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In our previous work, we demonstrated that the luminal epithelial cells undergo a partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (pEMT) at the site of embryo implantation, regulated by the homeobox transcription factor HomeoboxA10 (HOXA10). Here, we identify NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3), a key inflammasome component, as a direct downstream effector of HOXA10 that is essential for luminal epithelial cell remodelling. CUT&amp;RUN profiling revealed that HOXA10 binds to regulatory regions of several NLRP family members, including NLRP3, and loss of HOXA10 in vivo results in increased NLRP3 expression in the luminal epithelial cells. Single-cell RNA-seq and immunostaining confirmed that NLRP3 is specifically upregulated in luminal epithelial cells undergoing pEMT at the time of implantation. 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