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TFAP2C is a key regulator of intrauterine trophoblast cell invasion and deep hemochorial placentation.

Esteban M Dominguez, Ayelen Moreno-Irusta, Regan L Scott, Khursheed Iqbal, Michael J Soares

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Article in JCI insight, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Trophoblast differentiation in the bovine placenta.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Esteban M DominguezInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and.
Ayelen Moreno-IrustaInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and.
Regan L ScottInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and.
Khursheed IqbalInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and.
Michael J SoaresInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and.

Funding

Mentoring CoreP20GM103418 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Douglas E Wright · 2012 to 2026
$63.0M
TROPHOBLAST DIFFERENTIATIONR01HD020676 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MICHAEL J SOARES · 1986 to 2026
$10.1M
Trophoblast-Guided Uterine Transformation in the Establishment of PregnancyR01HD105734 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MICHAEL J SOARES · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Pathways Affecting Trophoblast DevelopmentR01HD112559 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MICHAEL J SOARES, Geetu Tuteja · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
A new animal model for investigating the invasive trophoblast lineageR21HD104071 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI IQBAL, KHURSHEED · 2021 to 2022
$439k
Early Events in Extravillous Trophoblast Cell DifferentiationK99HD115834 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI MORENO, AYELEN · 2024 to 2025
$261k
Establishment of the Uterine-Placental InterfaceF31HD104495 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI SCOTT, REGAN LEIGH · 2021 to 2025
$169k
NICHD NIH HHS F31 HD104495NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD115834NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD020676NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD105734NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD112559NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD104071NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103418
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factor AP-2 gamma (TFAP2C) has been identified as a key regulator of the trophoblast cell lineage and hemochorial placentation. The rat possesses deep placentation characterized by extensive intrauterine trophoblast cell invasion, which resembles human placentation. Tfap2c is expressed in multiple trophoblast cell lineages, including invasive trophoblast cells situated within the uterine-placental interface of the rat placentation site. Global genome editing was used to explore the biology of Tfap2c in rat placenta development. Homozygous global disruption of Tfap2c resulted in prenatal lethality. Heterozygous global disruption of Tfap2c was associated with diminished invasive trophoblast cell infiltration into the uterus. The role of TFAP2C in the invasive trophoblast cell lineage was explored using Cre-lox conditional mutagenesis. Invasive trophoblast cell-specific disruption of Tfap2c resulted in inhibition of intrauterine trophoblast cell invasion and intrauterine and postnatal growth restriction. The invasive trophoblast cell lineage was not impaired following conditional monoallelic disruption of Tfap2c. In summary, TFAP2C contributes to the progression of distinct stages of placental development. TFAP2C is a driver of early events in trophoblast cell development and reappears later in gestation as an essential regulator of the invasive trophoblast cell lineage. A subset of TFAP2C actions on trophoblast cells are dependent on gene dosage.

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PlacentationTranscription Factor AP-2TrophoblastsAnimalsCell MovementFemaleHumansPlacentaPregnancyRatsUterusTranscription Factor AP-2DevelopmentObstetrics/gynecologyReproductive biology

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PMID39625795
PMCPMC11790029

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