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ArticleOncotarget2017

Long non-coding RNAs could act as vectors for paternal heredity of high fat diet-induced obesity.

Tian An, Teng Zhang, Fei Teng, Jia-Cheng Zuo, Yan-Yun Pan, Yu-Fei Liu, Jia-Nan Miao, Yu-Jie Gu, Na Yu, Dan-Dan Zhao and 3 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tian AnDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Teng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Fei TengDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jia-Cheng ZuoDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yan-Yun PanDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yu-Fei LiuThe Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Jia-Nan MiaoDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yu-Jie GuDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Na YuDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Dan-Dan ZhaoDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Fang-Fang MoDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Si-Hua GaoDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Guangjian JiangDiabetes Research Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play an important role in epigenetic regulation, and abnormalities may lead to male infertility. To investigate whether lncRNAs are involved in intergenerational inheritance of obesity and obesity-induced decline in fertility, we divided mice into obesity (F0 mice fed a high-fat diet, F0-HFD) and non-obese (F0 mice fed normal chow, F0-NC) model groups and their male offspring (F1-HFD and F1-NC, respectively). We examined the differences in the expression levels of lncRNAs and mRNAs in the F0-HFD/F0-NC and F1-HFD/F1-NC groups. The results revealed similar expression patterns in the F1-HFD/F0-HFD groups at both the lncRNA and mRNA levels. The maximum difference in the lncRNA expression was observed between the F0-HFD and F0-NC groups. The differentially expressed lncRNA targets and mRNAs identified in our study are mainly involved in GnRH signalling pathway, metabolic process, and Hippo signalling pathway; similarly expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs in F1-HFD/F0-HFD are closely linked with G-protein coupled receptor signalling pathway, pancreatic polypeptide receptor activity, and lysine biosynthesis, which may play an important role in the molecular mechanism of intergenerational inheritance of obesity. Furthermore, potential genes that might play important roles in the pathogenesis of obesity-related low fertility were revealed by lncRNA-and mRNA-interaction studies based on the microarray expression profiles. In conclusion, we found that lncRNA could be involved in obesity-induced infertility by expressing abnormalities, which could act as genetic vectors of paternal inheritance of obesity.

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Diet, High-FatAnimalsComputational BiologyGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic VectorsMaleMiceObesityPaternal InheritanceReproducibility of ResultsRNA, Long NoncodingSpermatozoaTranscriptomeRNA, Long Noncodinggenetic vectorlong non-coding RNAobesitypaternal inheritance

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