A Decade of Exploring the Mammalian Sperm Epigenome: Paternal Epigenetic and Transgenerational Inheritance

The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in interest and progress in the field of sperm epigenetics. Studies have shown that chromatin regulation during male germline development is multiple and complex, and that the spermatozoon possesses a unique epigenome. Its DNA methylation profile, DNA-a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Champroux, Julie Cocquet, Joëlle Henry-Berger, Joël R. Drevet, Ayhan Kocer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2018.00050/full