2020
BMP 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
2018
In vitro generation of mouse polarized embryo-like structures from embryonic and trophoblast stem cells
Harrison S, Sozen B, Zernicka-Goetz M. In vitro generation of mouse polarized embryo-like structures from embryonic and trophoblast stem cells. Nature Protocols 2018, 13: 1586-1602. PMID: 29988106, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-018-0005-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrophoblast stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsMouse embryonic stem cellsExtra-embryonic tissuesStem cellsGerm-layer specificationEmbryos in vitroExtracellular matrixStem cell typesIn vitro generationPost-implantation developmentEmbryo-like structuresEarly embryos in vitroBody planMammalian developmentMammalian embryogenesisTissue in vitroEarly embryosEmbryonic tissues in vitroAggregates of embryonic stem cellsCell numberCo-cultureEmbryonic architectureCell typesCulture conditions