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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2022

A novel role of FoxO3a in the migration and invasion of trophoblast cells: from metabolic remodeling to transcriptional reprogramming.

Hao Chen, Shi-Han Wang, Chang Chen, Xin-Yang Yu, Jia-Nan Zhu, Toby Mansell, Boris Novakovic, Richard Saffery, Philip N Baker, Ting-Li Han and 1 more

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Article in Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Hao Chen *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Shi-Han Wang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Chang ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Xin-Yang YuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Jia-Nan ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Toby MansellMolecular Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Boris NovakovicMolecular Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Richard SafferyMolecular Immunity, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Philip N BakerCanada-China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Ting-Li HanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400010, China. t.han@auckland.ac.nz.
Hua ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China. zh2844@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3501-8385
The Affiliated Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNThe University of Melbourne · AUDalian Medical University · CNUniversity of Leicester · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe forkhead box O3a protein (FoxO3a) has been reported to be involved in the migration and invasion of trophoblast, but its underlying mechanisms unknown. In this study, we aim to explore the transcriptional and metabolic regulations of FoxO3a on the migration and invasion of early placental development.

methodsLentiviral vectors were used to knock down the expression of FoxO3a of the HTR8/SVneo cells. Western blot, matrigel invasion assay, wound healing assay, seahorse, gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based metabolomics, fluxomics, and RNA-seq transcriptomics were performed.

resultsWe found that FoxO3a depletion restrained the migration and invasion of HTR8/SVneo cells. Metabolomics, fluxomics, and seahorse demonstrated that FoxO3a knockdown resulted in a switch from aerobic to anaerobic respiration and increased utilization of aromatic amino acids and long-chain fatty acids from extracellular nutrients. Furthermore, our RNA-seq also demonstrated that the expression of COX-2 and MMP9 decreased after FoxO3a knockdown, and these two genes were closely associated with the migration/invasion progress of trophoblast cells.

conclusionsOur results suggested novel biological roles of FoxO3a in early placental development. FoxO3a exerts an essential effect on trophoblast migration and invasion owing to the regulations of COX2, MMP9, aromatic amino acids, energy metabolism, and oxidative stress.

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Pre-EclampsiaTrophoblastsAmino Acids, AromaticCell LineCell MovementFemaleForkhead Box Protein O3HumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 9PlacentaPregnancyAmino Acids, AromaticForkhead Box Protein O3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Aromatic amino acidForkhead box O3a proteinLong-chain unsaturated fatty acidMigrationPreeclampsia

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