Human embryos arrest in a quiescent-like state characterized by metabolic and zygotic genome activation problems
Yang Yang, Liyang Shi, Xiuling Fu, Gang Ma, Zhongzhou Yang, Yuhao Li, Yibin Zhou, Lihua Yuan, Ye Xia, Xiufang Zhong, Ping Yin, Li Sun, Wuwen Zhang, Isaac A. Babarinde, Yongjun Wang, , Guoqing Tong
This study identifies a quiescent-like state in arrested IVF embryos and shows that modulating metabolic pathways can rescue the arrest.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology