Involvement of uterine natural killer cells in the natural selection of human embryos at implantation.
C.-S. Kong, A. Almansa Ordonez, S. Turner, T. Tremaine, J. Muter, E. Lucas, E. Salisbury, R. Vassena, A. Fouladi-Nashta, G. Tiscornia, G. Hartshorne, J. Brosens, P. Brighton
This study shows that uterine natural killer cells use hyaluronan to selectively eliminate low-quality embryos, influencing implantation success.
bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology