Suntharalingham, Jenifer P;
Del Valle, Ignacio;
Buonocore, Federica;
McGlacken-Byrne, Sinead M;
Brooks, Tony;
Ogunbiyi, Olumide K;
Liptrot, Danielle;
... Achermann, John C; + view all
(2025)
The transcriptomic landscape of monosomy X (45,X) during early human fetal and placental development.
Communications Biology
, 8
, Article 249. 10.1038/s42003-025-07699-4.
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Abstract
Monosomy X (45,X) is associated with Turner syndrome and pregnancy loss in humans, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We therefore undertook an exploratory study of the transcriptomic landscape of clinically relevant human fetal 45,X tissues (including pancreas, liver, kidney, skin, placenta) with matched 46,XX and 46,XY control samples between 11 and 15 weeks post conception (n = 78). Although most pseudoautosomal region 1 (PAR1) genes are lower in monosomy X tissues, we also found reduced expression of several key genes escaping X inactivation (e.g., KDM5C and KDM6A), several ancestral X-Y gene pairs, and potentially clinically important transcripts such as genes implicated in ascending aortic aneurysm. In contrast, higher expression of an autosomal, long non-coding RNA (OVCH1-AS1) is seen in all 45,X tissues. In the placenta, lower expression of CSF2RA is demonstrated, likely contributing to immune dysregulation. Taken together, these findings provide insights into the biological consequences of a single X chromosome during early human development and potential insights in genetic mechanisms in Turner syndrome.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The transcriptomic landscape of monosomy X (45,X) during early human fetal and placental development |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s42003-025-07699-4 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07699-4 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Genetics and Genomic Medicine Dept UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10208279 |
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