Perinatal and developmental epigenetics /

Perinatal and Developmental Epigenetics, Volume 32, a new volume in the Translational Epigenetics series, provides a thorough overview of epigenetics in the early developmental and perinatal stages, illuminating pathways for drug discovery and clinical advances.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Singh, Garima (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2023]
Series:Translational epigenetics series ; v. 35.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Perinatal and Developmental Epigenetics
  • Translational Epigenetics Series
  • Translational Epigenetics Perinatal and Developmental Epigenetics
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • 1
  • The ever-growingcomplexity ofepigenetic regulationof gene expression
  • 1
  • Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: an overview of classical and recently discovered novel players
  • Introduction
  • DNA methylation
  • DNMTs and DNA-binding proteins
  • Importance of epigenetic reprogramming during development
  • Role of DNA methylation in embryonic stem cells
  • Pathological impact of altered DNA methylation
  • Genomic imprinting
  • Epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation for imprinted genes
  • Establishing epigenetic marks on imprinted genes
  • Role of genomic imprinting in development
  • Role of genomic imprinting in fetoplacental development
  • Genomic imprinting and X-chromosome inactivation
  • Histone modifications
  • Types of histone modifications
  • Regulation of gene expression by histone modifications during embryonic and perinatal development
  • Nucleosome remodeling
  • Chromatin structure of embryonic stem cells
  • Ontogeny of chromatin remodeling
  • Higher-order chromatin organization (topologically associating domains)
  • Pathological impact of deregulation in histone modifications
  • Noncoding RNAs
  • Regulation of gene expression by noncoding RNAs during embryonic and perinatal development
  • Small noncoding RNAs (miRNAs and siRNAs)
  • Piwi-interacting RNAs
  • Long noncoding RNAs
  • Interaction of lncRNAs with chromatin-modifying complexes
  • Pathological impact of deregulation in lncRNAs
  • Effect of different conditions on Epigenetic mechanisms and programming of human health and disease risk
  • Impact of prenatal stress on epigenetic modifications
  • Long-term impacts of epigenetic deregulation during childhood.
  • Effect of acute intrapartum events on epigenetic mechanisms
  • References
  • 2
  • Histone modifications in germline development and maintenance
  • Dynamic reorganization of histone PTMs supports germ cell development, identity, and functions in mammals
  • Description of histone PTMs and their dynamics
  • From PGC specification to birth
  • During gametogenesis
  • Histone PTMs cooperate to regulate germline functions and shape the epigenetic landscape
  • Histone PTMs in meiotic recombination
  • Histone PTMs and meiotic sex chromosome inactivation
  • Histone PTMs and transcriptional control during gametogenesis
  • Histone PTMs distribution and function in Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite germ cells
  • Distribution of histone PTMs in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline
  • Repressive chromatin structure in the P blastomeres and PGC
  • Chromatin landscape in the adult hermaphrodite germline
  • Role of histone PTMs in transcriptional regulation in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline
  • X chromosome silencing
  • Histone PTMs and transcriptional memory
  • Histone PTMs and maintenance of germline identity
  • Histone PTMs and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of environmental conditions
  • H3K9 methylation and genome stability
  • Concluding remarks
  • References
  • 3
  • Epigenetic regulation of cis-regulatory elements and transcription factors during development
  • Epigenetic mechanisms govern developmental processes via Genome regulation
  • cis-regulatory elements and trans-acting factors orchestrate Cell type-specific gene transcription
  • Trans-acting factors
  • Transcription factors
  • Noncoding RNAs
  • Making the connections: readers and writers program the epigenome during early development
  • Three-dimensional genome organization
  • Identification and characterization of cis-regulatory elements and trans-acting factors.
  • Conserved sequences and chromatin features aid in the identification of regulatory elements
  • Sequence conservation and characteristic motifs
  • Chromatin features
  • Emergent approaches for the identification of regulatory elements
  • Computational methods for harnessing epigenomic data sets to predict regulatory elements
  • Epigenetic programming in perinatal and early development
  • Switching chromatin states-dynamic epigenomic landscape at developmental cis-regulatory elements
  • Trans-regulatory networks govern stem cell pluripotency and differentiation
  • Regulatory elements in early development inform adult health and disease states
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 4
  • Genomic imprinting and developmental physiology: intrauterine growth and postnatal period
  • Genomic imprinting: discovery and early work
  • Imprinted gene functions converge on neuronal and metabolic processes that govern early development: The cost of altered im ...
  • Genomic imprinting-mediated control of fetal growth and placental resources
  • Genomic imprinting and human imprinting disorders
  • Imprinted genes regulate multiple maternal-fetal interactions and are essential for early survival
  • Postnatal control of growth and development is mediated by imprinted genes via key metabolic systems and is crucial for pre ...
  • Final comments
  • References
  • 5
  • Role of RNA epigenetics in development
  • Introduction
  • RNA modifications
  • RNA N6-methyladenosine modification (m6A)
  • RNA 5-methylcytosine (m5C) modification
  • RNA A-to-I editing
  • Role of RNA modifications in development
  • Conclusion and future perspective
  • References
  • 2
  • Epigenetic programming of placenta regulatesshort-term and long-term health outcomes
  • 6
  • Epigenetic regulation of placental function
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetic regulation during placentation.
  • Epigenetics and human placenta development
  • Epigenetics and mouse placental development
  • Transcriptional factors and trophoblast lineage differentiation
  • Epigenetics and regulation of trophoblast functions
  • Epigenetic mechanisms regulating placental development and function
  • DNA methylation
  • DNA methylation in trophoblast
  • DNA methylation and regulation of placental nutrient transfer
  • Genomic imprinting
  • Genomic imprinting and regulation of placental endocrine function
  • Histone modifications and placental functions
  • Noncoding RNA
  • miRs
  • C19MC in placental functions
  • C14MC in placental function
  • C2MC in placental functions
  • Long noncoding RNAs
  • Epigenetics and placenta-related pathologies
  • Epigenetics and preeclampsia
  • Epigenetics and gestational diabetes
  • Epigenetics and intrauterine growth restriction
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 7
  • Role of placenta in developmental programming of sex-specific adult outcomes
  • Mechanisms of developmental programming
  • Sex-specific effects and disease programming in utero
  • References
  • Further reading
  • 3
  • Epigenetics,hormones, sex,and developmental programming
  • 8
  • Role of epigenetics in shaping sex differences in brain development and behavior
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to epigenetics
  • Gonadal steroid hormones drive sexual differentiation and are epigenetic modifiers
  • An extreme sex difference in epigenetic regulation: X chromosome inactivation
  • Sex differences in the human epigenome: normal development
  • DNA methylation
  • Histones and microRNAs
  • Genomic imprinting
  • Implications for neurological disorders and diseases
  • Sex differences in the brain epigenome: rodent studies
  • DNA methylation
  • Histone modifications
  • Sex differences in the epigenetic writers, erasers, and readers
  • DNA methylation
  • Histone modifications
  • MicroRNAs.
  • Manipulating epigenetic marks during development: effects on sexual differentiation of neural morphology and behavior
  • Manipulating epigenetic marks during development: sexual differentiation of neurochemistry
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 4
  • Epigenetic programming by adverse perinatal influences
  • 9
  • Early-life stress exposure and epigenetic programming
  • Introduction to epigenetics
  • History of epigenetics
  • Epigenetic mechanisms
  • DNA methylation
  • Histone modifications
  • Nucleosome positioning
  • Small noncoding RNAs
  • Mechanisms of stress
  • Stress and early-life stress
  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axes
  • Developmental and physiological overview
  • Stress and oxytocin
  • Stress and the serotonergic system
  • Stress and brain-derived neurotrophic factor
  • Candidate early-life stress-mediated epigenetic markers
  • The glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1)
  • FK506-binding protein
  • The mineralocorticoid receptor (NR3C2)
  • The oxytocin receptor
  • Solute carrier family 6 member 4 and monoamine oxidase-A
  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 10
  • Early life substance abuse and epigenetic programming
  • Substance abuse and substance use disorders
  • Epigenetics and gene expression regulation
  • Histone modification
  • DNA methylation
  • RNA-associated modifications
  • Inherited predispositions (i.e., susceptibility of future generations)
  • Early drug use and epigenetic modifications
  • Nicotine
  • Alcohol
  • Cocaine
  • Marijuana/THC
  • Opioids
  • Molecular strategies targeting epigenetic modifications as novel therapeutics for treatment
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 11
  • Paternal and maternal environmental influences on offspring health: inter- and transgenerational epigenetic in ...
  • Introduction
  • Germline epigenome and reprogramming
  • DNA methylation.