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Submitted on May 12, 2004
Accepted on October 27, 2004
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Hidetaka Okada, E-mail: hidetaka.okada{at}phimr.monash.edu.au
Decidualization of endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) is critical for embryo implantation and maintenance of pregnancy. Proprotein convertase (PC) 5/6 is suggested to play an important role in the processes of stromal cell decidualization and embryo implantation in the mouse. PC5/6 is a member of the proprotein convertase family responsible for processing precursor proteins to their active forms by selective proteolysis. In this study we investigated the regulation of PC5/6 mRNA and protein expression in human ESCs during decidualization in vitro. Real-time PCR analyses revealed a significant increase in PC5/6 mRNA levels in ESCs treated with 17
-estradiol (E2) plus medroxy-progesterone acetate (P) during decidualization. On the other hand, E2 alone did not increase PC5/6 mRNA expression. Intense PC5/6 immunoreactivity was observed in the cytoplasm of E2 plus P-treated ESCs (decidualized ESCs) compared with E2-treated ESCs on day 12 of culture (non-decidualized ESCs). This PC5/6 immunoreactivity was abolished by cotreatment with ZK 98299, a progesterone receptor antagonist. Western blotting revealed PC5/6 as 
120 kDa bands (pro- and mature forms) and a 65 kDa band (C-terminally truncated form) in decidualized ESCs. Using an antisense morpholino approach, PRL production, a typical marker for decidualization, was significantly attenuated in decidualized ESCs following treatment with PC5/6 morpholino antisense oligonucleotides in comparison to controls. These results suggest that PC5/6 plays a key role for decidualization in human endometrium.
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