Signaling through retinoic acid receptors is essential for mammalian uterine receptivity and decidualization.

ABSTRACT: Retinoic acid (RA) signaling has long been speculated to regulate embryo implantation, because many enzymes and proteins responsible for maintaining RA homeostasis and transducing RA signals are tightly regulated in the endometrium during this critical period. However, due to a lack of genetic data, it was unclear whether RA signaling is truly required for implantation and which specific RA signaling cascades are at play. Herein we utilize a genetic murine model that expresses a dominant-negative form of RA receptor (RAR) specifically in female reproductive organs to show that functional RA signaling is fundamental to female fertility, particularly implantation and decidualization. Reduction in RA signaling activity severely affects the ability of the uterus to achieve receptive status and

SUBMITTER: Yin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8492326 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature