Transcriptional coregulator ZMIZ1 modulates estrogen responses that are essential for healthy endometrial function
Sylvia C. Hewitt, Frank Orellana, Ryan M. Marquardt, MyeongJin Yi, Cynthia J. Willson, Mark Y. Chiang, Yong Song, Goutham Venkata Naga Davuluri, Christopher Day, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Joseph Rodriguez, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo
Sylvia C. Hewitt, Frank Orellana, Ryan M. Marquardt, MyeongJin Yi, Cynthia J. Willson, Mark Y. Chiang, Yong Song, Goutham Venkata Naga Davuluri, Christopher Day, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Joseph Rodriguez, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo
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Research Article Endocrinology Reproductive biology

Transcriptional coregulator ZMIZ1 modulates estrogen responses that are essential for healthy endometrial function

Abstract

Estrogen is a critical regulator of endometrial health. Aberrant estrogen stimulation can result in infertility, endometrial cancer, and endometriosis. Here, we identified Zinc Finger MIZ-Type Containing 1 (Zmiz1) as a coregulator of uterine estrogen signaling. ZMIZ1 is colocalized with an estrogen receptor α–binding (ESR1-binding) super enhancer. ZMIZ1 mutations are found in endometrial cancer and its RNA levels trend toward reduction in endometrium of patients with endometriosis. ZMIZ1 is dynamically expressed in human endometrial tissues during the menstrual cycle. Disrupting ZMIZ1 in cultured human endometrial stromal cells resulted in impaired cell proliferation and decidual differentiation. Ablation of Zmiz1 using the PgrCre mouse (Zmiz1d/d) resulted in infertility and accelerated age-dependent uterine fibrosis. Zmiz1d/d mice showed reduced ovulation and progesterone levels while maintaining normal serum prolactin during pregnancy. Uteri of Zmiz1d/d mice were unable to undergo a hormonally induced decidual response, had decreased expression of stromal progesterone receptor (PGR) and decreased stromal and epithelial cell proliferation. Analysis of the transcriptome of Zmiz1d/d mouse uteri showed decreased E2F, CCNA2, and FOXM1 signaling. Challenging ovariectomized Zmiz1d/d mice with estrogen resulted in a decreased amplitude of some estrogen-regulated gene responses. Our findings demonstrate the importance of ZMIZ1 as an ESR1 coregulator in uterine biology and pathology.

Authors

Sylvia C. Hewitt, Frank Orellana, Ryan M. Marquardt, MyeongJin Yi, Cynthia J. Willson, Mark Y. Chiang, Yong Song, Goutham Venkata Naga Davuluri, Christopher Day, Ramakrishna Kommagani, Joseph Rodriguez, Asgerally T. Fazleabas, John P. Lydon, Francesco J. DeMayo

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