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ArticleBiology of reproduction2022

Morphogenesis of the female reproductive tract along antero-posterior and dorso-ventral axes is dependent on Amhr2+ mesenchyme in mice†.

Shuai Jia, Jillian Wilbourne, McKenna J Crossen, Fei Zhao

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Article in Biology of reproduction, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deletion ofmicroPublication biology · 2026
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  2. Crucial roles of mesenchymalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuai JiaDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Jillian WilbourneDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
McKenna J CrossenDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Fei ZhaoDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Unexpected roles of the male tract mesenchyme in female reproductive tract formationR00HD096051 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ZHAO, FEI · 2020 to 2022
$727k
NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD096051
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morphogenesis of the female reproductive tract is regulated by the mesenchyme. However, the identity of the mesenchymal lineage that directs the morphogenesis of the female reproductive tract has not been determined. Using in vivo genetic cell ablation, we identified Amhr2+ mesenchyme as an essential mesenchymal population in patterning the female reproductive tract. After partial ablation of Amhr2+ mesenchymal cells, the oviduct failed to develop its characteristic coiling due to decreased epithelial proliferation and tubule elongation during development. The uterus displayed a reduction in size and showed decreased cellular proliferation in both epithelial and mesenchymal compartments. More importantly, in the uterus, partial ablation of Amhr2+ mesenchyme caused abnormal lumen shape and altered the direction of its long axis from the dorsal-ventral axis to the left-right axis (i.e., perpendicular to the dorsal-ventral axis). Despite these morphological defects, epithelia underwent normal differentiation into secretory and ciliated cells in the oviduct and glandular epithelial cells in the uterus. These results demonstrated that Amhr2+ mesenchyme can direct female reproductive tract morphogenesis by regulating epithelial proliferation and lumen shape without affecting the differentiation of epithelial cell types.

Indexed as

MesodermUterusAnimalsFemaleGenitalia, FemaleMiceMorphogenesisOviductsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAmhr2antero-posterior axisdorso-ventral axismesenchymemorphogenesisMüllerian duct

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PMID36130202
PMCPMC9752753
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