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Histone Variant H2A.J is a Key Epigenetic Regulator in Human Trophoblast Development [Ribodepleted H2AJ KD]

GSE262630 Homo sapiens (human) RNA-seq (gene expression) 24 samples Submitted 2026/03/25 Platform GPL24676
At a glance

RNA-seq (gene expression) · human · 24 samples

What it is
RNA-seq (gene expression)Gene activity measured by sequencing. The summary does not mention single-cell work, so this is most likely bulk: one average per sample, the usual starting point for comparing groups.
Organism
Homo sapiens (human)
Samples
24 samples: 12 conditions, mostly in duplicateGroups are read from the sample names, not from the paper. Check the list below.
Data you can get
A processed table (series matrix) and supplementary files from NCBI; the raw sequencing reads from ENA. Which of these hold counts depends on the study, so check the file list.
Summary (written by the submitters)
The preimplantation development in eutherian mammals is diverse. However, ethical and technical constraints significantly limit our understanding of the molecular and biochemical pathways governing human development. In this study, we discovered an unexpected, species-specific epigenetic pathway regulated by H2A.J, a largely uncharacterized histone variant in preimplantation development using human Blastoid models, IVF bovine embryos, and in vitro human stem cell models.
Read the full summary ↓
We discovered that H2A.J is expressed in human and bovine placentas, contrasting with its absence in mice, and that H2A.J is essential for trophoblast expansion and viability in human and bovine. Our findings also revealed that H2A.J is enriched at promoters and introns of genes and interacts with RNA Polymerase I and II and pro-elongation factors, thereby regulating RNA Polymerase elongation and trophoblast maintenance in human embryo development. This study sheds light on a novel chromatin factor crucial for proper development in humans and large mammals, offering insights into the evolution of preimplantation development in eutherians. Our research provides valuable insights into evolutionarily divergent epigenetic mechanisms and biological functions in trophoblast lineage maintenance and transcriptional regulation, laying the groundwork for future investigations into the essential but understudied process of human placentation.
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Download · which file do I need?

Direct links to NCBI and ENA, no account and no request form. Pick by what you want to do: take the small processed table to look, the supplementary files to re-analyse, or the original raw data to start over.

1 · Just have a look

Processed table

The series matrix: one table of values per sample as the submitters processed it. The smallest download, and it opens in Excel or R. Start here to see what the data look like.

Series matrix ↓
2 · Re-analyse it

Supplementary files

The count tables and other files the authors uploaded. Take only the samples you need, or the whole study as GSE262630_RAW.tar (it can run to tens of gigabytes).

All supplementary files ↗ Whole study · RAW.tar ↓
3 · Start from the raw reads

Raw sequencing reads

The original FASTQ files, straight from the sequencer, held at ENA. Large, and you align them yourself, so only choose this if you need to re-process the study from scratch.

Raw reads on ENA ↗

What the files usually look like: For RNA-seq the counts are usually a table among the supplementary files (look for 'counts', 'expression', 'FPKM' or 'TPM' in the file name). The series matrix of a sequencing study is sometimes nearly empty.

Also filed as BioProject PRJNA1092670 and SRA study SRP498288. Searching any of these in the dataset finder brings you back here.

NCBI GEO page ↗
Study design
12 conditions, mostly in duplicate
shCon_ESC-Naive ×2 shCon_ESC-Primed ×2 shCon_Okae ×2 shCon_STB-Primed ×2 shCon_TSC-Naive ×2 shCon_TSC-Primed ×2 shH2AJ_ESC-Naive ×2 shH2AJ_ESC-Primed ×2 +4 more

Supports a between-group comparison across 24 samples.

How we read this: 12 replicated groups read from 24 sample titles; they account for 24 of them. These groups are guessed from the sample names, not taken from the paper, so check them against the sample list below before relying on them.

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