Romain Barrès

Romain Barrès


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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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20 October 2010 in Nature
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SNSheau-Fang Ng
Sheau-Fang Ng
Ruby CY LinRuby CY Lin
Ruby CY Lin
DLD. Ross Laybutt
D. Ross Laybutt
RBRomain Barrès
Romain Barrès
JOJulie A. Owens
Julie A. Owens
MMMargaret Morris
Margaret Morris

1 March 2012 in Cell Metabolism
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RBRomain Barrès
Romain Barrès
JYJie Yan
Jie Yan
BEBrendan Egan
Brendan Egan
JTJonas Thue Treebak
Jonas Thue Treebak
MRMorten Rasmussen
Morten Rasmussen
JZJuleen R. Zierath
Juleen R. Zierath

1 September 2014 in Cell
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LALeandro Z. Agudelo
Leandro Z. Agudelo
TFTeresa Femenía
Teresa Femenía
FOFunda Orhan
Funda Orhan
MPMargareta Porsmyr-Palmertz
Margareta Porsmyr-Palmertz
MGMichel Goiny
Michel Goiny
JRJorge L. Ruas
Jorge L. Ruas

1 September 2009 in Cell Metabolism
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RBRomain Barrès
Romain Barrès
MOMegan E. Osler
Megan E. Osler
JYJie Yan
Jie Yan
ARAnna Rune
Anna Rune
TFTomas Fritz
Tomas Fritz
JZJuleen R. Zierath
Juleen R. Zierath

1 February 2016 in Cell Metabolism
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IDIda Donkin
Ida Donkin
SVSoetkin Versteyhe
Soetkin Versteyhe
LILars Roed Ingerslev
Lars Roed Ingerslev
KQKui Qian
Kui Qian
MMMie Mechta
Mie Mechta
RBRomain Barrès
Romain Barrès

1 March 2016 in Molecular Metabolism
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TBThais de Castro Barbosa
Thais de Castro Barbosa
LILars R. Ingerslev
Lars R. Ingerslev
PAPetter S. Alm
Petter S. Alm
SVSoetkin Versteyhe
Soetkin Versteyhe
JMJulie Massart
Julie Massart
RBRomain Barrès
Romain Barrès
Chronic and high consumption of fat constitutes an environmental stress that leads to metabolic diseases. We hypothesized that high-fat diet (HFD) transgenerationally remodels the epigenome of spermatozoa and metabolism of the offspring. F0-male rats fed either HFD or chow diet for 12 weeks were mated with chow-fed dams to generate F1 and F2 offspring. Motile spermatozoa were isolated from F0 and F1 breeders to determine DNA methylation and small non-coding RNA (sncRNA) expression pattern by deep sequencing. Newborn offspring of HFD-fed fathers had reduced body weight and pancreatic beta-cell mass. Adult female, but not male, offspring of HFD-fed fathers were glucose intolerant and resistant to HFD-induced weight gain. This phenotype was perpetuated in the F2 progeny, indicating transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. The epigenome of spermatozoa from HFD-fed F0 and their F1 male offspring showed common DNA methylation and small non-coding RNA expression signatures. Altered expression of sperm miRNA let-7c was passed down to metabolic tissues of the offspring, inducing a transcriptomic shift of the let-7c predicted targets. Our results provide insight into mechanisms by which HFD transgenerationally reprograms the epigenome of sperm cells, thereby affecting metabolic tissues of offspring throughout two generations.