Embryonic signals perpetuate polar-like trophoblast stem cells and pattern the blastocyst axis.
Javier Frias-Aldeguer, Maarten Kip, Judith Vivié, Linfeng Li, Anna Alemany, Jeroen Korving, Frank Darmis, Alexander van Oudenaarden, Niels Geijsen, Nicolas C. Rivron
The paper shows that embryonic signals convert trophoblast stem cells into polar-like cells that pattern the blastocyst axis in vitro.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology