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| Title |
Epigenetic Memory in Mammals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Genetics, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.3389/fgene.2011.00028 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zoë Migicovsky, Igor Kovalchuk |
| Abstract |
Epigenetic information can be passed on from one generation to another via DNA methylation, histone modifications, and changes in small RNAs, a process called epigenetic memory. During a mammal's lifecycle epigenetic reprogramming, or the resetting of most epigenetic marks, occurs twice. The first instance of reprogramming occurs in primordial germ cells and the second occurs following fertilization. These processes may be both passive and active. In order for epigenetic inheritance to occur the epigenetic modifications must be able to escape reprogramming. There are several examples supporting this non-Mendelian mechanism of inheritance including the prepacking of early developmental genes in histones instead of protamines in sperm, genomic imprinting via methylation marks, the retention of CenH3 in mammalian sperm and the inheritance of piwi-associated interfering RNAs. The ability of mammals to pass on epigenetic information to their progeny provides clear evidence that inheritance is not restricted to DNA sequence and epigenetics plays a key role in producing viable offspring. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 184 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 175 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 41 | 22% |
| Researcher | 38 | 21% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 12% |
| Professor | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 15% |
| Unknown | 18 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 68 | 37% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 34 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 8% |
| Psychology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Unknown | 31 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2022.
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