Publications

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers and preprints. Dr. Kelleher is shown in bold. See Google Scholar for the full record and citation metrics.

2026

A transient epithelial plasticity state defines the developmental window for uterine gland specification
Rizo JA, Abdelhady AW, Lorenzi V, Mopure D, Pru JM, Winuthayanon S, Vento-Tormo R, Amato CM, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
bioRxiv, 2026 (preprint)

Method for modeling oviduct function and impact on embryonic development
Stephens KK, Ahmad V, Silva MA, Shifflett MK, Mao J, Rizo JA, Hunter MI, Kelleher AM, Winuthayanon W
bioRxiv, 2026 (preprint)

Organoid transplantation in the adult endometrium restores fertility and uncovers epithelial lineage plasticity
Mopure D, Kim HI, Ang CJ, Davis DJ, Spencer TE, McKinley KL, Kelleher AM
bioRxiv, 2026 (preprint)

Luminal epithelium remodeling underlies endometrial regeneration during menstruation and pregnancy
Ang CJ, Gable JLR, Lyons KC, Whelan EM, Çevrim Ç, Skokan TD, Bennetts SG, Manetta BD, Kaage AM, Mopure D, Breznik A, Murphy PL, Goldstein AE, Sanchís-Calleja F, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM, McKinley KL
bioRxiv, 2026 (preprint)

Protocol for generation of mouse and human endometrial assembloids
Ahmad V, Rizo JA, Kim HI, Abdelhady AW, Ranjit C, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
Biology of Reproduction, 2026

Directed differentiation of bovine trophoblast stem cells: A useful in vitro model for placenta development
Abdelhady AW, Winuthayanon S, Ortega MS, Kelleher AM, Spencer TE
PNAS, 2026

Trophoblast differentiation in the bovine placenta
Abdelhady A, Kelleher AM, Spencer TE
Journal of Reproduction and Development, 2026

2025

Uterine organoids reveal insights into epithelial specification and plasticity in development and disease
Rizo JA, Ahmad V, Pru JM, Winuthayanon S, Challa S, Kim TH, Jeong JW, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
PNAS, 2025

FOXA2 loss results in an increase of endometriosis development and LIF reveals a therapeutic effect for endometriosis
Rahman MS, Kim TH, Barrier BF, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM, Jeong JW
FASEB Journal, 2025

A Cxcl15 Cre Recombinase Mouse Model Useful to Study Gland Development in the Uterus
Kelleher AM, Kim HI, Bayammagari GS, Davis DJ, Spencer TE
Genesis, 2025

Single cell multiome analysis of the bovine placenta identifies gene regulatory networks in trophoblast differentiation
Davenport KM, Lowke MT, Ortega MS, Kelleher AM, Warren WC, Spencer TE
Biology of Reproduction, 2025

Progesterone receptor in uterine glands is required for pregnancy establishment in mice
Bayammagari GS, Yeddula SGR, Winuthayanon S, DeMayo FJ, Lydon JP, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
FASEB Journal, 2025

2024

Protocol for the establishment and characterization of an endometrial-derived epithelial organoid and stromal cell co-culture system
Rizo JA, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
STAR Protocols, 2024

Generation of Oviductal Glycoprotein 1 Cre Mouse Model for the Study of Secretory Epithelial Cells of the Oviduct
McGlade EA, Mao J, Stephens KK, Kelleher AM, Maddison LA, Bernhardt ML, DeMayo FJ, Lydon JP, Winuthayanon W
Endocrinology, 2024

Decline in corepressor CNOT1 in the pregnant myometrium near term impairs progesterone receptor function and increases contractile gene expression
Kwak YT, Montalbano AP, Kelleher AM, Colon-Caraballo M, Kraus WL, Mahendroo M, Mendelson CR
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024

Single-cell insights into development of the bovine placenta
Davenport KM, O'Neil EV, Ortega MS, Patterson A, Kelleher AM, Warren WC, Spencer TE
Biology of Reproduction, 2024

Development of polarity-reversed endometrial epithelial organoids
Ahmad V, Yeddula SGR, Telugu BP, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
Reproduction, 2024

2023

Single-cell insights into epithelial morphogenesis in the neonatal mouse uterus
Spencer TE, Lowke MT, Davenport KM, Dhakal P, Kelleher AM
PNAS, 2023

Estrogen receptor alpha regulates uterine epithelial lineage specification and homeostasis
Rizo JA, Davenport KM, Winuthayanon W, Spencer TE, Kelleher AM
iScience, 2023

Basolateral secretions of human endometrial epithelial organoids impact stromal cell decidualization
Fitzgerald HC, Kelleher AM, Ranjit C, Schust DJ, Spencer TE
Molecular Human Reproduction, 2023

Single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) uncovers trophoblast cell types and lineages in the mature bovine placenta
Davenport KM, Ortega MS, Liu H, O'Neil EV, Kelleher AM, Warren WC, Spencer TE
PNAS, 2023

2022

Prss29 Cre recombinase mice are useful to study adult uterine gland function
Kelleher AM, Allen CC, Davis DJ, Spencer TE
Genesis, 2022

Inserting Cre recombinase into the Prolactin 8a2 gene for decidua-specific recombination in mice
Dickson MJ, Oh Y, Gruzdev A, Li R, Balaguer N, Kelleher AM, Spencer TE, Wu SP, DeMayo FJ
Genesis, 2022

Integrative analysis of the forkhead box A2 (FOXA2) cistrome for the human endometrium
Kelleher AM, Behura SK, Burns GW, Young SL, DeMayo FJ, Spencer TE
FASEB Journal, 2019

The brain-placental axis: Therapeutic and pharmacological relevancy to pregnancy
Behura SK, Dhakal P, Kelleher AM, Balboula A, Patterson A, Spencer TE
Pharmacological Research, 2019

2018

Generation of Mouse for Conditional Expression of Forkhead Box A2
Wang P, Wu SP, Brooks KE, Kelleher AM, Milano-Foster JJ, DeMayo FJ, Spencer TE
Endocrinology, 2018

Development and Function of Uterine Glands in Domestic Animals
Spencer TE, Kelleher AM, Bartol FF
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2018

Uterine glands coordinate on-time embryo implantation and impact endometrial decidualization for pregnancy success
Kelleher AM, Milano-Foster J, Behura SK, Spencer TE
Nature Communications, 2018

Evidence for functional interactions between the placenta and brain in pregnant mice
Behura SK, Kelleher AM, Spencer TE
FASEB Journal, 2018

2017

Forkhead box a2 (FOXA2) is essential for uterine function and fertility
Kelleher AM, Peng W, Pru JK, Pru CA, DeMayo FJ, Spencer TE
PNAS, 2017

2016

Uterine glands impact uterine receptivity, luminal fluid homeostasis and blastocyst implantation
Kelleher AM, Burns GW, Behura S, Wu G, Spencer TE
Scientific Reports, 2016