Neuronal Small RNAs Control Behavior Transgenerationally

Rachel Posner, Itai Antoine Toker, Olga Antonova, Ekaterina Star, Sarit Anava, Eran Azmon, Michael Hendricks, Shahar Bracha, Hila Gingold, Oded Rechavi*

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Abstract

The idea that brain activity can impact the fate of the progeny goes against a central tenet of biology. Posner et al. describe an RNA-based mechanism for how neuronal responses to environmental cues can be translated into heritable information that affects the behavior of progeny.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1814-1826.e15
JournalCell
Volume177
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • C. elegans
  • epigenetic inheritance
  • neuronal small RNAs
  • non-Mendelian inheritance
  • small RNA inheritance
  • transgenerational inheritance

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