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- Title
Eph-ephrin A system regulates murine blastocyst attachment and spreading.
- Authors
Fujii, Haruko; Tatsumi, Keiji; Kosaka, Kenzo; Yoshioka, Shinya; Fujiwara, Hiroshi; Fujii, Shingo
- Abstract
Although numerous adhesion molecules are expressed on mammalian endometrial epithelial cells, there have not been any studies of a mechanism to prevent premature attachment of the embryo. In this study, we examined the possible involvement of Eph-ephrin interaction, which can induce repulsive forces. In mice, Eph A1, A2, and A4 were expressed on endometrial epithelial cells and ephrin A1-4 on blastocysts. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction showed that mRNA expression of ephrin A1-4 on embryos transiently decreased around the implantation period. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the expression of Eph A1 on endometrial epithelial cells and ephrin A1 and A3 expression on embryos decreased at implantation sites. Recombinant Eph A1 reacted with cell the surface of ephrin A-bearing trophectoderm cells. Attachment assays using Eph A1-coated dishes showed that blastocyst attachment was reversibly inhibited by Eph A1. These findings suggest an important role of the Eph-ephrin A system in regulating the initial embryo-maternal contact during the cross-talk period that precedes embryo implantation. Developmental Dynamics 235:3250-3258, 2006. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Publication
Developmental Dynamics, 2006, Vol 235, Issue 12, p3250
- ISSN
1058-8388
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/dvdy.20977