Heightened uterine mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling provokes preterm birth in mice

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Although preterm delivery is a major global health issue, its causes and underlying mechanism remain elusive. Using mutant mice, mimicking aspects of human preterm birth, we show here that uterine decidual senescence early in pregnancy via heightened mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling is a significant contributor of preterm birth and fetal death, and that these adverse phenotypes are...

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