Article ; Online: A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation.
Communications biology
2023 Volume 6, Issue 1, Page(s) 459
Abstract: The origin of embryo implantation in mammals ~148 million years ago was a dramatic shift in reproductive strategy, yet the molecular changes that established mammal implantation are largely unknown. Although progesterone receptor signalling predates the ... ...
| Abstract | The origin of embryo implantation in mammals ~148 million years ago was a dramatic shift in reproductive strategy, yet the molecular changes that established mammal implantation are largely unknown. Although progesterone receptor signalling predates the origin of mammals and is highly conserved in, and critical for, successful mammal pregnancy, it alone cannot explain the origin and subsequent diversity of implantation strategies throughout the placental mammal radiation. MiRNAs are known to be flexible and dynamic regulators with a well-established role in the pathophysiology of mammal placenta. We propose that a dynamic core microRNA (miRNA) network originated early in placental mammal evolution, responds to conserved mammal pregnancy cues (e.g. progesterone), and facilitates species-specific responses. Here we identify 13 miRNA gene families that arose at the origin of placental mammals and were subsequently retained in all descendent lineages. The expression of these miRNAs in response to early pregnancy molecules is regulated in a species-specific manner in endometrial epithelia of species with extreme implantation strategies (i.e. bovine and human). Furthermore, this set of miRNAs preferentially target proteins under positive selective pressure on the ancestral eutherian lineage. Discovery of this core embryo implantation toolkit and specifically adapted proteins helps explain the origin and evolution of implantation in mammals. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Pregnancy ; Humans ; Cattle ; Animals ; Female ; Placenta/metabolism ; Eutheria/genetics ; Embryo Implantation/genetics ; Mammals/genetics ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Genomics |
| Chemical Substances | MicroRNAs |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-04-26 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 2399-3642 |
| ISSN (online) | 2399-3642 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s42003-023-04809-y |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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