Microvesicles provide a mechanism for intercellular communication by embryonic stem cells during embryo implantation

It is unclear how embryonic stem cells (ESC) communicate with surrounding cells during implantation. Here, the authors show that microvesicles (MV) are shed from ESCs, activating integrin and JNK/FAK kinases in trophoblasts, stimulating migration in vitro, and injecting MVs enhances blastocyst impla...

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Main Authors: Laura M. Desrochers, François Bordeleau, Cynthia A. Reinhart-King, Richard A. Cerione, Marc A. Antonyak
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/516c8dc9e73e4c0e8fffed135eef3048
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Summary:It is unclear how embryonic stem cells (ESC) communicate with surrounding cells during implantation. Here, the authors show that microvesicles (MV) are shed from ESCs, activating integrin and JNK/FAK kinases in trophoblasts, stimulating migration in vitro, and injecting MVs enhances blastocyst implantation.