Whole transcriptome analysis in offspring whose fathers were exposed to a developmental insult: a novel avian model

Issam Rimawi, Sunny Yanai, Gadi Turgeman, Joseph Yanai

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Abstract

Although the effects of paternal exposure to insults on the offspring received limited attention in the past, it is currently gaining interest especially after understanding the mechanisms which may mediate such exposure effects. In the current study, the well-controlled avian model (Fayoumi) was utilized to investigate the effects of paternal exposure to the developmental insult, chlorpyrifos on the offspring’s gene expression via mRNA and small RNA sequencing. Numerous mRNA gene expression changes were detected in the offspring after paternal exposure to the developmental insult, especially in genes related to neurogenesis, learning and memory. qPCR analysis of several genes, that were significantly changed in mRNA sequencing, confirmed the results obtained in mRNA sequencing. On the other hand, small RNA sequencing did not identify significant microRNA genes expression changes in the offspring after paternal exposure to the developmental insult. The effects of the paternal exposure were more pronounced in the female offspring compared to the male offspring. The results identified expression alterations in major genes (some of which were pertinent to the functional changes observed in other forms of early developmental exposure) after paternal insult exposure and provided a direction for future studies involving the most affected genes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number16499
JournalScientific Reports
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

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