title: The APC/C activator Cdh1 regulates the G2/M transition during differentiation of placental trophoblast stem cells.
abstract: Differentiation of placental trophoblast stem (TS) cells to trophoblast giant (TG) cells is accompanied by transition from a mitotic cell cycle to an endocycle. Here, we report that Cdh1, a regulator of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), negatively regulates mitotic entry upon the mitotic/endocycle transition. TS cells derived from homozygous Cdh1 gene-trapped (Cdh1(GT/GT)) murine embryos accumulated mitotic cyclins and precociously entered mitosis after induction of TS cell differentiation, indicating that Cdh1 is required for the switch from mitosis to the endocycle. Furthermore, the Cdh1(GT/GT) TS cells and placenta showed aberrant expression of placental differentiation markers. These data highlight an important role of Cdh1 in the G2/M transition during placental differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naoe
authors.forename: Tatsuyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiyoda
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ishizawa
authors.forename: Kenta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saya
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuninaka
mesh_terms: D064173:Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome; D000818:Animals; D064200:Cdh1 Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D059565:G2 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D059566:M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D010920:Placenta / Q000166:cytology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology*; D043743:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D064200:Cdh1 Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C577585:Fzr1 protein, mouse; D043743:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes; D064173:Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome