Jan Brosens and his colleagues have found that deregulation of a single kinase—SGK1, a kinase involved in fluid balance—in two distinct cellular compartments of the endometrium is linked to two different forms of reproductive failure in humans. Using gain- and loss-of-function approaches in mice, the group confirmed the importance of these expression changes in such pathologies.
- Madhuri S Salker
- Mark Christian
- Jan J Brosens