Regulation of placental development and its impact on fetal growth—new insights from mouse models

L Woods, V Perez-Garcia, M Hemberger - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
The placenta is the chief regulator of nutrient supply to the growing embryo during gestation.
As such, adequate placental function is instrumental for developmental progression …

Epigenetics and the placenta

ECM Nelissen, APA van Montfoort… - Human reproduction …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The placenta is of utmost importance for intrauterine fetal development and
growth. Deregulation of placentation can lead to adverse outcomes for both mother and …

PHLDA2-mediated phosphatidic acid peroxidation triggers a distinct ferroptotic response during tumor suppression

X Yang, Z Wang, SN Samovich, AA Kapralov… - Cell Metabolism, 2024‏ - cell.com
Although the role of ferroptosis in killing tumor cells is well established, recent studies
indicate that ferroptosis inducers also sabotage anti-tumor immunity by killing neutrophils …

Unbalanced placental expression of imprinted genes in human intrauterine growth restriction

J McMinn, M Wei, N Schupf, J Cusmai, EB Johnson… - Placenta, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Imprinted genes control fetal and placental growth in mice and in rare human syndromes,
but the role of these genes in sporadic intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is less well …

Convergent evolution of genomic imprinting in plants and mammals

R Feil, F Berger - Trends in Genetics, 2007‏ - cell.com
Parental genomic imprinting is characterized by the expression of a selected panel of genes
from one of the two parental alleles. Recent evidence shows that DNA methylation and …

The role and interaction of imprinted genes in human fetal growth

GE Moore, M Ishida, C Demetriou… - … of the Royal …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Identifying the genetic input for fetal growth will help to understand common, serious
complications of pregnancy such as fetal growth restriction. Genomic imprinting is an …

Regulation of growth and metabolism by imprinted genes

FM Smith, AS Garfield, A Ward - Cytogenetic and genome research, 2006‏ - karger.com
A small sub-set of mammalian genes are subject to regulation by genomic imprinting such
that only one parental allele is active in at least some sites of expression. Imprinted genes …

Primary differentiation in the human blastocyst: comparative molecular portraits of inner cell mass and trophectoderm cells

J Adjaye, J Huntriss, R Herwig, A BenKahla… - Stem …, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
The primary differentiation event during mammalian development occurs at the blastocyst
stage and leads to the delineation of the inner cell mass (ICM) and the trophectoderm (TE) …

Seahorse brood pouch transcriptome reveals common genes associated with vertebrate pregnancy

CM Whittington, OW Griffith, W Qi… - Molecular Biology …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Viviparity (live birth) has evolved more than 150 times in vertebrates, and represents an
excellent model system for studying the evolution of complex traits. There are at least 23 …

Maternal PUFAs, placental epigenetics, and their relevance to fetal growth and brain development

S Basak, AK Duttaroy - Reproductive Sciences, 2023‏ - Springer
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially omega-3 (n-3) and n-6 long-chain
(LC) PUFAs, are indispensable for the fetus' brain supplied by the placenta. Despite being …