Cells & development
Sialoglycoproteins and sialyltransferases: Key regulators of blastocyst formation.
Pélagie Douchez, Ingrid Fliniaux, Yoshiko Takeda-Uchimura, Matthieu Marin, Alain Martoriati, Anne Harduin-Lepers, Katia Cailliau
Published: 202510.1016/j.cdev.2025.204057
Abstract
Following fertilization, there is an initial period of rapid cell division that leads to the formation of a multicellular structure known as the blastula, or blastocyst. Within this structure, sialic acids play a key role in influencing cellular proc…
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