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ArticleThe Journal of endocrinology2024

Loss of KLF15 impairs endometrial receptivity by inhibiting EMT in endometriosis.

Yaxiong Huang, Zihan Wang, Bin Li, Lina Ke, Yao Xiong, Yuanzhen Zhang

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Article in The Journal of endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yaxiong HuangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Zihan WangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Bin LiDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Sinopharm Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Lina KeDepartment of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Sinopharm Dongfeng Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Yao XiongDepartment of Reproductive Medicine center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-7081-0805
Yuanzhen ZhangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, PR China.
Wuhan University · CNDongfeng General Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impaired endometrial receptivity is a major factor contributing to infertility in patients with endometriosis (EM), but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Our study aimed to investigate the role of Kruppel-like factor 15 (KLF15) in endometrial receptivity and its regulation in EM. We observed a significant decrease in KLF15 expression in the mid-secretory epithelial endometrial cells of EM patients compared to normal females without EM. To confirm the role of KLF15 in endometrial receptivity, we found a significantly reduced KLF15 expression and a significant decrease in embryo implantation number in the rat model via uterine horn infection with siRNA. This highlights the importance of KLF15 as a regulator receptivity. Furthermore, through ChIP-qPCR, we discovered that the progesterone receptor (PR) directly binds to KLF15 promoter regions, indicating that progesterone resistance may mediate the decrease in KLF15 expression in EM patients. Additionally, we found that the mid-secretory endometrium of EM patients exhibited impaired epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Knockdown of KLF15 upregulated E-cadherin and downregulated vimentin expression, leading to inhibited invasiveness and migration of Ishikawa cells. Overexpression KLF15 promotes EMT, invasiveness, and migration ability, and increases the attachment rate of JAR cells to Ishikawa cells. Through RNA-seq analysis, we identified TWIST2 as a downstream gene of KLF15. We confirmed that KLF15 directly binds to the promoter region of TWIST2 via ChIP-qPCR, promoting epithelial cell EMT during the establishment of endometrial receptivity. Our study reveals the involvement of KLF15 in the regulation of endometrial receptivity and its downstream effects on EMT. These findings provide valuable insights into potential therapeutic approaches for treating non-receptive endometrium in patients with EM.

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EndometriosisEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsAnimalsCadherinsEmbryo ImplantationEndometriumEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansRatsCadherinsKLF15 protein, humanKruppel-Like Transcription Factorsendometrial epithelialendometriosisendometrium receptivityepithelial–mesenchymal transitionKLF15

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PMID38513352
PMCPMC11056958
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