Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: from phenomena to molecular mechanisms

Noa Liberman, Simon Yuan Wang, Eric Lieberman Greer

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Abstract

Inherited information not encoded in the DNA sequence can regulate a variety of complex phenotypes. However, how this epigenetic information escapes the typical epigenetic erasure that occurs upon fertilization and how it regulates behavior is still unclear. Here we review recent examples of brain related transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and delineate potential molecular mechanisms that could regulate how non-genetic information could be transmitted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-206
Number of pages18
JournalCurrent Opinion in Neurobiology
Volume59
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019

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