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ArticleeLife2026

Human receptive endometrial assembloid for deciphering the implantation window.

Yu Zhang, Rusong Zhao, Chaoyan Yang, Jinzhu Song, Peishu Liu, Yan Li, Boyang Liu, Tao Li, Changjian Yin, Minghui Lu and 5 more

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Yu Zhang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0268-0137
Rusong Zhao *State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Chaoyan YangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jinzhu SongState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Peishu LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yan LiState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1813-8115
Boyang LiuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1285-4842
Tao LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Changjian YinState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Minghui LuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhenzhen HouState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Chuanxin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zi-Jiang ChenState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6637-6631
Keliang WuState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Han ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Women, Children and Reproductive Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9515-7534

Funding

CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2021-I2M-5-001Excellence Research Group Program of NSFC 32588201Fundamental Research Fund of Shandong University 2023QNTD004Fundamental Research funds of Shandong University Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province ts20190988Fundamental Research funds of Shandong University Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province tsqn201909194Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province 2024CXPT081National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFA1801803National Natural Science Foundation of China 82192874National Natural Science Foundation of China 82502017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human endometrial receptivity is a critical determinant of pregnancy success; however, in vivo studies of its features and regulation are particularly challenging due to ethical restrictions. Recently, the development of human endometrial assembloids has provided a powerful model to investigate this intricate biological process. In this study, we established a specialized human window-of-implantation (WOI) endometrial assembloid system that mimics the in vivo receptive endometrium. It not only reproduces the structural attributes of pinopodes and cilia, but also molecular characteristics of mid-secretory endometrium. Furthermore, the WOI endometrial assembloid exhibits hormone responsiveness, an energy metabolism profile characterized by larger and functionally enhanced mitochondria, increased ciliary assembly and motility, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), as well as promising potential for embryo implantation. As such, WOI assembloids hold great promise as a platform to unravel the intricate mechanisms governing the regulation of endometrial receptivity, maternal-fetal interactions, and associated pathologies, ultimately driving impactful advancements in the field.

Indexed as

Embryo ImplantationEndometriumEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansPregnancyassembloidcell biologyendometriumhumanimplantation window

Identifiers

PMID41920166
PMCPMC13043174

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