在早熟的鸟类中,母性压力对几代人的影响
Marion Charrier1,2,3, Sophie Lumineau1, Isabelle George1
1Univ Rennes, CNRS, Normandie Univ, EthoS (Éthologie animale et humaine), UMR 6552, Rennes, France.
Royal Society open science
|August 29, 2024
概括
产前母亲的压力 (PMS) 影响子女的行为跨世代. 这项研究发现PMS对日本长行为的影响延伸到第三代,即使在F3大脑中没有表观遗传痕迹.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学和行为科学
- 跨代遗传研究研究.
- 动物行为研究 动物行为研究
背景情况:
- 已知产前孕产妇压力 (PMS) 会影响第一代 (F1) 后代的表型.
- 有证据表明PMS也可能影响后代,表明潜在的跨代影响.
- 之前在日本中进行的研究将F1的PMS与大脑质素修饰 (H3K27me3) 和卵子激素变化联系起来.
研究的目的:
- 调查PMS是否可以在第二代 (F2) 和第三代 (F3) 日本中引起持久的行为变化.
- 为了确定表观遗传标记和激素调节在PMS后的几代人之间存在的持久性.
- 分析对PMS行为反应的代际差异.
主要方法:
- 利用主要成分分析来评估F2和F3世代的行为概况.
- 在F3后代的大脑中检查了基因组翻译后修饰 (H3K27me3).
- 在F1和F2世代的卵子中分析了androstenedione的水平.
主要成果:
- 产前孕产妇压力 (PMS) 影响了F2和F3世代的行为特征,并存在世代差异.
- 在F2中观察到恐惧症增加,在雌性F3中增加恐惧和恐惧症.
- 在F3大脑中没有发现H3K27me3水平的显著变化;在F1和F2卵中,androstenedione水平显示出不一致的调制.
结论:
- 产前母亲压力 (PMS) 可以产生延伸到日本的第三代的表型效应.
- 由于PMS导致的行为变化可以在几代人中持续存在,即使在后几代人中没有检测到特定的表观遗传标记.
- 这些发现突显了压力反应的跨代遗传的复杂性质,具有潜在的性别特异性影响.
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