Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2020
Keywords
developmental programming, epigenetics, maternal metabolism, non-human primate, obesity
Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulation of placental DNA methylation (DNAm) is a mechanism linking maternal weight during pregnancy to metabolic programming outcomes. The common marmoset, Callithrix jaccus, is a platyrrhine primate species that has provided much insight into studies of the primate placenta, maternal condition, and metabolic programming, yet the relationships between maternal weight and placental DNAm are unknown. Here, we report genome-wide DNAm from term marmoset placentas using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing. We identified 74 genes whose DNAm pattern is associated with maternal weight during gestation. These genes are predominantly involved in energy metabolism and homeostasis, including the regulation of glycolytic and lipid metabolic processes pathways.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23101
Repository Citation
Narapareddy, Laren; Wildman, Derek E.; Armstrong, Don L.; Weckle, Amy; Bell, Aleeca F.; Patil, Crystal L.; Tardif, Suzette D.; Ross, Corinna N.; and Rutherford, Julienne N., "Maternal Weight Affects Placental DNA Methylation of Genes Involved in Metabolic Pathways in the Common Marmoset Monkey (Callithrix jacchus)" (2020). Biology Faculty Publications. 27.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/bio_faculty/27
Comments
This article originally published as:
Narapareddy, L, Wildman, DE, Armstrong, DL, et al. Maternal weight affects placental DNA methylation of genes involved in metabolic pathways in the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus). Am J Primatol. 2020;e23101. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23101
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