RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 DNA methylation and gene expression changes derived from assisted reproductive technologies can be decreased by reproductive fluids A1 Cánovas, Sebastian A1 Ivanova, Elena A1 Romar, Raquel A1 García Martínez, Soledad A1 Soriano Úbeda, Cristina de las Mercedes A1 García Vázquez, Francisco Alberto A1 Saadeh, Heba A1 Andrews, Simon A1 Kelsey, Gavin A1 Coy, Pilar A2 Medicina y Cirugia Animal K1 Sanidad animal K1 Veterinaria K1 Reproducción K1 Embriones K1 Fecundación in vitro K1 Cerdos K1 3109 Ciencias Veterinarias K1 3104 Producción Animal K1 2411.16 Fisiología de la Reproducción AB [EN]The number of children born since the origin of Assisted Reproductive Technologies(ART) exceeds 5 million. The majority seem healthy, but a higher frequency of defects has beenreported among ART-conceived infants, suggesting an epigenetic cost. We report the first wholegenome DNA methylation datasets from single pig blastocysts showing differences between in vivoand in vitro produced embryos. Blastocysts were produced in vitro either without (C-IVF) or in thepresence of natural reproductive fluids (Natur-IVF). Natur-IVF embryos were of higher quality thanC-IVF in terms of cell number and hatching ability. RNA-Seq and DNA methylation analyses showedthat Natur-IVF embryos have expression and methylation patterns closer to in vivo blastocysts.Genes involved in reprogramming, imprinting and development were affected by culture, withfewer aberrations in Natur-IVF embryos. Methylation analysis detected methylated changes inC-IVF, but not in Natur-IVF, at genes whose methylation could be critical, such as IGF2R andNNAT. PB eLife Sciences Publications LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18601 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18601 NO Canovas, S., Ivanova, E., Romar, R., García-Martínez, S., Soriano-Úbeda, C., García-Vázquez, F. A., Saadeh, H., Andrews, S., Kelsey, G., & Coy, P. (2017). DNA methylation and gene expression changes derived from assisted reproductive technologies can be decreased by reproductive fluids. eLife, 6. https://doi.org/10.7554/ELIFE.23670 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 14-may-2024