Vertebrate diapause preserves organisms long term through Polycomb complex members.

Abstract excerpt

Diapause is a state of suspended development that helps organisms survive extreme environments. How diapause protects living organisms is largely unknown. Using the African turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri), we show that diapause preserves complex organisms for extremely long periods of time without trade-offs for subsequent adult growth, fertility, and life span. Transcriptome analyses indicate that...

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• Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
• Histones
• Muscle, Skeletal
• Mutation
• Polycomb Repressive Complex 1