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ReviewEpigenomics2025

Understanding epigenetic regulation in the endometrium - lessons from mouse models with implantation defects.

Ryosuke Kobayashi, Izuho Hatada

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Review in Epigenomics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ryosuke KobayashiLaboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.ORCID 0009-0009-8666-1312
Izuho HatadaLaboratory of Genome Science, Biosignal Genome Resource Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7225-3929

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endometrial function, crucial for successful embryo implantation, is significantly influenced by epigenetic regulation. This review investigates the crucial roles of DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, and RNA methylation in endometrial receptivity and implantation, based on a survey of recent literature on knockout mouse models with implantation defects. These models illuminate how epigenetic disruptions contribute to implantation failure, a significant human reproductive health concern. DNA methylation and histone modifications modulate endometrial receptivity by affecting gene silencing and chromatin structure, respectively. Chromatin remodeling factors also play a critical role in endometrial dynamics, influencing gene expression. Furthermore, RNA methylation emerges as critical in implantation through transcriptional and translational control. While human studies provide limited epigenetic snapshots, mouse models with suppressed epigenetic regulators reveal direct causal links between epigenetic alterations and implantation failure. Understanding these epigenetic interactions offers potential for novel therapies addressing reproductive disorders.

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Embryo ImplantationEndometriumEpigenesis, GeneticAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDisease Models, AnimalDNA MethylationFemaleHistone CodeHistonesHumansMiceHistoneschromatin remodelingDNA methylationEmbryo implantationendometriumhistone modificationsinfertilitymouse modelsRNA methylation

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PMID40228031
PMCPMC12140467

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