Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Dynamic enlargement and mobilization of lipid droplets in pluripotent cells coordinate morphogenesis during mouse peri-implantation development

  • King Hang Tommy Mau,
  • Donja Karimlou,
  • David Barneda,
  • Vincent Brochard,
  • Christophe Royer,
  • Bryony Leeke,
  • Roshni A. de Souza,
  • Mélanie Pailles,
  • Michelle Percharde,
  • Shankar Srinivas,
  • Alice Jouneau,
  • Mark Christian,
  • Véronique Azuara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31323-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Prior to its implantation into the uterus, the mammalian embryo stores substantial lipids. Here the authors unveil how lipid storage and morphogenesis of pluripotent stem cells are fundamentally connected during peri-implantation development.