About the Authors

Madhuri S. Salker

Affiliations Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

Jaya Nautiyal

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

Jennifer H. Steel

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

Zoe Webster

Affiliation Embryonic Stem Cell Facility, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

Sandra Šućurović

Affiliations Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom, Department of Physiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Marilena Nicou

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

Yogesh Singh

Affiliation Department of Infection and Immunity, The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London, United Kingdom

Emma S. Lucas

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Keisuke Murakami

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Yi-Wah Chan

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Sean James

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Yazan Abdallah

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Mark Christian

Affiliation Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom

B. Anne Croy

Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Biserka Mulac-Jericevic

Affiliation Department of Physiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia

Siobhan Quenby

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Jan J. Brosens

J.J.Brosens@warwick.ac.uk

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Health, Warwick Medical School, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospital, Coventry, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MSS JJB. Performed the experiments: MSS JN JHS ZW SS MN YS KM SJ MC. Analyzed the data: MSS MN YWC JHS YS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YA SQ JJB. Wrote the paper: MSS ESL JJB BAC BM.