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Reduced PRC2 function alters male germline epigenetic programming and paternal inheritance.

ABSTRACT: Background: Defining the mechanisms that establish and regulate the transmission of epigenetic information from parent to offspring is critical for understanding disease heredity. Currently, the molecular pathways that regulate epigenetic information in the germline and its transmission to offspring are poorly understood. Results: Here we provide evidence that Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) regulates paternal inheritance, both at the phenotypic and molecular levels. Reduced PRC2 function in mice resulted in male sub-fertility and altered epigenetic and transcriptional control of retrotransposed elements in fetal male germ cells. Males with reduced PRC2 function produced offspring that over-expressed retrotransposed pseudogenes and had altered preimplantation embryo cleavage rates and cell cycle control. Conclusion: This study reveals a novel role for the histone modifying complex, PRC2, in epigenetic inheritance, with important implications for understanding disease inheritance.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE110529 | GEO | 2018/02/15

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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