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ArticleCell death and differentiation2017

MicroRNA-200c impairs uterine receptivity formation by targeting FUT4 and α1,3-fucosylation.

Qin Zheng, Dandan Zhang, Y U Yang, Xinyuan Cui, Jiaqi Sun, Caixia Liang, Huamin Qin, Xuesong Yang, Shuai Liu, Qiu Yan

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qin ZhengDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Dandan ZhangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Y U YangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Xinyuan CuiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Jiaqi SunDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Caixia LiangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Huamin QinDepartment of Pathology, the Secondary Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116000, People's Republic of China.
Xuesong YangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Shuai LiuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
Qiu YanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Liaoning Provincial Core Lab of Glycobiology and Glycoengineering, Dalian 116044, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Successful embryo implantation requires the establishment of a receptive endometrium. Poor endometrial receptivity has generally been considered as a major cause of infertility. Protein glycosylation is associated with many physiological and pathological processes. The fucosylation is catalyzed by the specific fucosyltransferases. Fucosyltransferase IV (FUT4) is the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of α1,3-fucosylated glycans carried by glycoproteins, and the previous studies showed FUT4 expression changed dynamically during perimplantation. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to regulate specific gene expression. However, the relationship between specific miRNA and FUT4, as well as the role of miRNA/FUT4 in the establishment of uterine receptivity remains elusive. In the current study, we reported that the levels of miR-200 family members were significantly increased in serum from infertility and abortion patients relative to healthy non-pregnancy and early-pregnancy women. Among these, miR-200c was the most sensitive diagnostic criterion for infertility by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. FUT4 was lower in the serum from infertility and abortion patients compared with the healthy non-pregnancy and early-pregnancy women. Using endometrial cell lines and a mouse model, we demonstrated that miR-200c targeted and inhibited FUT4 expression, leading to the dysfunction of uterine receptivity. Our results also revealed that miR-200c decreased α1.3-fucosylation on glycoprotein CD44, which further inactivated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Taken together, miR-200c hampers uterine receptivity formation by targeting FUT4 and α1.3-fucosylation on CD44. miR-200c and FUT4 may be applied together as the potential markers for endometrial receptivity, and useful diagnostic and therapeutic targets for infertility.

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Abortion, SpontaneousAnimalsCase-Control StudiesCell LineEmbryo ImplantationEndometriumFemaleFucosyltransferasesHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsInfertilityLewis X AntigenMaleMiceMicroRNAsPregnancyCD44 protein, humanCd44 protein, mouseFucosyltransferasesFUT4 protein, humanHyaluronan ReceptorsLewis X AntigenMicroRNAsMIRN200 microRNA, humanMirn200 microRNA, mouse

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