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ArticleNature communications2026

TMEM63B regulates nucleocytoplasmic transport and placental development.

Mengya Cai, Ruijia Lai, Wanshan Zheng, Jianmin Huang, Kun Cao, Xiang Liu, Bin Cao, Yang Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Mengya CaiInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ruijia LaiInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Wanshan ZhengFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Jianmin HuangInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Kun CaoInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Xiang LiuInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Bin CaoFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, Xiamen, Fujian, China. caobin19@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-790X
Yang ZhangInstitute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. zhangyang@szbl.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3625-9965

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32300603National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82130047National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U25A2028
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The placental development requires coordinated trophoblast proliferation and differentiation, processes tightly coupled to cell cycle control. Here, we identify TMEM63B, an osmo/mechano-sensitive ion channel, as a key regulator of trophoblast cell cycle progression and placental development. TMEM63B modulates nucleocytoplasmic transport (NCT) by stabilizing NCT components, which govern the nuclear shuttling of key cell cycle regulators in response to osmo/mechanical cues. Loss of TMEM63B compromises Ran protein expression and Ran-XPO1 complex, impairing the nuclear export of CDKN1A/p21. This disruption leads to defective trophoblast proliferation, placental dysfunction, and ultimately perinatal lethality. Our findings establish TMEM63B as a pivotal osmo/mechano-sensitive molecule that regulates nucleocytoplasmic shuttling, providing new insights into how mechanical cues are integrated into nuclear mechanoresponses and placental development.

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Active Transport, Cell NucleusPlacentationAnimalsCell NucleusCell ProliferationExportin 1 ProteinFemaleHumansKaryopherinsMicePlacentaPregnancyran GTP-Binding ProteinTrophoblastsExportin 1 ProteinKaryopherinsran GTP-Binding Protein

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PMID42259794
PMCPMC13396397

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