Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis
Jiang S, Teague A, Tryggestad J, Aston C, Lyons T, Chernausek S. Effects of maternal diabetes and fetal sex on human placenta mitochondrial biogenesis. Placenta 2017, 57: 26-32. PMID: 28864016, PMCID: PMC5659203, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMtDNA contentResponse to maternal diabetesMitochondrial biogenesisMitochondrial DNAPGC-1aEffects of maternal diabetesMaternal diabetesRegulator of mitochondrial biogenesisTranscription factor AImpaired mitochondrial biogenesisMitochondria transcription factor ABiogenesis pathwayMetabolic diseasesMtDNAFetal sex-specific differencesCopy numberTFAM levelsGene expressionMale offspringBiogenesisAbnormal placental functionTFAMNon-diabetic womenOffspring sexIndex of mitochondrial biogenesisRole of microRNA-130b in placental PGC-1α/TFAM mitochondrial biogenesis pathway
Jiang S, Teague A, Tryggestad J, Chernausek S. Role of microRNA-130b in placental PGC-1α/TFAM mitochondrial biogenesis pathway. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2017, 487: 607-612. PMID: 28433632, PMCID: PMC5522006, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.04.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-130b-3pPGC-1a expressionPGC-1aReactive oxygen speciesMicroRNA-130bExpression of miR-130b-3pRegulator of mitochondrial biogenesisMitochondrial transcription factor ADecreased protein abundanceTranscription factor AOffspring long-term healthResponse to high glucoseCells to high glucoseHigh glucoseMitochondrial biogenesis signalingLong-term healthOxidative stressMitochondrial biogenesisMitochondrial functionBeWo cellsTFAM expressionBiogenesis signalingMolecular mechanismsDownstream factorsHigh-glucose treatment