2024
Selective utilization of glucose metabolism guides mammalian gastrulation
Cao D, Bergmann J, Zhong L, Hemalatha A, Dingare C, Jensen T, Cox A, Greco V, Steventon B, Sozen B. Selective utilization of glucose metabolism guides mammalian gastrulation. Nature 2024, 634: 919-928. PMID: 39415005, PMCID: PMC11499262, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08044-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular metabolismMammalian gastrulationHexosamine biosynthetic pathwayTranscription factor networksCellular signaling pathwaysSignaling morphogensGlucose metabolismCellular programmeBiosynthetic pathwayFate acquisitionCell fateHousekeeping natureGenetic mechanismsMesoderm migrationFactor networksERK activationExpression patternsSignaling pathwayDevelopmental processesStem cell modelCell typesSpecialized functionsDevelopmental contextMammalian embryosMouse embryos
2020
Cell-Cycle-Dependent ERK Signaling Dynamics Direct Fate Specification in the Mammalian Preimplantation Embryo
Pokrass MJ, Ryan KA, Xin T, Pielstick B, Timp W, Greco V, Regot S. Cell-Cycle-Dependent ERK Signaling Dynamics Direct Fate Specification in the Mammalian Preimplantation Embryo. Developmental Cell 2020, 55: 328-340.e5. PMID: 33091369, PMCID: PMC7658051, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFate specificationPreimplantation developmentKinase translocation reporterMammalian preimplantation embryosInner cell massEmbryonic stem cellsSingle cellsDifferent cell typesMulticellular organismsEndogenous taggingDaughter cellsNanog proteinActive ERKNanog levelsERK activityGene expressionPreimplantation embryosCell cycleTrophectoderm cellsERK inhibitionCell typesStem cellsLive embryosCell massEmbryos