Paternal heat exposure causes DNA methylation and gene expression changes of Stat3 in Wild guinea pig sons

A Weyrich, S Benz, S Karl, M Jeschek… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic mechanisms convey environmental information through generations and can
regulate gene expression. Epigenetic studies in wild mammals are rare, but enable …

Paternal intergenerational epigenetic response to heat exposure in male Wild guinea pigs

A Weyrich, D Lenz, M Jeschek, TH Chung… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic modifications, of which DNA methylation is the best studied one, can convey
environmental information through generations via parental germ lines. Past studies have …

Tissue-specific epigenetic inheritance after paternal heat exposure in male wild guinea pigs

A Weyrich, S Yasar, D Lenz, J Fickel - Mammalian Genome, 2020 - Springer
External temperature change has been shown to modify epigenetic patterns, such as DNA
methylation, which regulates gene expression. DNA methylation is heritable, and as such …

Diet changes alter paternally inherited epigenetic pattern in male Wild guinea pigs

A Weyrich, M Jeschek, KT Schrapers… - Environmental …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic modifications, of which DNA methylation is the most stable, are a mechanism
conveying environmental information to subsequent generations via parental germ lines …

Environmental change-dependent inherited epigenetic response

A Weyrich, D Lenz, J Fickel - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic modifications are a mechanism conveying environmental information to
subsequent generations via parental germ lines. Research on epigenetic responses to …

Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during postnatal development in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata exposed to different temperatures

EL Sheldon, AW Schrey, LL Hurley… - Journal of Avian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic changes associated with early life conditions are known to play a significant role
in shaping the adult phenotype. Studies of DNA methylation in wild animals are lacking, yet …

Changes in the rearing environment cause reorganization of molecular networks associated with DNA methylation

BM von Holdt, RY Kartzinel, K van Oers… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Disentangling the interaction between the genetic basis and environmental context
underlying phenotypic variation is critical for understanding organismal evolution …

Developmental stress does not induce genome‐wide DNA methylation changes in wild great tit (Parus major) nestlings

B Sepers, AC Mateman, F Gawehns… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The environment experienced during early life is a crucial factor in the life of many
organisms. This early life environment has been shown to have profound effects on …

Variation in DNA methylation in avian nestlings is largely determined by genetic effects

B Sepers, RS Chen, M Memelink… - Molecular Biology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As environmental fluctuations are becoming more common, organisms need to rapidly adapt
to anthropogenic, climatic, and ecological changes. Epigenetic modifications and DNA …

Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during embryonic and postnatal development of an altricial wild bird

H Watson, P Salmón, C Isaksson - Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
DNA methylation could shape phenotypic responses to environmental cues and underlie
developmental plasticity. Environmentally induced changes in DNA methylation during …