Objective:To explore the role of growth factor receptor bound 7(GRB7) during embryo implantation through detecting its expression pattern in the mouse endometrium. Methods:Expression of GRB7 mRNA and protein in the non-pregnant and pregnant mouse endometrium from d1 to d7 was examined by qRT-PCR,immunohistochemistry and Western blot. GRB7 antisense oligo-nu-cleotide was injected at 8 pm on pregnancy d3 and embryo implantation number on pregnancy d7 was examined. Results:GRB7 mR-NA expressed in uterine endometrium of the non-pregnant and pregnant mouse from d1 to d7 and reached the highest level on preg-nant d5 based on the results of qRT-PCR. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot showed that the expression pattern of GRB7 in mouse endometrium was the same with that detected by qRT-PCR. Moreover,from pregnant d1 to d4,GRB7 was mainly expressed in epithelium and glandular cells and was lowly expressed in stromal cells;on d5 and d6,GRB7 was more intense in epithelium and glandular cells and was obviously expressed in stromal cells,especially on d5. On d6,GRB7 was expressed strongly in primary decid-ual zones at implantation sites and stromal cells at inter-implantation sites,respectively. After horn injecting GRB7 antisense oligonu-cleotides,the number of embryo implantation was obviously decreased when compared with that in control group. Conclusions:Differ-ential expression of GRB7 in pregnant mouse endometrium suggests that GRB7 may involve in the process of embryo implantation.
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TANG Jun, LI Rong, GENG Yanqing, ZHOU Yongjiang, CHEN Xuemei, HE Junlin, LIU Xueqing. Expression of growth factor receptor bound 7 in the endometrium of early pregnant mouse[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University,2013,(10):1149-1153