Taming transposable elements in vertebrates: from epigenetic silencing to domestication

MV Almeida, G Vernaz, ALK Putman, EA Miska - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
Transposable element (TE)-derived sequences are ubiquitous in most eukaryotic genomes
known to date. Because their expression and mobility can lead to genomic instability …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding'non-genetic'inheritance: insights from molecular-evolutionary crosstalk

I Adrian-Kalchhauser, SE Sultan, LNS Shama… - Trends in ecology & …, 2020 - cell.com
Understanding the evolutionary and ecological roles of'non-genetic'inheritance (NGI) is
daunting due to the complexity and diversity of epigenetic mechanisms. We draw on insights …

Stress, novel sex genes, and epigenetic reprogramming orchestrate socially controlled sex change

EV Todd, O Ortega-Recalde, H Liu, MS Lamm… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Bluehead wrasses undergo dramatic, socially cued female-to-male sex change. We apply
transcriptomic and methylome approaches in this wild coral reef fish to identify the primary …

Epigenetics in teleost fish: From molecular mechanisms to physiological phenotypes

C Best, H Ikert, DJ Kostyniuk, PM Craig… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
While the field of epigenetics is increasingly recognized to contribute to the emergence of
phenotypes in mammalian research models across different developmental and …

The reversible sex of gonochoristic fish: insights and consequences

JF Baroiller, H d'Cotta - Sexual Development, 2016 - karger.com
Fish sex reversal is a means to understand sex determination and differentiation, but it is
also used to control sex in aquaculture. This review discusses sex reversal in gonochoristic …

What determines growth potential and juvenile quality of farmed fish species?

LMP Valente, KA Moutou, LEC Conceicao… - Reviews in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Enhanced production of high quality and healthy fry is a key target for a successful and
competitive expansion of the aquaculture industry. Although large quantities of fish larvae …

DNA methyltransferases: from evolution to clinical applications

VM Del Castillo Falconi, K Torres-Arciga… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that living beings have used in different
environments. The MTases family catalyzes DNA methylation. This process is conserved …

Transgenerational inheritance of neurobehavioral and physiological deficits from developmental exposure to benzo [a] pyrene in zebrafish

AL Knecht, L Truong, SW Marvel, DM Reif… - Toxicology and applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Benzo [a] pyrene (B [a] P) is a well-known genotoxic polycylic aromatic compound
whose toxicity is dependent on signaling via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR). It is …

Small ocean temperature increases elicit stage-dependent changes in DNA methylation and gene expression in a fish, the European sea bass

D Anastasiadi, N Díaz, F Piferrer - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
In natural fish populations, temperature increases can result in shifts in important phenotypic
traits. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism mediating phenotypic changes …

Heat-induced masculinization in domesticated zebrafish is family-specific and yields a set of different gonadal transcriptomes

L Ribas, WC Liew, N Díaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding environmental influences on sex ratios is important for the study of the
evolution of sex-determining mechanisms and for evaluating the effects of global warming …