Meta-signature of human endometrial receptivity: a meta-analysis and validation study of transcriptomic biomarkers

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作者
Altmae, Signe [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
Koel, Mariann [3 ,5 ,6 ,7 ]
Vosa, Urmo [8 ]
Adler, Priit [9 ]
Suhorutsenko, Marina [3 ,10 ]
Laisk-Podar, Triin [3 ,10 ]
Kukushkina, Viktorija [3 ]
Saare, Merli [3 ,10 ]
Velthut-Meikas, Agne [3 ]
Krjutskov, Kaarel [3 ,5 ,6 ]
Aghajanova, Lusine [11 ]
Lalitkumar, Parameswaran G. [1 ,2 ]
Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina [1 ,2 ]
Giudice, Linda [11 ]
Simon, Carlos [12 ,13 ]
Salumets, Andres [3 ,10 ,14 ,15 ]
机构
[1] Karolinska Inst, Dept Womens & Childrens Hlth, Div Obstet & Gynecol, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Karolinska Univ Hosp, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Competence Ctr Hlth Technol, EE-50410 Tartu, Estonia
[4] Univ Granada, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Fac Sci, Granada 18016, Spain
[5] Karolinska Inst, Dept Biosci & Nutr, S-14183 Huddinge, Sweden
[6] Karolinska Inst, Ctr Innovat Med, S-14183 Huddinge, Sweden
[7] Univ Tartu, Dept Cell Biol, Inst Mol & Cell Biol, EE-51010 Tartu, Estonia
[8] Univ Tartu, Estonian Genome Ctr, EE-51010 Tartu, Estonia
[9] Univ Tartu, Inst Comp Sci, EE-50409 Tartu, Estonia
[10] Univ Tartu, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Inst Clin Med, EE-51014 Tartu, Estonia
[11] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Obstet Gynecol & Reprod Sci, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
[12] Univ Valencia, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Valencia 46021, Spain
[13] INCLIVA, Igenom & Fdn 41, Valencia 46021, Spain
[14] Univ Helsinki, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, FL-00029 Helsinki, Finland
[15] Helsinki Univ Hosp, FL-00029 Helsinki, Finland
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
GENE-EXPRESSION ANALYSIS; ALPHA-V-BETA-3; INTEGRIN; IMPLANTATION FAILURE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; MENSTRUAL-CYCLE; EUTOPIC ENDOMETRIUM; UTERINE RECEPTIVITY; MICRORNA EXPRESSION; HORMONAL-REGULATION; CANDIDATE GENES;
D O I
10.1038/s41598-017-10098-3
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Previous transcriptome studies of the human endometrium have revealed hundreds of simultaneously up-and down-regulated genes that are involved in endometrial receptivity. However, the overlap between the studies is relatively small, and we are still searching for potential diagnostic biomarkers. Here we perform a meta-analysis of endometrial-receptivity associated genes on 164 endometrial samples (76 from 'pre-receptive' and 88 from mid-secretory, 'receptive' phase endometria) using a robust rank aggregation (RRA) method, followed by enrichment analysis, and regulatory microRNA prediction. We identify a meta-signature of endometrial receptivity involving 57 mRNA genes as putative receptivity markers, where 39 of these we confirm experimentally using RNA-sequencing method in two separate datasets. The meta-signature genes highlight the importance of immune responses, the complement cascade pathway and the involvement of exosomes in mid-secretory endometrial functions. Bioinformatic prediction identifies 348 microRNAs that could regulate 30 endometrial-receptivity associated genes, and we confirm experimentally the decreased expression of 19 microRNAs with 11 corresponding up-regulated meta-signature genes in our validation experiments. The 57 identified meta-signature genes and involved pathways, together with their regulatory microRNAs could serve as promising and sought-after biomarkers of endometrial receptivity, fertility and infertility.
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