A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior

Abstract Pathophysiological mechanisms for depression/anxiety are largely unknown. Evidence for transgenerational transmission of acquired epigenetic marks remains limited. We bred unstressed (US) female mice with adolescently restraint-stressed (RS), social instability-stressed (SI) or US males to...

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Autores principales: Qiao-Qiao Kong, Xiao-Dan Tian, Jia Wang, Hong-Jie Yuan, Shu-Fen Ning, Ming-Jiu Luo, Jing-He Tan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c152e286134d4abd87ee26119efee0782021-12-02T18:03:07ZA next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior10.1038/s41598-021-87060-x2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/c152e286134d4abd87ee26119efee0782021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87060-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pathophysiological mechanisms for depression/anxiety are largely unknown. Evidence for transgenerational transmission of acquired epigenetic marks remains limited. We bred unstressed (US) female mice with adolescently restraint-stressed (RS), social instability-stressed (SI) or US males to produce RS, SI and control F1 offspring, respectively. Compared to controls, while paternal RS decreased anxiety-like behavior (ALB) in both female and male offspring, paternal SI increased ALB only in female offspring. Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics using RS and SI female offspring identified 5 candidate anxiety-transmitting (CAT) genes; each showed a consistent pattern of DNA methylation from F0 spermatozoa through F1 blastocysts to fetal and adult hippocampi. Further analyses validated 4 CAT genes, demonstrated that paternal SI caused ALB differences between male and female offspring through modifying the CAT genes, and indicated a strong correlation between inflammation and ALB pathogenesis and an important function for intronic DNA methylation in regulating ALB-related genes. In conclusion, this study identified important CAT genes and suggested the possibility that stresses on males might alter offspring’s ALB by modifying sperm DNA methylation.Qiao-Qiao KongXiao-Dan TianJia WangHong-Jie YuanShu-Fen NingMing-Jiu LuoJing-He TanNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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Qiao-Qiao Kong
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Jia Wang
Hong-Jie Yuan
Shu-Fen Ning
Ming-Jiu Luo
Jing-He Tan
A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
description Abstract Pathophysiological mechanisms for depression/anxiety are largely unknown. Evidence for transgenerational transmission of acquired epigenetic marks remains limited. We bred unstressed (US) female mice with adolescently restraint-stressed (RS), social instability-stressed (SI) or US males to produce RS, SI and control F1 offspring, respectively. Compared to controls, while paternal RS decreased anxiety-like behavior (ALB) in both female and male offspring, paternal SI increased ALB only in female offspring. Next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics using RS and SI female offspring identified 5 candidate anxiety-transmitting (CAT) genes; each showed a consistent pattern of DNA methylation from F0 spermatozoa through F1 blastocysts to fetal and adult hippocampi. Further analyses validated 4 CAT genes, demonstrated that paternal SI caused ALB differences between male and female offspring through modifying the CAT genes, and indicated a strong correlation between inflammation and ALB pathogenesis and an important function for intronic DNA methylation in regulating ALB-related genes. In conclusion, this study identified important CAT genes and suggested the possibility that stresses on males might alter offspring’s ALB by modifying sperm DNA methylation.
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author Qiao-Qiao Kong
Xiao-Dan Tian
Jia Wang
Hong-Jie Yuan
Shu-Fen Ning
Ming-Jiu Luo
Jing-He Tan
author_facet Qiao-Qiao Kong
Xiao-Dan Tian
Jia Wang
Hong-Jie Yuan
Shu-Fen Ning
Ming-Jiu Luo
Jing-He Tan
author_sort Qiao-Qiao Kong
title A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
title_short A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
title_full A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
title_fullStr A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
title_full_unstemmed A next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
title_sort next-generation sequencing study on mechanisms by which restraint and social instability stresses of male mice alter offspring anxiety-like behavior
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c152e286134d4abd87ee26119efee078
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