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Genomic imprinting disorders: lessons on how genome, epigenome and environment interact

Genomic imprinting disorders: lessons on how genome, epigenome and environment interact
Genomic imprinting disorders: lessons on how genome, epigenome and environment interact
Genomic imprinting, the monoallelic and parent-of-origin-dependent expression of a subset of genes, is required for normal development. Its disruption leads to human disease involving isolated or multi-locus epigenetic changes that can be traced back to alterations of cis-acting sequences or trans-acting factors controlling the establishment, maintenance and erasure of germline epigenetic imprints or may have no evident genetic cause. Recent insights into the dynamics of the epigenome including the effect of environmental factors suggest that the developmental outcomes and heritability of imprinting disorders are influenced by interactions between the genome, the epigenome and the environment in germ cells and early embryos. In this Review, we discuss the latest advances in the study of genomic imprinting, focusing on the imprinting life-cycle and its possible errors leading to human diseases. We discuss the modes of inheritance of imprinting defects and 2 evidences from humans and animal models that environmental factors may influence genomic imprinting. Finally, we highlight areas requiring additional research that could complete our understanding of imprinting disorders, as well as new technological advances that might correct imprinting errors.
1471-0056
235-248
Monk, David
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Maher, Eamonn R
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Monk, David, Mackay, Deborah, Eggermann, Thomas, Maher, Eamonn R and Riccio, Andrea (2019) Genomic imprinting disorders: lessons on how genome, epigenome and environment interact. Nature Reviews Genetics, 20 (4), 235-248. (doi:10.1038/s41576-018-0092-0).

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Genomic imprinting, the monoallelic and parent-of-origin-dependent expression of a subset of genes, is required for normal development. Its disruption leads to human disease involving isolated or multi-locus epigenetic changes that can be traced back to alterations of cis-acting sequences or trans-acting factors controlling the establishment, maintenance and erasure of germline epigenetic imprints or may have no evident genetic cause. Recent insights into the dynamics of the epigenome including the effect of environmental factors suggest that the developmental outcomes and heritability of imprinting disorders are influenced by interactions between the genome, the epigenome and the environment in germ cells and early embryos. In this Review, we discuss the latest advances in the study of genomic imprinting, focusing on the imprinting life-cycle and its possible errors leading to human diseases. We discuss the modes of inheritance of imprinting defects and 2 evidences from humans and animal models that environmental factors may influence genomic imprinting. Finally, we highlight areas requiring additional research that could complete our understanding of imprinting disorders, as well as new technological advances that might correct imprinting errors.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 December 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 January 2019
Published date: 1 April 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 427481
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/427481
ISSN: 1471-0056
PURE UUID: 312aa76d-2813-4d7c-9370-cbcd5da2c39e
ORCID for Deborah Mackay: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3088-4401

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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 07:24

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Author: David Monk
Author: Deborah Mackay ORCID iD
Author: Thomas Eggermann
Author: Eamonn R Maher
Author: Andrea Riccio

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