Epigenetic homogeneity in histone methylation underlies sperm programming for embryonic transcription

Autor: Mami Oikawa, Angela Simeone, Eva Hormanseder, Marta Teperek, Vincent Gaggioli, Alan O’Doherty, Emma Falk, Matthieu Sporniak, Clive D’Santos, Valar Nila Roamio Franklin, Kamal Kishore, Charles R. Bradshaw, Declan Keane, Thomas Freour, Laurent David, Adrian T. Grzybowski, Alexander J. Ruthenburg, John Gurdon, Jerome Jullien
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17238-w
Popis: In addition to paternal genetic material, sperm contributes epigenetic information to the embryo to efficiently support development. Here, the authors demonstrate a homogeneous paternal contribution to epigenetic information via sperm-derived modified histone transmission to the developing vertebrate embryo.
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