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Sex Differences in Brain Epigenetics

Menger, Yannick, Bettscheider, Marc, Murgatroyd, Chris, Spengler, Dietmar·2010·Epigenomics

Abstract

Sexual differentiation of the brain takes place during a perinatal-sensitive time window as a result of gonadal hormone-induced activational and organizational effects on neuronal substrates. Increasing evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms can contribute to the establishment and maintenance of some aspects of these processes, and that these epigenetic mechanisms may themselves be under the control of sex hormones. Epigenetic programming of neuroendocrine and behavioral phenotypes frequently occurs sex specifically, pointing to sex differences in brain epigenetics as a possible determinant. Understanding how sex-specific epigenomes and sex-biased responses to environmental cues contribute to the development of brain diseases might provide new insights for epigenetic therapy.

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Authors
Menger, Y., Bettscheider, M., Murgatroyd, C., & Spengler, D.
Affiliations
Max Planck Society (DE)
Venue
Epigenomics
Published
2010-12
Volume
2
Issue
6
Pages
807-821
ISSN
  • 1750-1911 (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-192X
OpenAlex
W2001849846
Cited by
82
References
97
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FWCI
0.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Epigenomics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • CRESCENDO – European Union (CT-2005-018652)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SP 386/4-2)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
Keywords
sex differences, sexual differentiation of the brain, gonadal hormones, perinatal development, neuroendocrine phenotype, behavioral phenotypes, environmental cues, brain disorders, epigenetic therapy
MeSH terms
Brain, Drug Therapy, Female, Gonads, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Male, Phenotype, Receptors, Steroid, Sex Differentiation, Sex Factors, Gonadal Steroid Hormones, Epigenesis, Genetic, Epigenomics

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