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Kindlin-2 regulates endometrium development via mTOR and Hippo signaling pathways in mice
Received date: 2022-06-16
Online published: 2022-10-14
Supported by
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81730071);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82172972);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31170711);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81670626);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81902840);Peking University Double First-Class Construction Funds(PKU2021LCXQ023);Peking University Double First-Class Construction Funds(BMU2022XKQ004)
Objective: To investigate the effects and mechanisms of Kindlin-2 on uterus development and reproductive capacity in female mice. Methods: Cdh16-Cre tool mice and Kindlin-2flox/flox mice were used to construct the mouse model of uterus specific knockout of Kindlin-2, and the effects of Kindlin-2 deletion on uterine development and reproduction capacity of female mice were observed. High expression and knockdown of Kindlin-2 in endometrial cancer cell lines HEC-1 and Ish were used to detect the regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. In addition, uterine proteins of the female mice with specific knockout of Kindlin-2 and female mice in the control group were extracted to detect the protein levels of key molecules of mTOR signaling pathway and Hippo signaling pathway. Results: The mouse model of uterine specific knockout of Kindlin-2 was successfully constructed. The knockout efficiency of Kindlin-2 in mouse uterus was identified and verified by mouse tail polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blot protein identification, immunohistochemical staining (IHC) and other methods. Compared with the control group, the female mice with uterus specific deletion of Kindlin-2 lost weight, seriously impaired reproductive ability, and the number of newborn mice decreased, but the proportion of the female mice and male mice in the newborn mice did not change. Hematoxylin eosin staining (HE) experiment showed that the endometrium of Kindlin-2 knockout group was incomplete and the thickness of uterine wall became thinner. In terms of mechanism, the deletion of Kindlin-2 in endo-metrial cancer cell lines HEC-1 and Ish could downregulate the protein levels of mTOR, phosphorylated mTOR, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), phosphorylated AMPK and phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 (S6), and the mTOR signal pathway was inhibited. It was found that the specific deletion of Kindlin-2 could upregulate the protein levels of Mps one binding 1 (MOB1) and phosphorylated Yes-associated protein (YAP) in the uterus of the female mice, and the Hippo signal pathway was activated. Conclusion: Kindlin-2 inhibits the development of uterus by inhibiting mTOR signal pathway and activating Hippo signal pathway, thereby inhibiting the fertility of female mice.
Jing ZHANG , Jia-gui SONG , Zhen-bin WANG , Yu-qing GONG , Tian-zhuo WANG , Jin-yu ZHOU , Jun ZHAN , Hong-quan ZHANG . Kindlin-2 regulates endometrium development via mTOR and Hippo signaling pathways in mice[J]. Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences), 2022 , 54(5) : 846 -852 . DOI: 10.19723/j.issn.1671-167X.2022.05.012
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