Circannual breeding and methylation are impacted by the equinox in Peromyscus
The cyclicity of breeding and methylation patterns suggest that signals other than the photoperiod regulate circannual patterns in deer mice, that reset in the equinox especially in autumn, and that the females are more sensitive to these signals than males.
Authors
- Steve Horvath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4110-3589)
- Collin P. Jaeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7405-2108)
- Merve Bayram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8440-367X)
- Anthony D. Long
- Hippokratis Kiaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8999-8289)
- Ioulia Chatzistamou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-8469)
- Vimala Kaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3534-5481)
- Kim‐Tuyen Huynh‐Dam
- Janet P. Crossland
- Asieh Naderi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9911-5841)
- Shayne C. Barlow
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of South Carolina Sumter (US)
- Altos Labs
- University of Missouri (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02251-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.51
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences