Minimally invasive measurement of maternal transcripts enables predicting the developmental potential of mammalian zygotes
Akihiro Inoue, Nicole Cheung, T. Yamanouchi, Hideo Matsuda, Hajime Yoshioka, Hiroki Takeuchi, Mikiko Nishioka, Mari Yamamoto, Yubao Wei, Kazuya Houri, Hideo Sato, 郭仁龙, Asuka Kamio, Hisato Kobayashi, Tomohiro Kono, , Kei Miyamoto
The paper identifies maternal transcripts linked to zygote developmental potential and demonstrates their use in predicting blastocyst formation with high specificity.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology