Zygotic genome activation by the totipotency pioneer factor Nr5a2
Johanna Gassler, Wataru Kobayashi, Imre Gáspár, Siwat Ruangroengkulrith, Adarsh Mohanan, Laura Gómez Hernández, Pavel Kravchenko, Maximilian Kümmecke, Aleksandar Lalic, Nikita Rifel, Robert John Ashburn, Maciej Zaczek, Antoine Vallot, Laura Cuenca Rico, Sabrina Ladstätter, Kiku-e K. Tachibana
This study identifies Nr5a2 as a key activator of zygotic genome activation in mouse embryos, showing it regulates 72% of ZGA genes and is essential for development beyond the 2-cell stage.
Science · Nov 24, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology