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Transgenerational Epigenetics

  • 2nd Edition, Volume 13 - May 18, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Trygve O. Tollefsbol
  • Language: English

Transgenerational Epigenetics, Second Edition, offers the only up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the inheritance of epigenetic phenomena between generations with an emphasis… Read more

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Transgenerational Epigenetics, Second Edition, offers the only up-to-date, comprehensive analysis of the inheritance of epigenetic phenomena between generations with an emphasis on human disease relevance, drug discovery, and next steps in clinical translation. International experts discuss mechanisms of epigenetic inheritance, its expression in animal and plant models, and how human ailments, such as metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease are influenced by transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. Where evidence is sufficient, epigenetic clinical interventions are proposed that may help prevent or reduce the severity of disease before offspring are born.

This edition has been thoroughly revised in each disease area, featuring newly researched actors in epigenetic regulation, including long noncoding RNA in addition to histone modifications and DNA methylation. Therapeutic pathways in treating cancer and extending human longevity are also considered, as are current debates and future directions for research.

Key features

  • Presents a fully-updated and expanded release addressing transgenerational epigenetics, epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation, and the role of epigenetics in human longevity and cancer
  • Examines the field from "bench-to-bedside", discussing basic science, disease management, current debates, and next steps in epigenetic research and drug discovery
  • Features chapter contributions from international experts

Readership

Clinician-scientists; Human Geneticists; Medical Geneticists; Researchers working in genetics, biology, molecular biology, pharmaceutical science, and clinical therapy; advanced undergraduate students, graduate students; pharmaceutical company and biotechnology researchers interested in drug development and therapies

Table of contents

1. Generational epigenetic inheritance

SECTION I Definitions and history of generational epigenetic inheritance

2. Definition of epigenetic transgenerational inheritance and biological impacts

3. Historical perspective of transgenerational epigenetics

SECTION II Germline epigenetics

4. Epigenetic changes in the mammalian paternal germ line

SECTION III Parental epigenetic inheritance

5. Maternal epigenetic inheritance

6. Paternal epigenetic inheritance

SECTION IV Basic mechanisms/processes of epigenetic inheritance

7. Towards the molecular mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: insights from transgenic mice

8. Histone-mediated transgenerational epigenetics

9. Heritable generational epigenetic effects through small noncoding RNA

10. Long noncoding RNA and epigenetic inheritance

SECTION V Model organisms

11. Nonmammalian model organisms in epigenetic research:an overview

12. Plant models of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

13. Epigenetics and heritable phenotypic variations in livestock

14. Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in insects

SECTION VI Evolution of transgenerational epigenetics

15. Evolutionary perspectives on transgenerational epigenetics

16. Inheritance of epigenome variants across generations during evolution

SECTION VII Environmental epigenetic effects on the offspring

17. Transgenerational epigenetics of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in mammals

18. Transgenerational effects of imprinting

19. Epigenetic inheritance across multiple generations

SECTION VIII Impact of transgenerational epigenetics on disease

20. Transgenerational epigenetics, paternal obesity, and insulin resistance

21. Epigenetic inheritance of type 2 diabetes

SECTION IX Clinical significance of transgenerational epigenetics

22. Clinical aspects of transgenerational epigenetics

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 13
  • Published: May 18, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Trygve O. Tollefsbol

Dr. Tollefsbol is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He holds doctorates in molecular biology and osteopathic medicine, trained with National Academy of Science members and has over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Reports highlighting the translatability to the lay public of the discoveries made in his laboratory have appeared in international media representing >50 million readers. Dr. Tollefsbol has been featured as an Investigator in the Spotlight by the NIH as well as a Scientist in the Spotlight by ScienceNow. He is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Genetics, a contributor to Lewin’s GENES classic textbook and Lead Editor for Elsevier’s Translational Epigenetics Series. Dr. Tollefsbol has been named a “Highly Ranked Scholar” worldwide (ScholarGPS). He has been invited for numerous endowed keynote presentations, his research has been highlighted in eScience News and ScienceDaily and he has published 20 scholarly books on topics related to his research.
Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA

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