Transgenerational effects of diet in mammals

饮食对哺乳动物的跨代影响

基本信息

批准号：
8324229
负责人：
OLIVER J RANDO
金额：
$ 32.25万
依托单位：
UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2009
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2009-09-01 至 2013-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8324229
关键词：
Address Affect Alcoholism Animals Biological Process Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Proliferation Characteristics Complex Conceptions DNA Sequence Data Diabetes Mellitus Diet Disease Disease susceptibility Endocrine Disruptors Environment Epidemiologic Studies Epidemiology Epigenetic Process Evolution Familial disease Fathers Female Fertility Gene Expression Generations Genes Germ Lines Heart Diseases Human Inbred Mouse Inherited Investigation Knowledge Life Link Literature Longitudinal Studies Malignant Neoplasms Mammals Memory Molecular Molecular Medicine Mus Organism Parents Pathway interactions Phenotype Population Protein-Restricted Diet Relative (related person)Seminal fluid System Testing Theoretical Studies Time Variant Work cohort disorder risk experience feeding human disease lipid biosynthesis male mouse model next generation novel offspring pregnant research study sperm cell trait

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In principle, animals would be more fit if parents informed their offspring of the environmental conditions they experienced before the conception of their young. Although inheritance of DNA sequence is largely unaffected by the environment, some epigenetic information can be inherited through the mammalian germ line and may therefore carry environmental information between generations. Epidemiological evidence in humans suggests that poor parental diets can predispose their offspring to cardiovascular disease. We sought to test the hypothesis that epigenetic information transferred between generations can provide offspring with molecular "knowledge" of the environmental conditions experienced by their parents. To search for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance, we therefore carried out a screen for genes in mice that respond to paternal diet. Our preliminary data demonstrate that the expression of genes involved in lipid biosynthesis and cell proliferation increased dramatically, relative to a cohort of control offspring, when their fathers were fed a low-protein diet. Here, we propose to pursue a comprehensive investigation of the mechanisms of transgenerational control of gene expression in mammals. We will further explore the ability of diet to affect offspring's phenotype, and we will determine whether transgenerational information is carried by sperm, seminal fluid, or some other information carrier. Together, these experiments constitute an extensive characterization of a novel pathway linking diet to phenotype across generations. These results will have important implications for human cardiovascular disease, cancer, and more broadly for the epidemiology of complex diseases.

描述（由申请人提供）：原则上，如果父母在受孕前告知其后代它们所经历的环境条件，那么动物会更适应。尽管DNA序列的遗传很大程度上不受环境影响，但一些表观遗传信息可以通过哺乳动物种系遗传，因此可能在代际间携带环境信息。人类流行病学证据表明，父母不良饮食会使他们的后代容易患心血管疾病。我们试图检验这样的假设：代际传递的表观遗传信息可以为后代提供有关其父母所经历的环境条件的分子“知识”。为了寻找跨代表观遗传，我们对小鼠中对父系饮食做出反应的基因进行了筛选。我们的初步数据表明，当父亲喂食低蛋白饮食时，与对照组后代相比，参与脂质生物合成和细胞增殖的基因表达显着增加。在这里，我们建议对哺乳动物基因表达的跨代控制机制进行全面研究。我们将进一步探讨饮食对后代表型的影响，并确定跨代信息是否由精子、精液或其他信息载体携带。总之，这些实验构成了将饮食与跨代表型联系起来的新途径的广泛表征。这些结果将对人类心血管疾病、癌症以及更广泛的复杂疾病的流行病学产生重要影响。