Epigenetic inheritance and the missing heritability

M Trerotola, V Relli, P Simeone, S Alberti - Human genomics, 2015 - Springer
Genome-wide association studies of complex physiological traits and diseases consistently
found that associated genetic factors, such as allelic polymorphisms or DNA mutations, only …

The role of epigenetics in placental development and the etiology of preeclampsia

C Apicella, CSM Ruano, C Méhats, F Miralles… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this review, we comprehensively present the function of epigenetic regulations in normal
placental development as well as in a prominent disease of placental origin, preeclampsia …

Unsupervised clustering and epigenetic classification of single cells

M Zamanighomi, Z Lin, T Daley, X Chen… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Characterizing epigenetic heterogeneity at the cellular level is a critical problem in the
modern genomics era. Assays such as single cell ATAC-seq (scATAC-seq) offer an …

[HTML][HTML] ESCs require PRC2 to direct the successful reprogramming of differentiated cells toward pluripotency

CF Pereira, FM Piccolo, T Tsubouchi, S Sauer… - Cell stem cell, 2010 - cell.com
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent, self-renewing, and have the ability to
reprogram differentiated cell types to pluripotency upon cellular fusion. Polycomb-group …

Human placental cytotrophoblast epigenome dynamics over gestation and alterations in placental disease

B Zhang, MY Kim, GN Elliot, Y Zhou, G Zhao, D Li… - Developmental cell, 2021 - cell.com
The human placenta and its specialized cytotrophoblasts rapidly develop, have a
compressed lifespan, govern pregnancy outcomes, and program the offspring's health …

Epigenetic mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

F Prattichizzo, A Giuliani, A Ceka, MR Rippo… - Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
The development of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications is largely due to
the complex interaction between genetic factors and environmental influences, mainly …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive mechanisms controlling uterine spiral artery remodeling during the establishment of pregnancy

MJ Soares, D Chakraborty, K Kubota… - The International …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Implantation of the embryo into the uterus triggers the initiation of hemochorial placentation.
The hemochorial placenta facilitates the acquisition of maternal resources required for …

Transition of inner cell mass to embryonic stem cells: mechanisms, facts, and hypotheses

SN Hassani, S Moradi, S Taleahmad, T Braun… - Cellular and molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are immortal stem cells that own multi-lineage differentiation
potential. ESCs are commonly derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of pre-implantation …

SATB homeobox proteins regulate trophoblast stem cell renewal and differentiation

K Asanoma, K Kubota, D Chakraborty… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
The morphogenesis of the hemochorial placenta is dependent upon the precise expansion
and differentiation of trophoblast stem (TS) cells. SATB homeobox 1 (SATB1) and SATB2 …

The role of telomere-binding modulators in pluripotent stem cells

F Li, Y Ge, D Liu, Z Songyang - Protein & Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs), ESCs derived by
somatic cell nuclear transfer (ntESCs), and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have …