Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40100261›Full record

ArticleeLife2025

The autophagy protein ATG14 safeguards against unscheduled pyroptosis activation to enable embryo transport during early pregnancy.

Pooja Popli, Arin K Oestreich, Vineet K Maurya, Marina N Rowen, Yong Zhang, Michael J Holtzman, Ramya Masand, John P Lydon, Shizuo Akira, Kelle Moley and 1 more

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Article in eLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Pooja PopliDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-2755
Arin K OestreichDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States.
Vineet K MauryaDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.
Marina N RowenDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States.
Yong ZhangDepartment of Medicine and Department of Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States.
Michael J HoltzmanDepartment of Medicine and Department of Cell Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States.
Ramya MasandDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.
John P LydonDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.
Shizuo AkiraDepartment of Host Defense, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (RIMD), Osaka, Japan.
Kelle MoleyDepartment Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, United States.
Ramakrishna KommaganiDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0403-0971

Funding

Defining and Controlling Airway DiseaseR35HL145242 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HOLTZMAN, MICHAEL J · 2019 to 2025
$6.6M
Molecular Analysis of Uterine ReceptivityR01HD042311 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LYDON, JOHN P · 2009 to 2023
$4.8M
MOLECULAR AND METABOLIC ASPECTS OF IMPLANTATIONR01HD065435 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI KOMMAGANI, RAMAKRISHNA, SANTI, CELIA M · 2010 to 2020
$4.5M
ROLE OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA IN ENDOMETRIOSISR01HD102680 · NICHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ramakrishna Kommagani · 2021 to 2026
$2.4M
Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Embryo ImplantationR01HD104813 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Ramakrishna Kommagani · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01 HD-042311Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD065435Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD102680Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD104813NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL145242NHLBI NIH HHS R35HL145242NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD042311NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD065435NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD102680NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD104813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent pregnancy loss, characterized by two or more failed clinical pregnancies, poses a significant challenge to reproductive health. In addition to embryo quality and endometrial function, proper oviduct function is also essential for successful pregnancy establishment. Therefore, structural abnormalities or inflammation resulting from infection in the oviduct may impede the transport of embryos to the endometrium, thereby increasing the risk of miscarriage. However, our understanding of the biological processes that preserve the oviductal cellular structure and functional integrity is limited. Here, we report that autophagy-related protein ATG14 plays a crucial role in maintaining the cellular integrity of the oviduct by controlling inflammatory responses, thereby supporting efficient embryo transport. Specifically, the conditional depletion of the autophagy-related gene

Indexed as

Autophagy-Related ProteinsPyroptosisAnimalsAutophagyEmbryo, MammalianFemaleMiceOviductsPregnancyAutophagy-Related ProteinsAtg14autophagydevelopmental biologyinflammationmouseoviductpregnancy

Identifiers

PMID40100261
PMCPMC11919251

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