Embryonic stem cell-derived trophoblast differentiation: A comparative review of the biology, function, and signaling mechanisms

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Giakoumopoulos, M ^a,b   Golos, T G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Placenta; Pregnancy; Stemcell

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BETA CATENIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; EOMESODERMIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 4; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROLIFERIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

BLASTOCYST; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL RENEWAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; EMBRYOID BODY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENDOREDUPLICATION; ENHANCER REGION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE REPRESSION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUMOYLATION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84875082314     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-12-0433     Document Type: Review

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