Gene regulation in time and space during X-chromosome inactivation
A Loda, S Collombet, E Heard - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) is the epigenetic mechanism that ensures X-linked dosage
compensation between cells of females (XX karyotype) and males (XY). XCI is essential for …
compensation between cells of females (XX karyotype) and males (XY). XCI is essential for …
Development of the human placenta
MY Turco, A Moffett - Development, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
The placenta is essential for normal in utero development in mammals. In humans, defective
placental formation underpins common pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia and …
placental formation underpins common pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia and …
Pluripotent stem cell-derived model of the post-implantation human embryo
BAT Weatherbee, CW Gantner, LK Iwamoto-Stohl… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The human embryo undergoes morphogenetic transformations following implantation into
the uterus, but our knowledge of this crucial stage is limited by the inability to observe the …
the uterus, but our knowledge of this crucial stage is limited by the inability to observe the …
Chemical reprogramming of human somatic cells to pluripotent stem cells
J Guan, G Wang, J Wang, Z Zhang, Y Fu, L Cheng… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular reprogramming can manipulate the identity of cells to generate the desired cell
types,–. The use of cell intrinsic components, including oocyte cytoplasm and transcription …
types,–. The use of cell intrinsic components, including oocyte cytoplasm and transcription …
[HTML][HTML] Complete human day 14 post-implantation embryo models from naive ES cells
The ability to study human post-implantation development remains limited owing to ethical
and technical challenges associated with intrauterine development after implantation …
and technical challenges associated with intrauterine development after implantation …
Human blastoids model blastocyst development and implantation
One week after fertilization, human embryos implant into the uterus. This event requires the
embryo to form a blastocyst consisting of a sphere encircling a cavity lodging the embryo …
embryo to form a blastocyst consisting of a sphere encircling a cavity lodging the embryo …
Single-cell transcriptomic characterization of a gastrulating human embryo
RCV Tyser, E Mahammadov, S Nakanoh, L Vallier… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Gastrulation is the fundamental process in all multicellular animals through which the basic
body plan is first laid down,,–. It is pivotal in generating cellular diversity coordinated with …
body plan is first laid down,,–. It is pivotal in generating cellular diversity coordinated with …
Blastocyst-like structures generated from human pluripotent stem cells
Limited access to embryos has hampered the study of human embryogenesis and disorders
that occur during early pregnancy. Human pluripotent stem cells provide an alternative …
that occur during early pregnancy. Human pluripotent stem cells provide an alternative …
Rolling back human pluripotent stem cells to an eight-cell embryo-like stage
After fertilization, the quiescent zygote experiences a burst of genome activation that initiates
a short-lived totipotent state. Understanding the process of totipotency in human cells would …
a short-lived totipotent state. Understanding the process of totipotency in human cells would …
Modelling human blastocysts by reprogramming fibroblasts into iBlastoids
Human pluripotent and trophoblast stem cells have been essential alternatives to
blastocysts for understanding early human development 1, 2, 3, 4. However, these simple …
blastocysts for understanding early human development 1, 2, 3, 4. However, these simple …