Ly49 knockdown in mice results in aberrant uterine crypt formation and impaired blastocyst implantation

Lucy Leon, Allison M. Felker, Vanessa R. Kay, Megan M. Tu, Andrew P. Makrigiannis, B. Anne Croy

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Resumen

Genetic knockdown (KD) of the mouse Ly49 receptor family is reported to result in infertility despite the presence of zona-enclosed blastocysts in the uterus. Ly49 receptors regulate leukocyte functions particularly Natural Killer (NK) cell functions and are analogous to human killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs). Histological analyses of gd3.5-4.5 B6.Ly49KD uteri identified hatched but retarded blastocysts with pyknotic nuclei, aberrant endometrial crypt formation and impaired uterine lumen closure accompanied by a lack of primary decidualization These data support peri-implantation roles for leukocytes expressing the Ly49 receptor repertoire and may give insight into KIR-based regulation of human infertility.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)147-150
Número de páginas4
PublicaciónPlacenta
Volumen39
DOI
EstadoPublished - mar. 1 2016
Publicado de forma externa

Nota bibliográfica

Funding Information:
We thank Dr. Patricia Lima, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute , for helpful discussions. These studies were supported by an award from NSERC (BAC) ( 3219-2011 ).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Developmental Biology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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