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Overview

R. M. Roberts is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research expertise spans across Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a strong focus on molecular and reproductive biology subjects.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • RNA Research and Splicing

These thematic areas are supported by their publication record in prominent venues such as:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Placenta
  • Biology of Reproduction
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Roberts include:

  • "Bisphenol A and bisphenol S disruptions of the mouse placenta and potential effects on the placenta-brain axis" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Syncytins expressed in human placental trophoblast" (2021, Placenta)
  • "Use of a human embryonic stem cell model to discover GABRP, WFDC2, VTCN1 and ACTC1 as markers of early first trimester human trophoblast" (2020, Molecular Human Reproduction)
  • "The role of BMP4 signaling in trophoblast emergence from pluripotency" (2022, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)
  • "The product of BMP-directed differentiation protocols for human primed pluripotent stem cells is placental trophoblast and not amnion" (2022, Stem Cell Reports)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Toshihiko Ezashi
  • Danny J. Schust
  • Nathan J. Bivens
  • Laura C. Schulz
  • Cheryl S. Rosenfeld

Their subfields of study highlight a concentration in:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Immunology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

This research profile indicates a consistent focus on the molecular mechanisms and cellular behaviors related to placental function, embryo development, and reproductive health. Research outputs also show a connection to environmental health factors impacting reproductive outcomes and placental biology.

Best Publications

  • Interferon-like sequence of ovine trophoblast protein secreted by embryonic trophectoderm

    K. Imakawa;R. V. Anthony;Mohammad Kazemi;K. R. Marotti

  • Interferons as hormones of pregnancy.

    R. Michael Roberts;James C. Cross;Douglas W. Leaman

  • Purification and Properties of a Major, Low Molecular Weight Protein Released by the Trophoblast of Sheep Blastocysts at Day 13-21

    J. D. Godkin;F. W. Bazer;J. Moffatt;F. Sessions

  • Establishment of pregnancy in the pig: I. Interrelationships between preimplantation development of the pig blastocyst and uterine endometrial secretions.

    R D Geisert;R H Renegar;W W Thatcher;R M Roberts

  • The functions of uterine secretions

    R. M. Roberts;F. W. Bazer

  • Establishment of pregnancy in the pig: II. Cellular remodeling of the porcine blastocyst during elongation on day 12 of pregnancy.

    R D Geisert;J W Brookbank;R M Roberts;F W Bazer

  • Pregnancy-associated bovine and ovine glycoproteins exhibit spatially and temporally distinct expression patterns during pregnancy.

    J. A. Green;Sancai Xie;Xiao Quan;Bagna Bao

  • Correction: Corrigendum: HIPSTR and thousands of lncRNAs are heterogeneously expressed in human embryos, primordial germ cells and stable cell lines

    Dinar Yunusov;Leticia Anderson;Lucas Ferreira DaSilva;Joanna Wysocka

  • Ovine Trophoblast Protein 1, an Early Secreted Blastocyst Protein, Binds Specifically to Uterine Endometrium and Affects Protein Synthesis*

    J. D. Godkin;F. W. Bazer;R. M. Roberts

  • Role of conceptus secretory products in establishment of pregnancy

    F. W. Bazer;J. L. Vallet;R. M. Roberts;D. C. Sharp

  • Expression of trophoblastic interferon genes in sheep and cattle.

    C E Farin;K Imakawa;T R Hansen;J J McDonnell

  • Identification of the major pregnancy-specific antigens of cattle and sheep as inactive members of the aspartic proteinase family

    Sancai Xie;B. G. Low;R. J. Nagel;K. K. Kramer

  • The evolution of the type I interferons.

    R. M. Roberts;Limin Liu;Quingtao Guo;D. Leaman

  • Proteins released by cultured Day 15-16 conceptuses prolong luteal maintenance when introduced into the uterine lumen of cyclic ewes.

    J. D. Godkin;F. W. Bazer;W. W. Thatcher;R. M. Roberts

  • Characterization of Proteins Produced In Vitro by Periattachment Bovine Conceptuses

    F F Bartol;R M Roberts;F W Bazer;G S Lewis

  • Proteins secreted by day-16 to -18 bovine conceptuses extend corpus luteum function in cows.

    J. J. Knickerbocker;W. W. Thatcher;F. W. Bazer;M. Drost

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acids Corresponding to Bovine Trophoblast Protein-1: A Comparison with Ovine Trophoblast Protein-1 and Bovine Interferon-αII

    Imakawa K;Hansen Tr;Malathy Pv;Anthony Rv

  • Light and electron microscope immunocytochemical studies of the distribution of pregnancy associated glycoproteins (PAGs) throughout pregnancy in the cow: possible functional implications.

    F.B.P. Wooding;R.M. Roberts;J.A. Green

  • Maternal recognition of pregnancy.

    R. M. Roberts;Sancai Xie;N. Mathialagan

  • Establishment of Pregnancy in the Pig: III. Endometrial Secretory Response to Estradiol Valerate Administered on Day 11 of the Estrous Cycle,,

    R D Geisert;W W Thatcher;R M Roberts;F W Bazer

Frequent Co-Authors

Fuller W. Bazer
Fuller W. Bazer Texas A&M University
William W. Thatcher
William W. Thatcher University of Florida
James C. Cross
James C. Cross University of Calgary
Peter J. Hansen
Peter J. Hansen University of Florida
Jean-François Beckers
Jean-François Beckers University of Liège
Duane H. Keisler
Duane H. Keisler University of Missouri
Alan D. Ealy
Alan D. Ealy Virginia Tech
Rodney D. Geisert
Rodney D. Geisert University of Missouri
Philippa T. K. Saunders
Philippa T. K. Saunders University of Edinburgh
Rosalia C. M. Simmen
Rosalia C. M. Simmen University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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