Mechanism of cell polarisation and first lineage segregation in the human embryo
Meng Zhu, Marta N. Shahbazi, Ángel Martín, Chuanxin Zhang, Berna Sözen, Máté Borsos, Rachel S. Mandelbaum, Richard J. Paulson, Matteo A. Molè, Marga Esbert, Richard Thomas Scott, Alison Campbell, Simon B. Fishel, Viviana Gradinaru, Han Zhao, , Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz
This study identifies the mechanism of first lineage segregation in human embryos through cell polarisation, showing it occurs at the 8-cell stage via F-actin and Par complex polarisation, with PLC activation and GATA3 regulation.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology