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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026

Species-specific roles of SP1 in bovine and human embryonic genome activation and early embryonic development.

Hao Jin, Lieying Xiao, Xiaolin He, Bingjie Hu, Yan Shi, Bo Xu, Xiaomei Tong, Shaohua Wang, Panpan Zhao, Lei Luo and 1 more

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Species-specific roles of SP1 in bovine and human embryonic genome activation and early embryonic development.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Hao Jin *Laboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0001-4509-7278
Lieying Xiao *Laboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-4371
Xiaolin HeLaboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Bingjie HuLaboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Yan ShiLaboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Bo XuDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproduction and Genetics, the First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8606-6603
Xiaomei TongAssisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China.
Shaohua WangLaboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
Panpan ZhaoAssisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China.
Lei LuoDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproduction and Genetics, the First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5334-119X
Kun ZhangLaboratory of Mammalian Molecular Embryology, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2324-9381

Funding

MOST | National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKPs) 2024YFA1802402MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 32472902MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82301871MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 82401950"Pioneer" and "Leading Goose" R&D Program of Zhejiang 2024C04033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryonic genome activation (EGA) marks the onset of the embryonic program and enables the transition toward the first lineage specification. However, the molecular features of EGA and the transcription factors (TFs) orchestrating this process remain unclear. Here, by performing single-cell RNA-seq on bovine embryos, we reveal that major EGA is asynchronously initiated among blastomeres at the 8-cell stage. Integrative analyses reveal distinct protein accumulation compared with transcriptional and translational activation during bovine EGA. Furthermore, we investigate the role of SP1, a TF activated at the minor EGA stage, with motifs enriched in accessible chromatin during the major EGA stage in bovine and human embryos. SP1 deficiency leads to morula arrest in bovine and impairs EGA in human embryos. Multiomics analysis demonstrates that SP1 promotes early lineage gene expression by modulating nearby chromatin states in bovine and directly targets key EGA genes in human embryos. Together, our study delineates the dynamics of bovine EGA and uncovers the conserved and species-specific roles of SP1 in regulating EGA and early development in mammals.

Indexed as

Embryonic DevelopmentGenomeSp1 Transcription FactorAnimalsCattleChromatinEmbryo, MammalianGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansSpecies SpecificityChromatinSp1 Transcription Factorbovine embryoEGAhuman embryopreimplantationSP1

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PMID41849396
PMCPMC13012080

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