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ArticleBiology open2019

Physiological profile of undifferentiated bovine blastocyst-derived trophoblasts.

Viju Vijayan Pillai, Luiz G Siqueira, Moubani Das, Tiffany G Kei, Lan N Tu, Anthony W Herren, Brett S Phinney, Soon Hon Cheong, Peter J Hansen, Vimal Selvaraj

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Article in Biology open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Directed differentiation of bovine trophoblast stem cells: A useful in vitro model for placenta development.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. Developing stem cell-based bovine embryos for in vitro breeding.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026
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  5. Conserved and divergent features of trophoblast stem cells.Journal of molecular endocrinology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Viju Vijayan PillaiDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Luiz G SiqueiraDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Moubani DasDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4827-0985
Tiffany G KeiDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Lan N TuDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Anthony W HerrenGenome Center, Proteomics Core Facility, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Brett S PhinneyGenome Center, Proteomics Core Facility, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Soon Hon CheongDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Peter J HansenDepartment of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Vimal SelvarajDepartment of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA vs88@cornell.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-3765
Cornell University · USUniversity of California, Davis · USBrazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BRUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trophectoderm of blastocysts mediate early events in fetal-maternal communication, enabling implantation and establishment of a functional placenta. Inadequate or impaired developmental events linked to trophoblasts directly impact early embryo survival and successful implantation during a crucial period that corresponds with high incidence of pregnancy losses in dairy cows. As yet, the molecular basis of bovine trophectoderm development and signaling towards initiation of implantation remains poorly understood. In this study, we developed methods for culturing undifferentiated bovine blastocyst-derived trophoblasts and used both transcriptomics and proteomics in early colonies to categorize and elucidate their functional characteristics. A total of 9270 transcripts and 1418 proteins were identified and analyzed based on absolute abundance. We profiled an extensive list of growth factors, cytokines and other relevant factors that can effectively influence paracrine communication in the uterine microenvironment. Functional categorization and analysis revealed novel information on structural organization, extracellular matrix composition, cell junction and adhesion components, transcription networks, and metabolic preferences. Our data showcase the fundamental physiology of bovine trophectoderm and indicate hallmarks of the self-renewing undifferentiated state akin to trophoblast stem cells described in other species. Functional features uncovered are essential for understanding early events in bovine pregnancy towards initiation of implantation.

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BlastocystImplantationPlacentaPregnancyStem cellsTrophoblast

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PMID30952696
PMCPMC6550082
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