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<p>During the initial stage of gestation, precise constructions of the microenvironment at the feto-maternal interface are critical for successful embryonic development to term. It consists of the fetal placenta and the maternal decidua, contributing to favorable pregnancy outcomes and long-term health in both mother and child. Remarkably, although our previous work demonstrated that physiological uterine hypoxia promotes blastocyst implantation into the decidua basalis and onset of trophoblastic invasion via the hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif) signaling pathway, it remains unclear which key regulatory cascades are triggered underlying. Here, we harnessed recent advances of the spatial transcriptomic technology in combination with genetic mouse models to gain a more comprehensive understanding of physiological uterine hypoxia. We revealed that hypoxia-induced remodeling of the extracellular matrices (ECMs) allows the blastocyst-derived trophoblastic cells to invade into the uterine stroma upon implantation. Mechanistically, Hif2α drives the expression of lysyl oxidase (Lox) that crosslinks collagen I fibrils and their stabilization in the vicinity of the attached embryos. Uterine-specific knockout (uKO) of <i>Hif2α</i> and <i>Lox</i> compromised the process of embryo invasion, leading to female infertility. Collectively, our findings provide mechanistic insight into how hypoxia governs early embryonic invasion and contributes to successful pregnancy.</p>

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HIF2α-induced lysyl oxidase safeguards successful pregnancy by remodelling collagens at the feto-maternal interface

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    2026年3月9日

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  • Shizu Aikawa,
  • Ryoko Shimizu-Hirota,
  • Akihiko Sakashita,
  • Xueting He,
  • Daiki Hiratsuka,
  • Chihiro Ishizawa,
  • Rei Iida,
  • Yamato Fukui,
  • Takehiro Hiraoka,
  • Mitsunori Matsuo,
  • Norihiko Takeda,
  • Masahito Ikawa,
  • Yutaka Osuga,
  • Yasushi Hirota

摘要

During the initial stage of gestation, precise constructions of the microenvironment at the feto-maternal interface are critical for successful embryonic development to term. It consists of the fetal placenta and the maternal decidua, contributing to favorable pregnancy outcomes and long-term health in both mother and child. Remarkably, although our previous work demonstrated that physiological uterine hypoxia promotes blastocyst implantation into the decidua basalis and onset of trophoblastic invasion via the hypoxia-inducible factor (Hif) signaling pathway, it remains unclear which key regulatory cascades are triggered underlying. Here, we harnessed recent advances of the spatial transcriptomic technology in combination with genetic mouse models to gain a more comprehensive understanding of physiological uterine hypoxia. We revealed that hypoxia-induced remodeling of the extracellular matrices (ECMs) allows the blastocyst-derived trophoblastic cells to invade into the uterine stroma upon implantation. Mechanistically, Hif2α drives the expression of lysyl oxidase (Lox) that crosslinks collagen I fibrils and their stabilization in the vicinity of the attached embryos. Uterine-specific knockout (uKO) of Hif2α and Lox compromised the process of embryo invasion, leading to female infertility. Collectively, our findings provide mechanistic insight into how hypoxia governs early embryonic invasion and contributes to successful pregnancy.