Molecular Regulators of Embryonic Diapause and Cancer Diapause-like State.
Logeshwaran SomasundaramNanditaa BalachandarJulie MathieuHannele Ruohola-BakerPublished in: Cells (2022)
Embryonic diapause is an enigmatic state of dormancy that interrupts the normally tight connection between developmental stages and time. This reproductive strategy and state of suspended development occurs in mice, bears, roe deer, and over 130 other mammals and favors the survival of newborns. Diapause arrests the embryo at the blastocyst stage, delaying the post-implantation development of the embryo. This months-long quiescence is reversible, in contrast to senescence that occurs in aging stem cells. Recent studies have revealed critical regulators of diapause. These findings are important since defects in the diapause state can cause a lack of regeneration and control of normal growth. Controlling this state may also have therapeutic applications since recent findings suggest that radiation and chemotherapy may lead some cancer cells to a protective diapause-like, reversible state. Interestingly, recent studies have shown the metabolic regulation of epigenetic modifications and the role of microRNAs in embryonic diapause. In this review, we discuss the molecular mechanism of diapause induction.
Keyphrases
- stem cells
- gene expression
- magnetic resonance
- pregnant women
- blood brain barrier
- dna damage
- transcription factor
- endothelial cells
- adipose tissue
- computed tomography
- metabolic syndrome
- young adults
- bone marrow
- oxidative stress
- radiation therapy
- rectal cancer
- radiation induced
- locally advanced
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- high fat diet induced
- low birth weight
- free survival
- contrast enhanced