期刊
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
卷 79, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04475-z
关键词
Placenta; Cell fusion; Trophoblast; Syncytiotrophoblast; Cytotrophoblast; Pregnancy
资金
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada [NSERC 5053]
- Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship
In humans, cell fusion is restricted to only a few cell types under normal conditions. In the placenta, cell fusion is a critical process for generating syncytiotrophoblast and plays a crucial role in ensuring pregnancy health.
In humans, cell fusion is restricted to only a few cell types under normal conditions. In the placenta, cell fusion is a critical process for generating syncytiotrophoblast: the giant multinucleated trophoblast lineage containing billions of nuclei within an interconnected cytoplasm that forms the primary interface separating maternal blood from fetal tissue. The unique morphology of syncytiotrophoblast ensures that nutrients and gases can be efficiently transferred between maternal and fetal tissue while simultaneously restricting entry of potentially damaging substances and maternal immune cells through intercellular junctions. To maintain integrity of the syncytiotrophoblast layer, underlying cytotrophoblast progenitor cells terminate their capability for self-renewal, upregulate expression of genes needed for differentiation, and then fuse into the overlying syncytium. These processes are disrupted in a variety of obstetric complications, underscoring the importance of proper syncytiotrophoblast formation for pregnancy health. Herein, an overview of key mechanisms underlying human trophoblast fusion and syncytiotrophoblast development is discussed.
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