Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish

Hypoxia has diverse effects on aquatic life. Wang et al.show that reproductive defects resulting from hypoxia are epigenetically heritable in Japanese rice fish, and that this intergenerational inheritance is accompanied by differential methylation and gene expression in sperm.

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Main Authors: Simon Yuan Wang, Karen Lau, Keng-Po Lai, Jiang-Wen Zhang, Anna Chung-Kwan Tse, Jing-Woei Li, Yin Tong, Ting-Fung Chan, Chris Kong-Chu Wong, Jill Man-Ying Chiu, Doris Wai-Ting Au, Alice Sze-Tsai Wong, Richard Yuen-Chong Kong, Rudolf Shiu-Sun Wu
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12114
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Jill Man-Ying Chiu
Doris Wai-Ting Au
Alice Sze-Tsai Wong
Richard Yuen-Chong Kong
Rudolf Shiu-Sun Wu
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description Hypoxia has diverse effects on aquatic life. Wang et al.show that reproductive defects resulting from hypoxia are epigenetically heritable in Japanese rice fish, and that this intergenerational inheritance is accompanied by differential methylation and gene expression in sperm.
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spelling doaj.art-e1fffc6e05654eafa064cd735f43e9db2022-12-21T23:08:56ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232016-07-01711910.1038/ncomms12114Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fishSimon Yuan Wang0Karen Lau1Keng-Po Lai2Jiang-Wen Zhang3Anna Chung-Kwan Tse4Jing-Woei Li5Yin Tong6Ting-Fung Chan7Chris Kong-Chu Wong8Jill Man-Ying Chiu9Doris Wai-Ting Au10Alice Sze-Tsai Wong11Richard Yuen-Chong Kong12Rudolf Shiu-Sun Wu13School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongHong Kong Bioinformatics Centre, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongHong Kong Bioinformatics Centre, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong KongDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist UniversityDepartment of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist UniversityDepartment of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong KongSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong KongDepartment of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong KongState Key Laboratory in Marine PollutionHypoxia has diverse effects on aquatic life. Wang et al.show that reproductive defects resulting from hypoxia are epigenetically heritable in Japanese rice fish, and that this intergenerational inheritance is accompanied by differential methylation and gene expression in sperm.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12114
spellingShingle Simon Yuan Wang
Karen Lau
Keng-Po Lai
Jiang-Wen Zhang
Anna Chung-Kwan Tse
Jing-Woei Li
Yin Tong
Ting-Fung Chan
Chris Kong-Chu Wong
Jill Man-Ying Chiu
Doris Wai-Ting Au
Alice Sze-Tsai Wong
Richard Yuen-Chong Kong
Rudolf Shiu-Sun Wu
Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
Nature Communications
title Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
title_full Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
title_fullStr Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
title_full_unstemmed Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
title_short Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
title_sort hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12114
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