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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

The Dynamics of Histone Modifications during Mammalian Zygotic Genome Activation.

Francisco Sotomayor-Lugo, Nataly Iglesias-Barrameda, Yandy Marx Castillo-Aleman, Imilla Casado-Hernandez, Carlos Agustin Villegas-Valverde, Antonio Alfonso Bencomo-Hernandez, Yendry Ventura-Carmenate, Rene Antonio Rivero-Jimenez

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. The Mammalian Oocyte: A Central Hub for Cellular Reprogramming and Stemness.Stem cells and cloning : advances and applications · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Francisco Sotomayor-LugoAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-9854-8688
Nataly Iglesias-BarramedaAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-7558-8097
Yandy Marx Castillo-AlemanAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-8169-9914
Imilla Casado-HernandezAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-0432-7943
Carlos Agustin Villegas-ValverdeAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-7478-0482
Antonio Alfonso Bencomo-HernandezAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.
Yendry Ventura-CarmenateAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.
Rene Antonio Rivero-JimenezAbu Dhabi Stem Cells Center, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 4600, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-7222-727X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian fertilization initiates the reprogramming of oocytes and sperm, forming a totipotent zygote. During this intricate process, the zygotic genome undergoes a maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) and subsequent zygotic genome activation (ZGA), marking the initiation of transcriptional control and gene expression post-fertilization. Histone modifications are pivotal in shaping cellular identity and gene expression in many mammals. Recent advances in chromatin analysis have enabled detailed explorations of histone modifications during ZGA. This review delves into conserved and unique regulatory strategies, providing essential insights into the dynamic changes in histone modifications and their variants during ZGA in mammals. The objective is to explore recent advancements in leading mechanisms related to histone modifications governing this embryonic development phase in depth. These considerations will be useful for informing future therapeutic approaches that target epigenetic regulation in diverse biological contexts. It will also contribute to the extensive areas of evolutionary and developmental biology and possibly lay the foundation for future research and discussion on this seminal topic.

Indexed as

Histone CodeZygoteAnimalsEmbryonic DevelopmentEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleMammalsPregnancySemenchromatin landscapeembryonic developmentembryonic stem cellshistone modificationsmammals

Identifiers

PMID38338738
PMCPMC10855761
OpenAlexW4391225830

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