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Progesterone receptor in the vascular endothelium triggers physiological uterine permeability preimplantation.

Cell | 2014

Vascular permeability is frequently associated with inflammation and is triggered by a cohort of secreted permeability factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Here, we show that the physiological vascular permeability that precedes implantation is directly controlled by progesterone receptor (PR) and is independent of VEGF. Global or endothelial-specific deletion of PR blocks physiological vascular permeability in the uterus, whereas misexpression of PR in the endothelium of other organs results in ectopic vascular leakage. Integration of an endothelial genome-wide transcriptional profile with chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing revealed that PR induces an NR4A1 (Nur77/TR3)-dependent transcriptional program that broadly regulates vascular permeability in response to progesterone. Silencing of NR4A1 blocks PR-mediated permeability responses, indicating a direct link between PR and NR4A1. This program triggers concurrent suppression of several junctional proteins and leads to an effective, timely, and venous-specific regulation of vascular barrier function that is critical for embryo implantation.

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Associated grants

  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01HL74455-01
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM008042
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R25 GM055052
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA016042
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32HL69766
  • Agency: NIDDK NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 DK041301
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM007185
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01HL097766
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL074455
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 HL069766
  • Agency: NHLBI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 HL097766

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