The trophoblast clock controls transport across placenta in mice

Cécile Demarez, Leonardo Vinicius Monteiro de Assis, Markus Krohn, Nahuel Ramella, Markus Schwaninger, Henrik Oster, Mariana Astiz*

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

Abstract

In mammals, 24-h rhythms of physiology and behavior are organized by a body-wide network of clock genes and proteins. Despite the well-known function of the adult circadian system, the roles of maternal, fetal and placental clocks during pregnancy are poorly defined. In the mature mouse placenta, the labyrinth zone (LZ) is of fetal origin and key for selective nutrient and waste exchange. Recently, clock gene expression has been detected in LZ and other fetal tissues; however, there is no evidence of a placental function controlled by the LZ clock. Here, we demonstrate that specifically the trophoblast layer of the LZ harbors an already functional clock by late gestation, able to regulate in a circadian manner the expression and activity of the xenobiotic efflux pump, ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 1 (ABCB1), likely gating the fetal exposure to drugs from the maternal circulation to certain times of the day. As more than 300 endogenous and exogenous compounds are substrates of ABCB1, our results might have implications in choosing the maternal treatment time when aiming either maximal/minimal drug availability to the fetus/mother.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummerdev197673
ZeitschriftDevelopment (Cambridge)
Jahrgang148
Ausgabenummer8
ISSN0950-1991
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15.04.2021

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