2020
Inducible Stem-Cell-Derived Embryos Capture Mouse Morphogenetic Events In Vitro
Amadei G, Lau K, De Jonghe J, Gantner C, Sozen B, Chan C, Zhu M, Kyprianou C, Hollfelder F, Zernicka-Goetz M. Inducible Stem-Cell-Derived Embryos Capture Mouse Morphogenetic Events In Vitro. Developmental Cell 2020, 56: 366-382.e9. PMID: 33378662, PMCID: PMC7883308, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTrophoblast stem cellsDevelopment of mouse embryosStem cellsXEN cellsTranscription factor GATA4Extra-embryonic mesodermTs cellsExpressed GATA4Mouse embryosAnterior signaling centerAnterior-posterior patterningDevelopmental potentialExtra-embryonic endodermDefinitive endodermMouse gastrulaGATA4Morphogenetic eventsSignaling centersMorphogenic eventsEndodermal fateEmbryosCellsGastrulationEmbryo-like structuresBMP signalling is required for extra-embryonic ectoderm development during pre-to-post-implantation transition of the mouse embryo
Sozen B, Demir N, Zernicka-Goetz M. BMP signalling is required for extra-embryonic ectoderm development during pre-to-post-implantation transition of the mouse embryo. Developmental Biology 2020, 470: 84-94. PMID: 33217407, PMCID: PMC8219371, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2020.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBMP signalingEctoderm developmentNon-canonical mechanismMouse embryosMechanism of BMPMutant embryosGenetic studiesEarly embryogenesisSignaling pathwayPost-implantation developmentBMP activityTissue organisationStem cell populationStage in vitroSpatiotemporal controlUterine tissueEmbryosCell populationsBMPStem cellsSignalImplantationPost-implantationMiceMorphogenesis
2019
FoxO transcription factors 1 regulate mouse preimplantation embryo development
Kuscu N, Gungor-Ordueri N, Sozen B, Adiguzel D, Celik-Ozenci C. FoxO transcription factors 1 regulate mouse preimplantation embryo development. Journal Of Assisted Reproduction And Genetics 2019, 36: 2121-2133. PMID: 31396850, PMCID: PMC6823425, DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01555-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBlastocystCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Cycle ProteinsEmbryonic DevelopmentFas Ligand ProteinFemaleForkhead Box Protein O1Forkhead Box Protein O3Forkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMiceP21-Activated KinasesPregnancySirtuin 1Tumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsPreimplantation embryo developmentFOXO transcription factorsFas ligandTranscription factorsRelated proteinsProteins regulating apoptosisPreimplantation embryosCell cycle related proteinsCleaved caspase 3 proteinsCell cycle arrestDevelopmental competence of embryosEmbryo developmentMouse preimplantation embryo developmentApoptosis-related proteinsMouse embryosCaspase 3 proteinTwo-cell mouse embryosResveratrol treatmentCompetence of embryosHuman preimplantation embryosMouse preimplantation embryosFOXO genesDUTP nick end labeling assayNick end labeling assayKnockdown embryos