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Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions
The growing fetus is dependent on adequate placental function for delivery of essential nutrients and oxygen, and for waste removal. The placenta also plays an important protective role; shielding the developing baby from the maternal immune system and adverse environmental exposures. Fundamental to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24368911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2013.00285 |
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author | Novakovic, Boris Saffery, Richard |
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description | The growing fetus is dependent on adequate placental function for delivery of essential nutrients and oxygen, and for waste removal. The placenta also plays an important protective role; shielding the developing baby from the maternal immune system and adverse environmental exposures. Fundamental to these processes is correct invasion of the decidua and remodeling of maternal vasculature, each of which show remarkable parallels to tumorogenesis, with the obvious exception that the former is usually a tightly controlled process. It is not surprising that these physiological similarities are mirrored in gene expression and epigenetic parallels, many not found in any other aspect of human development. In this perspective, we summarize known DNA methylation similarities between placenta and human tumors, and discuss the implications and knowledge gaps associated with these findings. We also speculate on the potential origin of common DNA methylation features in these two disparate aspects of human physiology. |
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spelling | pubmed-38578872013-12-24 Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions Novakovic, Boris Saffery, Richard Front Genet Genetics The growing fetus is dependent on adequate placental function for delivery of essential nutrients and oxygen, and for waste removal. The placenta also plays an important protective role; shielding the developing baby from the maternal immune system and adverse environmental exposures. Fundamental to these processes is correct invasion of the decidua and remodeling of maternal vasculature, each of which show remarkable parallels to tumorogenesis, with the obvious exception that the former is usually a tightly controlled process. It is not surprising that these physiological similarities are mirrored in gene expression and epigenetic parallels, many not found in any other aspect of human development. In this perspective, we summarize known DNA methylation similarities between placenta and human tumors, and discuss the implications and knowledge gaps associated with these findings. We also speculate on the potential origin of common DNA methylation features in these two disparate aspects of human physiology. Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3857887/ /pubmed/24368911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2013.00285 Text en Copyright © 2013 Novakovic and Saffery. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Genetics Novakovic, Boris Saffery, Richard Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title | Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title_full | Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title_fullStr | Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title_full_unstemmed | Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title_short | Placental pseudo-malignancy from a DNA methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
title_sort | placental pseudo-malignancy from a dna methylation perspective: unanswered questions and future directions |
topic | Genetics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3857887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24368911 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2013.00285 |
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