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ArticleCell proliferation2021

Deciphering mouse uterine receptivity for embryo implantation at single-cell resolution.

Yi Yang, Qiu-Yang Zhu, Ji-Long Liu

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Article in Cell proliferation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Progesterone receptor in uterine glands is required for pregnancy establishment in mice.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  9. Hallmarks of uterine receptivity predate placental mammals.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  12. Basic Research Advances in China on Embryo Implantation, Placentation, and Parturition.Maternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) · 2024
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  17. METTL3 is essential for normal progesterone signaling during embryo implantation via mProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi YangCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China.
Qiu-Yang ZhuGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Ji-Long LiuGuangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6948-2576
South China Agricultural University · CNGansu Agricultural University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars 2021B1515020079Innovation Team Project of Guangdong University 2019KCXTD001National Natural Science Foundation of China 31771665National Natural Science Foundation of China 32070845
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMice are widely used as an animal model for studying human uterine receptivity for embryo implantation. Although transcriptional changes related to mouse uterine receptivity have been determined by using bulk RNA-seq, the data are of limited value because the uterus is a complex organ consisting of many cell types. Here, we aimed to decipher mouse uterine receptivity for embryo implantation at single-cell resolution. MATERIALS AND

methodsSingle-cell RNA sequencing was performed for the pre-receptive and the receptive mouse uterus. Gene expression profiles in luminal epithelium and glandular epithelium were validated by comparing against a published laser capture microdissection (LCM)-coupled microarray dataset.

resultsWe revealed 19 distinct cell clusters, including 3 stromal cell clusters, 2 epithelial cell clusters, 1 smooth muscle cell cluster, 4 endothelial cell clusters and 8 immune cell clusters. We identified global gene expression changes associated with uterine receptivity in each cell type. Additionally, we predicted signalling interactions for distinct cell types to understand the crosstalk between the blastocyst and the receptive uterus.

conclusionOur data provide a valuable resource for deciphering the molecular mechanism underlying uterine receptivity in mice.

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AnimalsBlastocystEmbryo ImplantationEndometriumEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansMiceOocytesSequence Analysis, RNASignal TransductionTranscriptomeUterus

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PMID34558134
PMCPMC8560620
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