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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-30
pubmed:abstractText
Increasing evidence indicates that the Hoxa11 gene plays a critical role in the proper development of the uterus. In this report, we describe potential altered cellular processes in the developing uterus of Hoxa11 mutants. Histologic analysis demonstrates normal uterine morphology in Hoxa11 mutants as compared with controls at the newborn stage and d 7 after birth. Stromal tissue was moderately reduced in the Hoxa11 mutant uterus by d 14 after birth and was absent by d 21 after birth. There is decreased cellular proliferation in the Hoxa11 mutant uterus both at 7 and 14 d after birth. Terminal deoxyribonucleotide transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling analysis demonstrates that apoptosis was markedly increased in the Hoxa11 mutant uterus at d 14 after birth. p27 is decreased in the Hoxa11 mutant as evidenced by real-time PCR. Epidermal growth factor receptor expression is dramatically decreased as evidenced by both real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry results. These findings suggest that Hoxa11 is required for proper cellular proliferation and apoptotic responses in the developing neonatal uterus and that the regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor is critical to these processes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0888-8809
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Hoxa11 regulates stromal cell death and proliferation during neonatal uterine development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5331, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.