SARS-CoV-2 impacts the transcriptome and epigenome at the maternal-fetal interface in pregnancy
Gao, L.; Mathur, V.; Tam, S. K. M.; Zhou, X.; Cheung, M. F.; Chan, L. Y.; Estrada-Gutierrez, G.; Leung, B. W.; Moungmaithong, S.; Wang, C. C.; Poon, L.; Leung, D. C. Y.
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During pregnancy, the maternal-fetal interface plays vital roles in fetal development. Its disruption is frequently found in pregnancy complications. Recent works show increased incidences of adverse pregnancy outcomes in COVID-19 patients; however, the mechanism remains unclear. Here, we analyzed the molecular impacts of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the maternal-fetal interface. Generating bulk and single-nucleus transcriptomic and epigenomic profiles from COVID-19 patients and control samples, we discovered aberrant immune activation and angiogenesis patterns in patients. Surprisingly, retrotransposons were dysregulated in specific cell types. Notably, reduced enhancer activities of LTR8B elements were functionally linked to the downregulation of Pregnancy-Specific Glycoprotein genes in syncytiotrophoblasts. Our findings revealed that SARS-CoV-2 infection induced significant changes to the epigenome and transcriptome at the maternal-fetal interface, which may be associated with pregnancy complications. One-Sentence SummaryPregnant COVID-19 patients show placental epigenetic and transcriptional changes, associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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