Increase in germline methyltransferases governing the methylation of histone H3K9 is associated with transgenerational nanoplastic toxicity in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Le Zhang, Shuting Wang, Yue Zhao, Kun Bi, Dayong Wang
Abstract
Our data demonstrated the association of the increase in germline methyltransferases required for methylation of H3K9 with transgenerational nanoplastic toxicity in nematodes.
Topics & Concepts
Transgenerational epigeneticsCaenorhabditis elegansMethyltransferaseGermlineMethylationHistoneBiologyGeneticsEpigeneticsDNAGeneGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionEpigenetics and DNA Methylation