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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
卷 24, 期 12, 页码 2161-2172出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2017.136
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31670810, 31770857]
- National Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning [20170540240]
Successful embryo implantation requires the establishment of a receptive endometrium. Poor endometrial receptivity has generally been considered as a major cause of infertility. Protein glycosylation is associated with many physiological and pathological processes. The fucosylation is catalyzed by the specific fucosyltransferases. Fucosyltransferase IV (FUT4) is the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of alpha 1,3-fucosylated glycans carried by glycoproteins, and the previous studies showed FUT4 expression changed dynamically during perimplantation. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to regulate specific gene expression. However, the relationship between specific miRNA and FUT4, as well as the role of miRNA/FUT4 in the establishment of uterine receptivity remains elusive. In the current study, we reported that the levels of miR-200 family members were significantly increased in serum from infertility and abortion patients relative to healthy non-pregnancy and early-pregnancy women. Among these, miR-200c was the most sensitive diagnostic criterion for infertility by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. FUT4 was lower in the serum from infertility and abortion patients compared with the healthy non-pregnancy and early-pregnancy women. Using endometrial cell lines and a mouse model, we demonstrated that miR-200c targeted and inhibited FUT4 expression, leading to the dysfunction of uterine receptivity. Our results also revealed that miR-200c decreased alpha 1.3-fucosylation on glycoprotein CD44, which further inactivated Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. Taken together, miR-200c hampers uterine receptivity formation by targeting FUT4 and alpha 1.3-fucosylation on CD44. miR-200c and FUT4 may be applied together as the potential markers for endometrial receptivity, and useful diagnostic and therapeutic targets for infertility.
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