Deconstructing and reconstructing the mouse and human early embryo

MN Shahbazi, M Zernicka-Goetz - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
The emergence of form and function during mammalian embryogenesis is a complex
process that involves multiple regulatory levels. The foundations of the body plan are laid …

Embryoids, organoids and gastruloids: new approaches to understanding embryogenesis

M Simunovic, AH Brivanlou - Development, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Cells have an intrinsic ability to self-assemble and self-organize into complex and functional
tissues and organs. By taking advantage of this ability, embryoids, organoids and …

Pluripotent stem cell-derived model of the post-implantation human embryo

BAT Weatherbee, CW Gantner, LK Iwamoto-Stohl… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The human embryo undergoes morphogenetic transformations following implantation into
the uterus, but our knowledge of this crucial stage is limited by the inability to observe the …

Self-organization of the human embryo in the absence of maternal tissues

MN Shahbazi, A Jedrusik, S Vuoristo, G Recher… - Nature cell …, 2016 - nature.com
Remodelling of the human embryo at implantation is indispensable for successful
pregnancy. Yet it has remained mysterious because of the experimental hurdles that beset …

A single cell characterisation of human embryogenesis identifies pluripotency transitions and putative anterior hypoblast centre

MA Molè, THH Coorens, MN Shahbazi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Following implantation, the human embryo undergoes major morphogenetic transformations
that establish the future body plan. While the molecular events underpinning this process …

The evolution of embryo models

M Zernicka-Goetz - Nature Methods, 2023 - nature.com
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[HTML][HTML] Self-organizing properties of mouse pluripotent cells initiate morphogenesis upon implantation

I Bedzhov, M Zernicka-Goetz - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
Transformation of pluripotent epiblast cells into a cup-shaped epithelium as the mouse
blastocyst implants is a poorly understood and yet key developmental step. Studies of …

In vitro culture of cynomolgus monkey embryos beyond early gastrulation

H Ma, J Zhai, H Wan, X Jiang, X Wang, L Wang… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Gastrulation is a landmark event in development that involves a complex
series of molecular, physical, and energetic remodeling transitions in early embryogenesis …

Dynamic epigenomic landscapes during early lineage specification in mouse embryos

Y Zhang, Y Xiang, Q Yin, Z Du, X Peng, Q Wang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
In mammals, all somatic development originates from lineage segregation in early embryos.
However, the dynamics of transcriptomes and epigenomes acting in concert with initial cell …

Embryo‐uterine interaction coordinates mouse embryogenesis during implantation

V Bondarenko, M Nikolaev, D Kromm… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Embryo implantation into the uterus marks a key transition in mammalian development. In
mice, implantation is mediated by the trophoblast and is accompanied by a morphological …