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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2021

Uteroplacental Insufficiency with Hypoxia Upregulates Placental PPARγ-KMT5A Axis in the Rat.

Emily Barrett, Amy Loverin, Haimei Wang, Michelle Carlson, Tricia D Larsen, Mariana M Almeida, Jenna Whitman, Michelle L Baack, Lisa A Joss-Moore

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Article in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trophoblast adaptation to hypoxia: balance and dysfunction.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025
    Review
  2. Postnatal growth restriction impairs rat lung structure and function.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2025
    Article
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  4. The Placenta's Role in Sexually Dimorphic Fetal Growth Strategies.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Emily Barrett *Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84109, USA.
Amy Loverin *Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84109, USA.
Haimei WangDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, UT, 84108, Salt Lake City, USA.
Michelle CarlsonUniversity of Dallas, Irving, TX, 75062, USA.
Tricia D LarsenEnvironmental Influences on Health and Disease, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104, USA.
Mariana M AlmeidaCarlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jenna WhitmanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, UT, 84108, Salt Lake City, USA.
Michelle L BaackEnvironmental Influences on Health and Disease, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104, USA.
Lisa A Joss-MooreDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, UT, 84108, Salt Lake City, USA. lisa.joss-moore@hsc.utah.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-0605
University of Utah · USSanford Research · USUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversity of Dallas · US

Funding

Utah Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR002538 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HESS, RACHEL, MAJERSIK, JENNIFER JUHL · 2018 to 2022
$26.0M
Yeast 2 HybridP20GM103620 · NIGMS · SANFORD RESEARCH/USD · PI ROUX, KYLE J · 2013 to 2023
$24.2M
Epigenetic modulation of PPARgamma transcription in the IUGR ratK01DK084036 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI JOSS-MOORE, LISA ANNE · 2010 to 2012
$317k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002538NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK084036NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The placenta represents a critical node in fetal lipid acquisition, yet the mechanisms by which the placenta handles lipids under normal and pathologic conditions are incompletely understood. A key player in placental lipid handling is peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). PPARγ influences global gene expression via its regulation of the epigenetic modifier lysine methyltransferase 5A (KMT5A), which places a methyl group on histone 4 lysine 20 (H4K20me) of target genes. Here we test the hypothesis that KMT5A is present in both the human and rat placentas and is affected by uteroplacental insufficiency (UPI) in the rat in association with increased placental lipid accumulation. We assessed levels and localization of KMT5A, as well as lipid droplet accumulation, in human placental tissue collected from maternal donors after delivery by planned cesarean section. Using a rat model of UPI, we also evaluated the effects of UPI on lipid accumulation, PPARγ, KMT5A, and H4K20me in the rat placenta. In this study, we show for the first time the presence and activity of KMT5A, in human and in rat placentas. We also demonstrate that in the rat placenta, UPI increases hypoxia, KMT5a expression, and activity in association with increased lipid accumulation in placenta supporting male fetuses. Placental PPARγ-KMT5A axis may be an important mediator of placental lipid handling.

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AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansHypoxiaLipid Accumulation ProductMethyltransferasesPlacenta DiseasesPPAR gammaPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionUp-RegulationUterine DiseasesMethyltransferasesPPAR gammaPPAR gamma, ratEpigeneticsLysine methyltransferase 5APlacental lipid regulationPPARγ

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PMID33398850
PMCPMC8215892
OpenAlexW3119766930

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