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tRNA-derived RNA processing in sperm transmits non-genetically inherited phenotypes to offspring in C. elegans.
Nature communications - 15 Mar 2026
Galambos Nicholas S, Crocker Olivia J, Schneider Blair K, Allerton Kennelly S, Gross Katrin E, Schneider Alexandra E, Lynch Jared, Yukselen Onur, Kucukural Alper, Conine Colin C
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The environment encountered by an organism can modulate epigenetic information in gametes to transmit non-genetically inherited phenotypes to offspring. In mouse models, the diet of males regulates specific tRNA-derived RNAs (tDRs) in sperm. After fertilization, tDRs regulate embryonic gene expression and generate metabolic phenotypes in adult offspring through uncharacterized changes during development. Here we...
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