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ArticleScientific reports2017

Maternally expressed NLRP2 links the subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) to fertility, embryogenesis and epigenetic reprogramming.

Sangeetha Mahadevan, Varsha Sathappan, Budi Utama, Isabel Lorenzo, Khalied Kaskar, Ignatia B Van den Veyver

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sangeetha MahadevanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Varsha SathappanDepartment of Molecular Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Budi UtamaInterdepartmental Graduate Program in Translational Biology and Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Isabel LorenzoJan and Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Khalied KaskarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Ignatia B Van den VeyverDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · USRice University · USTexas Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Tumor BiologyP30CA125123 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI DAVID R ROWLEY · 2007 to 2026
$73.9M
NRI Build-out: Advancing Translational Brain ResearchC06RR029965 · NCRR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI ZOGHBI, HUDA Y · 2010 to 2010
$14.9M
Steps towards a paternal gene activation therapy for Angelman syndromeU54HD083092 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI NELSON, DAVID LOREN, NEUL, JEFFREY L · 2014 to 2019
$7.8M
The Role of NLRP7 and KHDC3L in Germline Imprinting and Embryonic ReprogrammingR01HD079442 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI VAN DEN VEYVER, IGNATIA B · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA125123NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR029965NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD079442NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian parental genomes contribute differently to early embryonic development. Before activation of the zygotic genome, the maternal genome provides all transcripts and proteins required for the transition from a highly specialized oocyte to a pluripotent embryo. Depletion of these maternally-encoded transcripts frequently results in failure of preimplantation embryonic development, but their functions in this process are incompletely understood. We found that female mice lacking NLRP2 are subfertile because of early embryonic loss and the production of fewer offspring that have a wide array of developmental phenotypes and abnormal DNA methylation at imprinted loci. By demonstrating that NLRP2 is a member of the subcortical maternal complex (SCMC), an essential cytoplasmic complex in oocytes and preimplantation embryos with poorly understood function, we identified imprinted postzygotic DNA methylation maintenance, likely by directing subcellular localization of proteins involved in this process, such as DNMT1, as a new crucial role of the SCMC for mammalian reproduction.

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Embryonic DevelopmentEpigenesis, GeneticFertilityAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBlastocystCell ShapeCellular ReprogrammingDNA MethylationEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFertilizationGenomic ImprintingMaleMiceAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsMultiprotein ComplexesNlrp2 protein, mouseProteins

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PMID28317850
PMCPMC5357799
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