Primitive haematopoiesis in the human placenta gives rise to macrophages with epigenetically silenced HLA-DR

The generation of primitive macrophages remains a poorly understood process in humans. Here, the authors identify placental erythro-myeloid progenitors that give rise to foetal macrophages in the early human placenta and demonstrate that epigenetic silencing of the class II transactivator leads to d...

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Main Authors: Jake R. Thomas, Anna Appios, Emily F. Calderbank, Nagisa Yoshida, Xiaohui Zhao, Russell S. Hamilton, Ashley Moffett, Andrew Sharkey, Elisa Laurenti, Courtney W. Hanna, Naomi McGovern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37383-2
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Summary:The generation of primitive macrophages remains a poorly understood process in humans. Here, the authors identify placental erythro-myeloid progenitors that give rise to foetal macrophages in the early human placenta and demonstrate that epigenetic silencing of the class II transactivator leads to downregulation of HLA-DR in these cells.
ISSN:2041-1723