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Foxa2-dependent uterine glandular cell differentiation is essential for successful implantation.
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- SAV1 in Cooperation With FKBP52 Participates in Implantation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Ferulic acid relieves hypoxic damage by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, and apoptosis through activating FOXA2-modulated Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in spermatogonial cells.Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes · 2026Article
- Single-cell mapping of human endometrium and decidua reveals epithelial and stromal contributions to fertility.JCI insight · 2026Article
- Decidualization-empowered ECM hydrogel integrating sustained Tβ4 release drives endometrial regeneration in intrauterine adhesions.Nature communications · 2026Article
- TGFBR2 coordinates the endometrial response to estrogen, regulating endometrial hyperplasia and fertility.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- A Cxcl15 Cre Recombinase Mouse Model Useful to Study Gland Development in the Uterus.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2025Article
- Precision Therapeutic and Preventive Molecular Strategies for Endometriosis-Associated Infertility.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Toward Implantation-Assisting Technologies: Lessons From In Vivo and Ex Vivo Models.Reproductive medicine and biologyReview
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Abstract
Uterine receptivity is essential for successful implantation. In mice, uterine receptivity begins with the secretion of LIF from uterine glands stimulated by estrogen on the morning of day 4 pregnancy. We hypothesize that gland readiness for estrogen stimulation is indispensable for uterine receptivity. The current study reveals that uterine glands undergo a differentiation process with expanded branching during the preimplantation period. The single-cell RNA profiling of glandular cells identifies that LIF is expressed exclusively in a Prss29+ subgroup of glandular cells on day 4 of pregnancy. Interestingly, Foxa2-deficient glands lacking LIF production fail to develop branches and the functional Prss29+ subgroup. This Prss29+ subgroup develops prior to estrogen secretion. Collectively, our findings show that uterine glands undergo a FOXA2-dependent maturation process to acquire the competence, named "transitional phase", for entering the receptive phase. The "transitional phase", predicting uterine receptivity one day before implantation, is a landmark concept in uterine receptivity.
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