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Although maternal effect genes play important role in early embryogenesis before zygotic genome activation (ZGA), the molecular functions of these genes in mammalian have been hindered by the scarcity of early embryos and are largely unknown.Using mouse genetic approach combined with biochemistry analysis, we have recently identified a mammalian-specific subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) that is essential for mouse preimplantation development.