Between your visuals and the way you simplify your teachings, it makes it very simple and easy to understand concepts that I was previously struggling to understand, Thank you.
I just love these videos u make!!! Everything makes sense. It shows the reasons behind what cells do and why they do it. This has being so helpful in my courses! Thank you so much!
I legit made a UA-cam account so i could comment on this. Im watching this video for my Biology 115 exam. You are saving my grade and I thank you very much!!!! Sooooooo helpful
I am so glad I found you! The way you describe each lesson is so easily understood. I wish you were my teacher instead of the condescending one I have now.
I'm not in a class or anything. I'm just trying to learn more about Epigenetics because I think it's a fascinating subject. Your video is very helpful and easy to follow. Thanks.
Hi Paul, I can't thank you enough for the brilliant content you put up here for free. I'm a Genetics major and every time I face a problem I know I can rely on you and Shomu's Biology for explanations. I was pretty stressed out looking through my lecture notes, and this really helped clear things up. Thank you, and much love from Malaysia
Thank you for taking something as complex as epigenetics and making it easy to digest, especially for those who do not have a strong grasp on biology or physiology...my undergrad psych students thank you as well :)
That's really really helpful for me. The concept of epigenetics was very confusing for me before. Now you make it super clear. Thannnnks very very much!
There's one thing I am confused about. So if the histones are wrapped around our genes, and say you become a smoker (but no one in your family tree extending hundreds of years smoked) and the chemical tag is added to the histones to make that gene become 'expressed', does that mean that the 'smoker gene' is predetermined? In other words, will I have a 'smoking gene' by default that is turned off, but will only be turned on if I smoke?
Cells know where they are in the embryo because of protein gradients. The fertilized egg has proteins that are highest in concentration at one end of the cell and lowest at the other end. When the cell divides, one of the daughters will have less of the protein (the one from the end of the egg at the low concentration side of the gradient) and the other will have more of the protein. These proteins are usually transcription factors, that will turn on new gradients.
Thank you soooo much for all the video you posted. You have helped me and my classmates in ways you may not understand. Please continue to post these video....Can you do one on inheritance patterns,the Molecule of Heredity and the Gene Expression and Regulation?
Ok, so the answer to my question boils down to "it's an area of current research". that's both slightly frustrating and exciting. Thanks for the paper. I'll read that as soon as possible and see whether it's on my level and answers some of my questions. Epigenetics is such an interesting topic.
I love these videos! I'd like to clarify that at the end when he was talking about how if someone's parents have diabetes they are more likely to pass it on to their child, he is referring to Type 2 Diabetes. People who become overweight and developed Type 2 Diabetes change their epigenetics, while in Type 1 Diabetes there is nothing you can do to prevent it or induce it.
Hey Mr Anderson, Thanks a Lot for the Awesome videos... very simple and precise.. The videos are nicely illustrated and clear.. Great work..!!!! Time saving and easy to understand.. Keep up the good work..!!!! :)
How do cells make sure that only the right bits are switched on or off? - in both systems. Also, how do you inherit such switches from your parents? Last time I heard this, you could have a transfer of some such traits by your mother easily but father-side epigenetic traits don't transfer. Is this incorrect?
What about histone methylation? How does that affect DNA packaging and why does it sometimes lead to repressed transcription and sometimes to activated transcription?
I don't think we've got enough data to answer those question yet. "Molecular Signals of Epigenetic States" is a good paper on this. If a mark is there, we know how it is maintained. How it's established is less known. Double stranded RNA (often from repetitive sequences that fold back on themselves) directs proteins to silence sequences complimentary to the dsRNA by marking histones and methylating the DNA. Proteins or RNA inherited in the cytoplasm can also direct the initial silencing.
I didn't get how can you pass epigenetic modification you chromosome to kids. Especially on the context of diabetes. Shouldn't spermato and oogenesis be separated from all the epigenetic modifications?
I got a graduate certificate in clinical pathology and am now working on an MS in pharmacogenomics and I swear this guy should walk up for my diploma with me, because when I don't understand something I start here.
I see. So basically, the chance is slimmer but it's there. I really hope to hear more about Epigenetics on a level that can be taken by non-experts. - All I found on it were either fairly basic explanations around the level of this video or super technical papers way beyond my scope.
methylation can activate and also deactivate genes depending on place of methylation and degree of methylation. H3 K4 methylation is activation mark . H3 K9 is deactivation mark of genes.
Hi Mr. Anderson, Thank you so much for making these videos! They are very helpful. One question here: the addition of a methyl group to cytosine causes the DNA to lose its affinity to its DNA binding proteins such as transcription factors at that site. Since transcription initiation requires two types of transcription factors (one bind to the TATA box and the other bind to the various regulatory sites of particular genes) to bind to a gene, the transcription factors can no longer bind to the methylated region, which means no mRNA can be formed, hence no polypeptides will be translated? Thank you in advance!
Can someone explain further how epigenetics are inherited? There seems to be no histone acetylation or methylation of the first cells of an embryo because they have no expression of any particular genes yet. How is something like diabetes passed on if gametes, sex cells, and stem cells are undifferentiated and basically a blank slate?
Research has shown that sometimes epigenomes are imprinted within the gametes, yes it is often for the epigenomes to be erased while the gamete is created, but there are some imprints that get passed on. Go search Ted ed
In epigenetics, Ipso Facto, you are more related to your grandparents than your parents. This is because while your grandparents carry an "on" gene (let's say), it will be turned "off" in the next generation, then back "on" when you are born. That's why if you want to know more about yourself, ask your grandparents what kind of lives they lived when they were younger.
It's hard to simplify this issue the way you do to something as understandable as this video. The heritability (through meiosis) of epigenetic marks isn't well established. New methods will give us a lot more info on epigenetics soon enough. I like how so many disparate mechanisms work together to regulate so many different processes. Differences in epigenetics between species make it hard to teach. Maybe some general principles (like a histone code) will come out of further research?
I know too little about this for that comment to be helpful but thanks. (I have no idea what the zone of polarizing activity is in this context.) If you have time, I'd love to hear a more detailed explanation.
Great video ... now here's a man who understands epi enough to explain the genetics ... any "gut" thoughts on how to reverse epigenetic damage? Are there any suspected or known mediators? Thanks for the intelligence.
The histones are removed and replaced by protamines in sperm development, so it's unlikely modified histones would be inherited from the father. Genome-wide DNA demethylation occurs twice in early development so it would seem inheritance of these states isn't possible. However, some marks clearly survive demethylation and histone replacement; imprinted genes are expressed differently depending on weather they were inherited from mum or dad and such marks can be inherited from the father.
I thought Dna Methylation would lead to increased transcription as it forms areas of " Z DNA". With Z-DNA being more loosely packed wouldn't transcription increase i.e.: euchromatinized genes? any explanation would be helpful
I'd tend to agree with you. If environment influences how genes are expressed, it's only because the genome encodes the proteins and DNA elements that mediate epigenetics. It's worth treating seperate until more is known about how it works and it can be more incorporated with genetics, we must be careful not to make it sound like woo. A lot of this is due to the history - a lot of the guys who first pushed epigenetics seem to have been opposed to 'the central dogma.'
Between your visuals and the way you simplify your teachings, it makes it very simple and easy to understand concepts that I was previously struggling to understand, Thank you.
you successfully explained this topic in under 10 minutes while my lecture couldn't do it in an hour! ... love your videos thank you!
You're fantastic at teaching. I'm studying for the MCAT-this was very helpful!
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I just love these videos u make!!! Everything makes sense. It shows the reasons behind what cells do and why they do it. This has being so helpful in my courses! Thank you so much!
I legit made a UA-cam account so i could comment on this. Im watching this video for my Biology 115 exam. You are saving my grade and I thank you very much!!!! Sooooooo helpful
Mr. Andersen, you are a wonderful teacher!
In med school right now, rewatching some of these vids for my biochem exam :D
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you provided the basic informtation in a simple way, that was very helpful. Thanks,
I am so glad I found you! The way you describe each lesson is so easily understood. I wish you were my teacher instead of the condescending one I have now.
I'm not in a class or anything. I'm just trying to learn more about Epigenetics because I think it's a fascinating subject. Your video is very helpful and easy to follow. Thanks.
Hi Paul, I can't thank you enough for the brilliant content you put up here for free. I'm a Genetics major and every time I face a problem I know I can rely on you and Shomu's Biology for explanations. I was pretty stressed out looking through my lecture notes, and this really helped clear things up. Thank you, and much love from Malaysia
I gotta say, this video is awesome. I have final exam tomorrow, and this is super, duper helpful!
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I am hoping to get a 5 on my AP Bio test and trying to cover every lurking detail and gain conceptual understanding; your videos do the job!
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Thank you for taking something as complex as epigenetics and making it easy to digest, especially for those who do not have a strong grasp on biology or physiology...my undergrad psych students thank you as well :)
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Thanks for the clear and simplified explanation of a complex process.
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I have a test in eight hours and this was incredibly helpful. Thanks!
That's really really helpful for me. The concept of epigenetics was very confusing for me before. Now you make it super clear. Thannnnks very very much!
Sweet. I've been waiting for this video to come out since last year's AP exam.
There's one thing I am confused about. So if the histones are wrapped around our genes, and say you become a smoker (but no one in your family tree extending hundreds of years smoked) and the chemical tag is added to the histones to make that gene become 'expressed', does that mean that the 'smoker gene' is predetermined? In other words, will I have a 'smoking gene' by default that is turned off, but will only be turned on if I smoke?
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Can you please do a podcast on plasmid mapping and protein synthesis? I'm struggling with those in AP bio and your podcasts always help me a lot!
This was AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWsome. Nice refresher. Now I can check out Dr. Lipton's video on Epigenetics. Thanks Bozeman!!!
Cells know where they are in the embryo because of protein gradients. The fertilized egg has proteins that are highest in concentration at one end of the cell and lowest at the other end. When the cell divides, one of the daughters will have less of the protein (the one from the end of the egg at the low concentration side of the gradient) and the other will have more of the protein. These proteins are usually transcription factors, that will turn on new gradients.
Thank you soooo much for all the video you posted. You have helped me and my classmates in ways you may not understand. Please continue to post these video....Can you do one on inheritance patterns,the Molecule of Heredity and the Gene Expression and Regulation?
remember ur comment from 8 years ago?
OMG you are the best. You make everything sound so easy.
Ok, so the answer to my question boils down to "it's an area of current research". that's both slightly frustrating and exciting.
Thanks for the paper. I'll read that as soon as possible and see whether it's on my level and answers some of my questions. Epigenetics is such an interesting topic.
I love these videos! I'd like to clarify that at the end when he was talking about how if someone's parents have diabetes they are more likely to pass it on to their child, he is referring to Type 2 Diabetes.
People who become overweight and developed Type 2 Diabetes change their epigenetics, while in Type 1 Diabetes there is nothing you can do to prevent it or induce it.
How is lifestyle affecting which genes are expressed? Can u elaborate a bit wrt diabetes?
Awesome video, uploaded just as i needed it
Hope it's helpful.It is so helpful that i can't even describe it.Thank you so much for all of your videos.
Great vídeo! How a dominant allele is selected (ignoring the recesive)? Si it an epigenetic process? Muchas gracias!
Hey Mr Anderson, Thanks a Lot for the Awesome videos... very simple and precise.. The videos are nicely illustrated and clear.. Great work..!!!! Time saving and easy to understand.. Keep up the good work..!!!! :)
What's the difference between gene regulation (enhancers, promotor region, etc) and epigenetics (methylation, aceytalation, microRNA)?
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Love your videos, I just have a question: How is the epigenome inherited if all the acetyl groups are removed from the gamete DNA?
thanks a lot, it's very well explained in a very simple way
Thank you. Clear and helpful !
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remember ur comment from 8 years ago?
Love this dude. Helped me in school now helps with curiosity. I am a college dropout
I have a bio midterm tomorrow, and epigenetics is on it... So THANKS :D I am glad you posted this video!
remember ur comment from 8 years ago?
thank you so much this was very helpful in piecing together what my teacher says in class!!!!
September 20,2022! Thanks so much.
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This is a very informative lesson. Thanks a lot.
How do cells make sure that only the right bits are switched on or off? - in both systems.
Also, how do you inherit such switches from your parents? Last time I heard this, you could have a transfer of some such traits by your mother easily but father-side epigenetic traits don't transfer. Is this incorrect?
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Great explanation
What about histone methylation? How does that affect DNA packaging and why does it sometimes lead to repressed transcription and sometimes to activated transcription?
U r so good at explaining.
I don't think we've got enough data to answer those question yet. "Molecular Signals of Epigenetic States" is a good paper on this. If a mark is there, we know how it is maintained. How it's established is less known. Double stranded RNA (often from repetitive sequences that fold back on themselves) directs proteins to silence sequences complimentary to the dsRNA by marking histones and methylating the DNA. Proteins or RNA inherited in the cytoplasm can also direct the initial silencing.
I didn't get how can you pass epigenetic modification you chromosome to kids. Especially on the context of diabetes. Shouldn't spermato and oogenesis be separated from all the epigenetic modifications?
Very interesting and informative. 🌞
I got a graduate certificate in clinical pathology and am now working on an MS in pharmacogenomics and I swear this guy should walk up for my diploma with me, because when I don't understand something I start here.
I see. So basically, the chance is slimmer but it's there.
I really hope to hear more about Epigenetics on a level that can be taken by non-experts. - All I found on it were either fairly basic explanations around the level of this video or super technical papers way beyond my scope.
methylation can activate and also deactivate genes depending on place of methylation and degree of methylation. H3 K4 methylation is activation mark . H3 K9 is deactivation mark of genes.
Hi Mr. Anderson,
Thank you so much for making these videos! They are very helpful. One question here: the addition of a methyl group to cytosine causes the DNA to lose its affinity to its DNA binding proteins such as transcription factors at that site. Since transcription initiation requires two types of transcription factors (one bind to the TATA box and the other bind to the various regulatory sites of particular genes) to bind to a gene, the transcription factors can no longer bind to the methylated region, which means no mRNA can be formed, hence no polypeptides will be translated? Thank you in advance!
this was such a good explanation
Cool stuff brother, I explain things very well. I get it better now
Amazing videos... I always learn so much! Thank you,Mr. Anderson.
Thank you. Very good explanation!
Can someone explain further how epigenetics are inherited? There seems to be no histone acetylation or methylation of the first cells of an embryo because they have no expression of any particular genes yet. How is something like diabetes passed on if gametes, sex cells, and stem cells are undifferentiated and basically a blank slate?
Research has shown that sometimes epigenomes are imprinted within the gametes, yes it is often for the epigenomes to be erased while the gamete is created, but there are some imprints that get passed on. Go search Ted ed
If I'm not mistaken, methylation doesn't exclusively deactivate/turn off gene expression. It can also, although far less common, activate/turn it on.
OH Thanks so much! Yes! So helpful. You just made this super clear!
Fantastic lecture!
In epigenetics, Ipso Facto, you are more related to your grandparents than your parents. This is because while your grandparents carry an "on" gene (let's say), it will be turned "off" in the next generation, then back "on" when you are born. That's why if you want to know more about yourself, ask your grandparents what kind of lives they lived when they were younger.
Very well explained. Thanks so much!
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I need more! Great video
Yeah, he really did a great explanation. Thanks a lot, I'll look into that. :)
It's hard to simplify this issue the way you do to something as understandable as this video. The heritability (through meiosis) of epigenetic marks isn't well established.
New methods will give us a lot more info on epigenetics soon enough. I like how so many disparate mechanisms work together to regulate so many different processes. Differences in epigenetics between species make it hard to teach. Maybe some general principles (like a histone code) will come out of further research?
Very well explained, thanks!
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This is really interesting stuff! Thank you for the detailed explanation!
remember ur comment from 8 years ago?
@@sondosmakhlouf1334 this particular one? No, lol - I occasionally remember ancient comments of mine tho
Great content! Thank you so much!
I know too little about this for that comment to be helpful but thanks. (I have no idea what the zone of polarizing activity is in this context.)
If you have time, I'd love to hear a more detailed explanation.
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Great video ... now here's a man who understands epi enough to explain the genetics ... any "gut" thoughts on how to reverse epigenetic damage? Are there any suspected or known mediators? Thanks for the intelligence.
excellent explanation, but did he mean by miRNA the noncoding Xist and Tsix, hope anyone replies.
This really helped! Thank you!
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Terrific lecture video and format. Keep them coming!
(Can I upload my syllabus to you?)
remember ur comment from 8 years ago?
The histones are removed and replaced by protamines in sperm development, so it's unlikely modified histones would be inherited from the father. Genome-wide DNA demethylation occurs twice in early development so it would seem inheritance of these states isn't possible.
However, some marks clearly survive demethylation and histone replacement; imprinted genes are expressed differently depending on weather they were inherited from mum or dad and such marks can be inherited from the father.
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I thought Dna Methylation would lead to increased transcription as it forms areas of " Z DNA". With Z-DNA being more loosely packed wouldn't transcription increase i.e.: euchromatinized genes? any explanation would be helpful
I'd tend to agree with you. If environment influences how genes are expressed, it's only because the genome encodes the proteins and DNA elements that mediate epigenetics.
It's worth treating seperate until more is known about how it works and it can be more incorporated with genetics, we must be careful not to make it sound like woo. A lot of this is due to the history - a lot of the guys who first pushed epigenetics seem to have been opposed to 'the central dogma.'
I just wanna know what is the name of software that you made this vedio， thanks！
It has to do with where the cells are positioned during development. A good example of this is the zone of polarizing activity.
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