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Project description:Early gestational loss occurs in ~20% of all clinically recognized human pregnancies and is a significant cause of morbidity. Either embryonic or maternal defects can cause loss, but a functioning and receptive uterine endometrium is crucial for embryo implantation. The SWI/SNF remodeling complex containing PBRM1and BRG1 is essential for implantation of the embryonic blastocyst on the wall of the uterus in mice. Although pre-implantation development is unaffected, conditional ablation of Pbrm1 in uterine stromal cells disrupts progesterone pathway and uterine receptivity. Hand2 is a bHLH transcription factor required for embryo implantation. We report a new enhancer of Hand2 in stromal cells that requires PBRM1 for epigenetic histone modifications and coactivator recruitment. In Pbrm1cKO mice, perturbations at the enhancer site compromised Hand2 transcription, disrupts the fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway and prevents normal Stromal- Epithelial crosstalk and embryo implantation. The resultant mutant female mice are infertile and provide insight into potential causes of early pregnancy loss in humans.
2024-01-14 | GSE229368 | GEO
Project description:Early gestational loss occurs in ~20% of all clinically recognized human pregnancies and is a significant cause of morbidity. Either embryonic or maternal defects can cause loss, but a functioning and receptive uterine endometrium is crucial for embryo implantation. The SWI/SNF remodeling complex containing PBRM1and BRG1 is essential for implantation of the embryonic blastocyst on the wall of the uterus in mice. Although pre-implantation development is unaffected, conditional ablation of Pbrm1 in uterine stromal cells disrupts progesterone pathway and uterine receptivity. Hand2 is a bHLH transcription factor required for embryo implantation. We report a new enhancer of Hand2 in stromal cells that requires PBRM1 for epigenetic histone modifications and coactivator recruitment. In Pbrm1cKO mice, perturbations at the enhancer site compromised Hand2 transcription, disrupts the fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway and prevents normal Stromal- Epithelial crosstalk and embryo implantation. The resultant mutant female mice are infertile and provide insight into potential causes of early pregnancy loss in humans.
2024-01-14 | GSE229367 | GEO
Project description:Early gestational loss occurs in ~20% of all clinically recognized human pregnancies and is a significant cause of morbidity. Either embryonic or maternal defects can cause loss, but a functioning and receptive uterine endometrium is crucial for embryo implantation. The SWI/SNF remodeling complex containing PBRM1and BRG1 is essential for implantation of the embryonic blastocyst on the wall of the uterus in mice. Although pre-implantation development is unaffected, conditional ablation of Pbrm1 in uterine stromal cells disrupts progesterone pathway and uterine receptivity. Hand2 is a bHLH transcription factor required for embryo implantation. We report a new enhancer of Hand2 in stromal cells that requires PBRM1 for epigenetic histone modifications and coactivator recruitment. In Pbrm1cKO mice, perturbations at the enhancer site compromised Hand2 transcription, disrupts the fibroblast growth factor signaling pathway and prevents normal Stromal- Epithelial crosstalk and embryo implantation. The resultant mutant female mice are infertile and provide insight into potential causes of early pregnancy loss in humans.
2024-01-14 | GSE229369 | GEO
Project description:ATF6?, one of the sensor proteins in the stress signaling pathway of the endoplasmic reticulum, is located in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. To date, the physiological function of ATF6? in the process of embryo implantation has not been reported.In this study, the expression pattern of ATF6? in the mouse uterus during peri-implantation and the estrous cycle was detected by real-time PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry.ATF6? mRNA and protein levels were higher in the uterus near the implantation site on day 5 and were intensely expressed in the secondary decidual zone (SDZ) on days 7-8. In the uteri of pseudopregnant mice, ATF6? mRNA and protein levels were lower on day 5 than on other days. The activating blastocyst and artificial decidualization had an obvious effect of increasing the expression of ATF6?. In addition, the expression of ATF6? was affected by progesterone (P4) and estrogen (E2) in ovariectomized mice. This finding is further supported by evidence from mice during the estrous cycle.Thus, we have concluded that ATF6? may play an important role during embryo implantation and decidualization.
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Project description:Mucin 1 (Muc1) is an integral transmembrane mucin glycoprotein expressed on the apical surface of most epithelia. It is considered to be a barrier to the regulation of embryo implantation by inhibiting attachment of the embryo to the endometrium. Therefore, loss of Muc1 on the surface of uterine epithelial cells is necessary for embryo implantation. Studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in enhancing embryo implantation in mammals. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of two miRNAs (let-7a and let-7b) on the expression of Muc1 in mouse uteri during implantation. Western blotting indicated that Muc1 expression was highest on day1 of pregnancy and constantly decreased thereafter until day 4. In contrast to Muc1 expression, increased expression of let-7a and let-7b was evident on day 4 of pregnancy as measured by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (real-time RT-PCR). We demonstrated direct binding of let-7a and let-7b to the 3'untranslated region of muc1. Furthermore, Muc1 expression was suppressed after transfection of mouse uterine epithelial cells isolated from day 1 of pregnancy with let-7a and let-7b. In summary, the present study provides evidence that Muc1 is a direct target of let-7a and let-7b. Additionally, the current study suggests that miRNAs are novel targets which can be used to facilitate a successful pregnancy and repair implantation failure.
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Project description:As a crucial step for human reproduction, embryo implantation is a low-efficiency process. Despite rapid advances in recent years, the molecular mechanism underlying embryo implantation remains poorly understood. Here, we used the mouse as an animal model and generated a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of embryo implantation sites. By analyzing inter-implantation sites of the uterus as control, we were able to identify global gene expression changes associated with embryo implantation in each cell type. Additionally, we predicted signaling interactions between uterine luminal epithelial cells and mural trophectoderm of blastocysts, which represent the key mechanism of embryo implantation. We also predicted signaling interactions between uterine epithelial-stromal crosstalk at implantation sites, which are crucial for post-implantation development. Our data provide a valuable resource for deciphering the molecular mechanism underlying embryo implantation.
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Project description:Chromatin is known to undergo extensive remodeling during nuclear reprogramming. However, the factors and mechanisms involved in this remodeling are still poorly understood and current experimental approaches to study it are not best suited for molecular and genetic analyses. Here we report on the use of Drosophila preblastodermic embryo extracts (DREX) in chromatin remodeling experiments. Our results show that incubation of somatic nuclei in DREX induces changes in chromatin organization similar to those associated with nuclear reprogramming, such as rapid binding of the germline specific linker histone dBigH1 variant to somatic chromatin, heterochromatin reorganization, changes in the epigenetic state of chromatin, and nuclear lamin disassembly. These results raise the possibility of using the powerful tools of Drosophila genetics for the analysis of chromatin changes associated with this essential process.
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Project description:The aim of this study was to examine differential gene expression profile in mouse uterus on day 5 of pregnancy between implantation sites and inter-implantation sites. There are 104,520 tags sequenced and acquired, 51,306 for non-implantation site, and 53,214 for implantation site. Keywords: Implantation, Uterus, Differential gene expression,
2005-07-13 | GSE2892 | GEO
Project description:The aim of this study was to examine differential gene expression profile in mouse uterus on day 5 of pregnancy between implantation sites and inter-implantation sites. There are 104,520 tags sequenced and acquired, 51,306 for non-implantation site, and 53,214 for implantation site. Keywords: Implantation, Uterus, Differential gene expression, Implantation sites and inter-implantation sites were isolated from the mouse uteri on day 5 of pregnancy from at least 20 mice. Implantation sites were identified by tail-vein injection of 0.1 ml of 1% Chicago blue 5 min before sample collection. SAGE analysis was used to examine differential gene expression in mouse uterus during embryo implantation.
2005-07-13 | E-GEOD-2892 | biostudies-arrayexpress
Project description:Embryo homing and implantation occur within a crypt (implantation chamber) at the antimesometrial (AM) pole along the uterus. The mechanism by which this is achieved is not known. Here, we show that villi-like epithelial projections from the main uterine lumen toward the AM pole at regularly spaced intervals that form crypts for embryo implantation were disrupted in mice with uterine loss or gain of function of Wnt5a, or loss of function of both Ror1 and Ror2. This disruption of Wnt5a-ROR signaling resulted in disorderly epithelial projections, crypt formation, embryo spacing, and impaired implantation. These early disturbances under abnormal Wnt5a-ROR signaling were reflected in adverse late pregnancy events, including defective decidualization and placentation, ultimately leading to compromised pregnancy outcomes. This study presents deeper insight regarding the formation of organized epithelial projections for crypt formation and embryo implantation for pregnancy success.
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