NOTCH3 signalling controls human trophoblast stem cell expansion and differentiation.
Development
; 150(22)2023 Nov 15.
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ABSTRACT
Failures in growth and differentiation of the early human placenta are associated with severe pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction. However, regulatory mechanisms controlling development of placental epithelial cells, the trophoblasts, remain poorly elucidated. Using trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), trophoblast organoids (TB-ORGs) and primary cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) of early pregnancy, we herein show that autocrine NOTCH3 signalling controls human placental expansion and differentiation. The NOTCH3 receptor was specifically expressed in proliferative CTB progenitors and its active form, the nuclear NOTCH3 intracellular domain (NOTCH3-ICD), interacted with the transcriptional co-activator mastermind-like 1 (MAML1). Doxycycline-inducible expression of dominant-negative MAML1 in TSC lines provoked cell fusion and upregulation of genes specific for multinucleated syncytiotrophoblasts, which are the differentiated hormone-producing cells of the placenta. However, progenitor expansion and markers of trophoblast stemness and proliferation were suppressed. Accordingly, inhibition of NOTCH3 signalling diminished growth of TB-ORGs, whereas overexpression of NOTCH3-ICD in primary CTBs and TSCs showed opposite effects. In conclusion, the data suggest that canonical NOTCH3 signalling plays a key role in human placental development by promoting self-renewal of CTB progenitors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Placenta
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Trofoblastos
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Development
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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EMBRIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Austria