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Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 6/2010

Open Access 01-06-2010 | Embryo biology

Genome-wide microarray evidence that 8-cell human blastomeres over-express cell cycle drivers and under-express checkpoints

Authors: Ann A. Kiessling, Ritsa Bletsa, Bryan Desmarais, Christina Mara, Kostas Kallianidis, Dimitris Loutradis

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 6/2010

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Abstract

Purpose

To understand cell cycle controls in the 8-Cell human blastomere.

Methods

Data from whole human genome (43,377 elements) microarray analyses of RNAs from normal 8-Cell human embryos were compiled with published microarrays of RNAs from human fibroblasts, before and after induced pluripotency, and embryonic stem cells. A sub database of 3,803 genes identified by high throughput RNA knock-down studies, plus genes that oscillate in human cells, was analyzed.

Results

Thirty-five genes over-detected at least 7-fold specifically on the 8-Cell arrays were enriched for cell cycle drivers and for proteins that stabilize chromosome cohesion and spindle attachment and limit DNA and centrosome replication to once per cycle.

Conclusions

These results indicate that 8-cell human blastomere cleavage is guided by cyclic over-expression of key proteins, rather than canonical checkpoints, leading to rapidly increasing gene copy number and a susceptibility to chromosome and cytokinesis mishaps, well-noted characteristics of preimplantation human embryos.
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Metadata
Title
Genome-wide microarray evidence that 8-cell human blastomeres over-express cell cycle drivers and under-express checkpoints
Authors
Ann A. Kiessling
Ritsa Bletsa
Bryan Desmarais
Christina Mara
Kostas Kallianidis
Dimitris Loutradis
Publication date
01-06-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-010-9407-6

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