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Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of phenotype and disease

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Guerrero-Bosagna, Carlos, Skinner, Michael K.·2012·Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

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Environmental epigenetics has an important role in regulating phenotype formation or disease etiology. The ability of environmental factors and exposures early in life to alter somatic cell epigenomes and subsequent development is a critical factor in how environment affects biology. Environmental epigenetics provides a molecular mechanism to explain long term effects of environment on the development of altered phenotypes and "emergent" properties, which the "genetic determinism" paradigm cannot. When environmental factors permanently alter the germ line epigenome, then epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of these environmentally altered phenotypes and diseases can occur. This environmental epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of phenotype and disease is reviewed with a systems biology perspective.

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  • Offspring effects may be mediated, in part, by epigenetic changes in parental germ cells resulting from acquired parental stress exposures throughout life.

    “Offspring effects may be mediated, in part, by epigenetic changes in parental germ cells resulting from acquired parental stress exposures throughout life 3,[168][169][170]”

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    Section 2 (page unavailable) says environmental exposures can alter the germ-line epigenome and affect subsequent generations. Section 3 identifies stress as a factor that can influence phenotypes transgenerationally. But the paper places germ-line epigenetic alteration in a narrow developmental window, rather than supporting the claim that parental exposures throughout life produce those changes. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Guerrero-Bosagna, C., & Skinner, M. K.
Affiliations
Washington State University (US)
Venue
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-05
Volume
354
Issue
1-2
Pages
3-8
ISSN
0303-7207 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2097945707
Cited by
222
References
99
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FWCI
1.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01ES012974)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Keywords
environmental epigenetics, transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, early life exposure, etiology, genetic determinism, systems biology
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Division, Disease, Environment, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Pollutants, Humans, Phenotype, Reproduction, Germ-Line Mutation, Epigenesis, Genetic, Systems Biology, Endocrine Disruptors

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