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| Title |
Sperm epigenomics: challenges and opportunities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Genetics, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fgene.2014.00330 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Eduard Casas, Tanya Vavouri |
| Abstract |
Sperm is a highly differentiated cell type whose function is to deliver a haploid genome to the oocyte. The sperm "epigenomes" were traditionally considered to be insignificant - the sperm is transcriptionally inactive, its genome is packaged in sperm-specific protamine toroids instead of nucleosomes, and its DNA methylation profile is erased immediately post-fertilization. Yet, in recent years there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of apparent epigenetic inheritance through the male germline, suggesting that the sperm epigenome may transmit information between generations. At the same time, technical advances have made the genome-wide profiling of different layers of the sperm epigenome feasible. As a result, a large number of datasets have been recently generated and analyzed with the aim to better understand what non-genetic material is contained within the sperm and whether it has any function post-fertilization. Here, we provide an overview of the current knowledge of the sperm epigenomes as well as the challenges in analysing them and the opportunities in understanding the potential non-genetic carriers of information in sperm. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 18% |
| Australia | 2 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 7 | 64% |
| Members of the public | 4 | 36% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 141 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 132 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 21% |
| Researcher | 26 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Professor | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 22 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 44 | 31% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 32 | 23% |
| Neuroscience | 16 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 28 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. 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 12 November 2023.
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