Regulation, functions and transmission of bivalent chromatin during mammalian development
TA Macrae, J Fothergill-Robinson… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Cells differentiate and progress through development guided by a dynamic chromatin
landscape that mediates gene expression programmes. During development, mammalian …
landscape that mediates gene expression programmes. During development, mammalian …
Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences
Parental environmental factors, including diet, body composition, metabolism, and stress,
affect the health and chronic disease risk of people throughout their lives, as captured in the …
affect the health and chronic disease risk of people throughout their lives, as captured in the …
Male reproductive disorders and fertility trends: influences of environment and genetic susceptibility
NE Skakkebaek, E Rajpert-De Meyts… - Physiological …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
It is predicted that Japan and European Union will soon experience appreciable decreases
in their populations due to persistently low total fertility rates (TFR) below replacement level …
in their populations due to persistently low total fertility rates (TFR) below replacement level …
Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease
EE Nilsson, I Sadler-Riggleman… - Environmental …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Ancestral environmental exposures such as toxicants, abnormal nutrition or stress can
promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and phenotypic variation …
promote the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and phenotypic variation …
[HTML][HTML] Zygotic genome activation in vertebrates
The first major developmental transition in vertebrate embryos is the maternal-to-zygotic
transition (MZT) when maternal mRNAs are degraded and zygotic transcription begins …
transition (MZT) when maternal mRNAs are degraded and zygotic transcription begins …
Contribution of semen to early embryo development: fertilization and beyond
M Vallet-Buisan, R Mecca, C Jones… - Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND It has long been thought that the factors affecting embryo and foetal
development were exclusively maternally derived; hence, if issues regarding fertility and …
development were exclusively maternally derived; hence, if issues regarding fertility and …
[HTML][HTML] Sperm epigenetics and influence of environmental factors
Background Developmental programming of the embryo is controlled by genetic information
but also dictated by epigenetic information contained in spermatozoa. Lifestyle and …
but also dictated by epigenetic information contained in spermatozoa. Lifestyle and …
Paternal diet programs offspring health through sperm-and seminal plasma-specific pathways in mice
AJ Watkins, I Dias, H Tsuro, D Allen… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The association between poor paternal diet, perturbed embryonic development, and adult
offspring ill health represents a new focus for the Developmental Origins of Health and …
offspring ill health represents a new focus for the Developmental Origins of Health and …
[HTML][HTML] Obesity, DNA damage, and development of obesity-related diseases
M Włodarczyk, G Nowicka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity has been recognized to increase the risk of such diseases as cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, and cancer. It indicates that obesity can impact genome stability …
diseases, diabetes, and cancer. It indicates that obesity can impact genome stability …
[HTML][HTML] Low paternal dietary folate alters the mouse sperm epigenome and is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes
Epidemiological studies suggest that a father's diet can influence offspring health. A
proposed mechanism for paternal transmission of environmental information is via the …
proposed mechanism for paternal transmission of environmental information is via the …