Xiaofei Sun Lab
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Publications

Li, S-Y; Whiteside, S; Li, B; Sun, X; Defalco, T. Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition of perivascular cells contributes to endometrial re-epithelialization. Nature Communications. 2025; 16(1):10174.

Jia, Z; Li, B; Matsuo, M; Dewar, A; Mustafaraj, A; Dey, SK; Yuan, J; Sun, X. Foxa2-dependent uterine glandular cell differentiation is essential for successful implantation. Nature Communications. 2025; 16(1):2465.

Kim, YS; Yuan, J; Dewar, A; Borg, J-P; Threadgill, DW; Sun, X; Dey, SK. An unanticipated discourse of HB-EGF with VANGL2 signaling during embryo implantation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023; 120(20):e2302937120.

Matsuo, M; Yuan, J; Kim, YS; Dewar, A; Fujita, H; Dey, SK; Sun, X. Targeted depletion of uterine glandular Foxa2 induces embryonic diapause in mice. eLife. 2022; 11.

Kim, YS; Li, Y; Yuan, J; Borg, J-P; Sun, X; Dey, SK. Cannabinoid and planar cell polarity signaling converges to direct placentation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021; 118(38).

Li, Y; Dewar, A; Kim, YS; Dey, SK; Sun, X. Pregnancy success in mice requires appropriate cannabinoid receptor signaling for primary decidua formation. eLife. 2020; 9.

Cha, J; Sun, X; Dey, SK. Mechanisms of implantation: strategies for successful pregnancy. Nature Medicine. 2012; 18(12):1754-1767.

Sun, X; Zhang, L; Xie, H; Wan, H; Magella, B; Whitsett, JA; Dey, SK. Kruppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) is critical for conferring uterine receptivity to implantation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012; 109(4):1145-1150.

Sun, X; Xie, H; Yang, J; Wang, H; Bradshaw, HB; Dey, SK. Endocannabinoid signaling directs differentiation of trophoblast cell lineages and placentation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2010; 107(39):16887-16892.

Wang, C; Zhou, Y; Wang, Y; Guha, TK; Luo, Z; Mustafaraj, A; Mcintyre, TI; Schwab, ME; Davidson, BR; Reeder, GC; Sun, X; Winn, VD; Fisher, SJ; Li, J. Single-cell spatiotemporal dissection of the human maternal-fetal interface. Nature. 2026; 653(8113):167-179.

Nguyen, NNM; Brady, AE; Russi, A; Pham, G; Li, B; Turner, LH; Kotliar, M; Barski, A; Sun, X; Way, SS. Maternal Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2)+ CD4 T cells promote fertility and fetal tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2026; 123(13):e2519393123.

Sun, X; Dey, SK. Aspects of Rodent Implantation. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction. Elsevier; 2026:403-412.

Li, S-Y; Whiteside, S; Li, B; Sun, X; Defalco, T. Mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition of perivascular cells contributes to endometrial re-epithelialization. Nature Communications. 2025; 16(1):10174.

Jia, Z; Li, B; Matsuo, M; Dewar, A; Mustafaraj, A; Dey, SK; Yuan, J; Sun, X. Foxa2-dependent uterine glandular cell differentiation is essential for successful implantation. Nature Communications. 2025; 16(1):2465.

Sun, X; Dey, SK. Aspects of Rodent Implantation. In: Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. Elsevier; 2024:403-412.

Dewar, A; Deng, W; Sun, X; Dey, SK. Tissue-Specific RNA Localization in the Uterus During Implantation, Decidualization and Placentation: Technical Nuances of Various Labeling Approaches. Current Protocols. 2023; 3(6):e823.

Kim, YS; Yuan, J; Dewar, A; Borg, J-P; Threadgill, DW; Sun, X; Dey, SK. An unanticipated discourse of HB-EGF with VANGL2 signaling during embryo implantation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023; 120(20):e2302937120.

Matsuo, M; Yuan, J; Kim, YS; Dewar, A; Fujita, H; Dey, SK; Sun, X. Targeted depletion of uterine glandular Foxa2 induces embryonic diapause in mice. eLife. 2022; 11.

Li, X; Hu, H; Yin, R; Li, Y; Sun, X; Dey, SK; Laskin, J. High-Throughput Nano-DESI Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Biological Tissues Using an Integrated Microfluidic Probe. Analytical Chemistry. 2022; 94(27):9690-9696.

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