Intergenerational and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in animals

Animals transmit not only DNA but also other molecules, such as RNA, proteins and metabolites, to their progeny via gametes. It is currently unclear to what extent these molecules convey information between generations and whether this information changes according to their physiological state and e...

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Published in:Nature cell biology Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 143 - 151
Main Authors: Perez, Marcos Francisco, Lehner, Ben
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2019
Nature Publishing Group
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Animals
Base sequence
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cancer Research
Cell Biology
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Developmental Biology
Disease transmission
DNA
DNA Methylation
DNA replication
DNA sequencing
Environment
Epigenesis, Genetic
Epigenetic inheritance
Epigenetics
Gametes
Genetic research
Genomics - methods
Germ Cells - cytology
Germ Cells - metabolism
Heredity
Inheritance Patterns - genetics
Life Sciences
Metabolites
Models, Genetic
Molecular genetics
Molecular modelling
Physiology
Progeny
Proteins
Review Article
Ribonucleic acid
RNA
Selection, Genetic
Sperm
Stem Cells
ISSN:1465-7392, 1476-4679, 1476-4679
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Summary:Animals transmit not only DNA but also other molecules, such as RNA, proteins and metabolites, to their progeny via gametes. It is currently unclear to what extent these molecules convey information between generations and whether this information changes according to their physiological state and environment. Here, we review recent work on the molecular mechanisms by which ‘epigenetic’ information is transmitted between generations over different timescales, and the importance of this information for development and physiology. Perez and Lehner summarize recent discoveries regarding epigenetic inheritance across generations and review the molecular mechanisms underlying non-DNA sequence-based transmissions.
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ISSN:1465-7392
1476-4679
1476-4679
DOI:10.1038/s41556-018-0242-9