The transcription factor double homeobox protein (DUX) induces a totipotency-specific regulatory program, including the upregulation of DUXBL. DUXBL subsequently accesses DUX-bound regions and interacts with TRIM24 and TRIM33, thus contributing to totipotency exit.
- Maria Vega-Sendino
- Felipe F. Lüttmann
- Sergio Ruiz