embryo remain elusive. We used an in silico approach to identify genes expressed exclusively in mouse preimplantation embryos and pluripotent cell lines. Two of these genes were developmental pluripotency‐associated gene 2 ( Dppa2 ) and  Dppa4 , which we show are closely linked genes encoding putative nuclear SAP domain proteins expressed in human and mouse pluripotent stem cells and germ cell tumor‐derived embryonal carcinoma cells. In the mouse, these genes are transcribed in germinal vesicle‐stage oocytes and throughout the cleavage stages of embryogenesis. They then become restricted to the pluripotent inner cell mass of blastocysts and are subsequently downregulated. After gastrulation,  Dppa2  and  Dppa4  are expressed only in the developing germ line, showing that these genes mark cells of the pluripotent cycle. In the germ line, both genes are downregulated as the germ cells commit to the oogenic pathway or soon after commitment to the spermatogenic pathway. We have observed similar germ line expression profiles for other pluripotent markers, and these results are consistent with the hypothesis that pluripotent markers must be downregulated during fetal germ line development, a process that may be required to facilitate appropriate germ line differentiation. The study of expression and function of pluripotent markers such as  Dppa2  and  Dppa4  is likely to unveil new aspects of the regulation of pluripotency and germ line development in mammals.

Dppa2 and Dppa4 Are Closely Linked SAP Motif Genes Restricted to Pluripotent Cells and the Germ Line