Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype

Early social experience can alter epigenetic patterns and stress responses later in life. A study on wild spotted hyenas finds that maternal care and social connections after leaving the den influence DNA methylation and contribute to a developmentally plastic stress response.

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Main Authors: Zachary M. Laubach, Julia R. Greenberg, Julie W. Turner, Tracy M. Montgomery, Malit O. Pioon, Maggie A. Sawdy, Laura Smale, Raymond G. Cavalcante, Karthik R. Padmanabhan, Claudia Lalancette, Bridgett vonHoldt, Christopher D. Faulk, Dana C. Dolinoy, Kay E. Holekamp, Wei Perng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24583-x
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spelling doaj-26a7708842bf456a9e9e486a8e5289da2021-07-25T11:39:10ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-0112111510.1038/s41467-021-24583-xEarly-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotypeZachary M. Laubach0Julia R. Greenberg1Julie W. Turner2Tracy M. Montgomery3Malit O. Pioon4Maggie A. Sawdy5Laura Smale6Raymond G. Cavalcante7Karthik R. Padmanabhan8Claudia Lalancette9Bridgett vonHoldt10Christopher D. Faulk11Dana C. Dolinoy12Kay E. Holekamp13Wei Perng14Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityMara Hyena Project, Masai Mara National ReserveDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityEpigenomics Core, University of MichiganEpigenomics Core, University of MichiganEpigenomics Core, University of MichiganDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton UniversityDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of MinnesotaEpigenomics Core, University of MichiganDepartment of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityDepartment of Epidemiology and Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD) Center, University of Colorado DenverEarly social experience can alter epigenetic patterns and stress responses later in life. A study on wild spotted hyenas finds that maternal care and social connections after leaving the den influence DNA methylation and contribute to a developmentally plastic stress response.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24583-x
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author Zachary M. Laubach
Julia R. Greenberg
Julie W. Turner
Tracy M. Montgomery
Malit O. Pioon
Maggie A. Sawdy
Laura Smale
Raymond G. Cavalcante
Karthik R. Padmanabhan
Claudia Lalancette
Bridgett vonHoldt
Christopher D. Faulk
Dana C. Dolinoy
Kay E. Holekamp
Wei Perng
spellingShingle Zachary M. Laubach
Julia R. Greenberg
Julie W. Turner
Tracy M. Montgomery
Malit O. Pioon
Maggie A. Sawdy
Laura Smale
Raymond G. Cavalcante
Karthik R. Padmanabhan
Claudia Lalancette
Bridgett vonHoldt
Christopher D. Faulk
Dana C. Dolinoy
Kay E. Holekamp
Wei Perng
Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
Nature Communications
author_facet Zachary M. Laubach
Julia R. Greenberg
Julie W. Turner
Tracy M. Montgomery
Malit O. Pioon
Maggie A. Sawdy
Laura Smale
Raymond G. Cavalcante
Karthik R. Padmanabhan
Claudia Lalancette
Bridgett vonHoldt
Christopher D. Faulk
Dana C. Dolinoy
Kay E. Holekamp
Wei Perng
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title Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
title_short Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
title_full Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
title_fullStr Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
title_full_unstemmed Early-life social experience affects offspring DNA methylation and later life stress phenotype
title_sort early-life social experience affects offspring dna methylation and later life stress phenotype
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Early social experience can alter epigenetic patterns and stress responses later in life. A study on wild spotted hyenas finds that maternal care and social connections after leaving the den influence DNA methylation and contribute to a developmentally plastic stress response.
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