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ArticleNature communications2022

A hexa-species transcriptome atlas of mammalian embryogenesis delineates metabolic regulation across three different implantation modes.

Anna Malkowska, Christopher Penfold, Sophie Bergmann, Thorsten E Boroviak

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna MalkowskaDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6195-0099
Christopher PenfoldDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5823-4705
Sophie BergmannDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK.
Thorsten E BoroviakDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Site, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK. teb45@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-8703-8949
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 206684/Z/17/ZWellcome Trust RG89228
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian embryogenesis relies on glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation to balance the generation of biomass with energy production. However, the dynamics of metabolic regulation in the postimplantation embryo in vivo have remained elusive due to the inaccessibility of the implanted conceptus for biochemical studies. To address this issue, we compiled single-cell embryo profiling data in six mammalian species and determined their metabolic dynamics through glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation associated gene expression. Strikingly, we identify a conserved switch from bivalent respiration in the late blastocyst towards a glycolytic metabolism in early gastrulation stages across species, which is independent of embryo implantation. Extraembryonic lineages followed the dynamics of the embryonic lineage, except visceral endoderm. Finally, we demonstrate that in vitro primate embryo culture substantially impacts metabolic gene regulation by comparison to in vivo samples. Our work reveals a conserved metabolic programme despite different implantation modes and highlights the need to optimise postimplantation embryo culture protocols.

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Embryo, MammalianTranscriptomeAnimalsBlastocystCell LineageEmbryo ImplantationEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMammals

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PMID35710749
PMCPMC9203550
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