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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

WDR36 Regulates Trophectoderm Differentiation During Human Preimplantation Embryonic Development Through Glycolytic Metabolism.

Shiyu An, Shuyue Hou, Feifei Xu, Huanyu Yan, Wenyi Zhang, Jinfeng Xiang, Haoran Chen, Hanwen Zhang, Lingling Dong, Xiaobin Sun and 4 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Shiyu AnState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Shuyue HouState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Feifei XuSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Huanyu YanState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Wenyi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Jinfeng XiangFourth Clinical Medicine College, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210004, China.
Haoran ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
Hanwen ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Lingling DongState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Xiaobin SunState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Ran HuoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Yun ChenState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Xi WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.
Yang YangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-7921

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC2702500National Natural Science Foundation of China 32070804National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170742National Natural Science Foundation of China 82271690Start Fund for Specially Appointed Professor of Jiangsu Province
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian pre-implantation development is a complex process involving sophisticated regulatory dynamics. WD repeat domain 36 (WDR36) is known to play a critical role in mouse early embryonic development, but its regulatory function in human embryogenesis is still elusive due to limited access to human embryos. The human pluripotent stem cell-derived blastocyst-like structure, termed a blastoid, offers an alternative means to study human development in a dish. In this study, after verifying that WDR36 inhibition disrupted polarization in mouse early embryos, it is further demonstrated that WDR36 interference can block human blastoid formation, dominantly hindering the trophectoderm lineage commitment. Both transcriptomics and targeted metabolomics analyses revealed that WDR36 interference downregulated glucose metabolism. WDR36 can interact with glycolytic metabolic protein lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), thereby positively regulating glycolysis during the late stage of human blastoid formation. Taken together, the study has established a mechanistic connection between WDR36, glucose metabolism, and cell fate determination during early embryonic lineage commitment, which may provide potential insights into novel therapeutic targets for early adverse pregnancy interventions.

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BlastocystCell DifferentiationEmbryonic DevelopmentGlycolysisAnimalsFemaleGlucoseHumansMiceTrophoblastsGlucoseglycolysishuman embryonic developmentLDHAtrophectoderm lineage commitmentWDR36

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PMID39656902
PMCPMC11791977

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