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ArticleEMBO reports2026

PPARG directs trophoblast cell fate and establishment of the uterine-placental interface.

Esteban M Dominguez, Ayelen Moreno-Irusta, Khursheed Iqbal, Keting Chen, Alex Finlinson, Marc Parrish, Hiroaki Okae, Takahiro Arima, Geetu Tuteja, Michael J Soares

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Authors and funding

10 authors.

Esteban M DominguezInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA. edominguez@kumc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-4411
Ayelen Moreno-IrustaInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-6475
Khursheed IqbalInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6742-4591
Keting ChenDepartment of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Alex FinlinsonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Marc ParrishDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
Hiroaki OkaeDepartment of Trophoblast Research, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
Takahiro ArimaDepartment of Informative Genetics, Environment and Genome Research Center, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, and Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.
Geetu TutejaDepartment of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8726-9955
Michael J SoaresInstitute for Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA. msoares@kumc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-1592

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
Donald C. Johnson Research Endowment FundHHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD020676HHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD104071HHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD105734HHS | NIH | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) HD112559HHS | NIH | NICHD | National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) HD115834Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) P20 GM103418Lalor Foundation (The Lalor Foundation)NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD115834NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD020676NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD105734NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD112559NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD104071NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103418Sosland Foundation (TSF)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The expansion and differentiation of trophoblast stem (TS) cells are critical for defining fundamental properties of the placenta. Specialized trophoblast cells called extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells in human and invasive trophoblast cells in rat, exit the placenta, enter and transform the uterus. This includes the restructuring of uterine spiral arteries, essential for the transfer of nutrients to the fetus. Mechanisms governing invasive trophoblast cell differentiation remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) as a potential regulator of EVT/invasive trophoblast cell development. In first trimester human placentas, PPARG is expressed in the EVT cell column and increases in amount as human TS cells differentiate into EVT cells. PPARG disruption impairs EVT cell differentiation and alters the expression of genes controlling EVT cell lineage development. Rat invasive trophoblast cells similarly express PPARG. Conditional inactivation of PPARG within rat invasive trophoblast cells establishes PPARG as an essential cell-autonomous regulator of invasive trophoblast cells in vivo. In conclusion, PPARG is a conserved regulator of placentation and is essential for directing trophoblast cell-guided uterine transformation.

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PlacentaPPAR gammaTrophoblastsUterusAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineageExtravillous TrophoblastsFemaleHumansPlacentationPregnancyRatsPPAR gamma

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PMID42625045
PMCPMC13601578

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